Part 2: 8 Years Firing From the Sky — Now She Saves Newborns
Episode 238, Mar 11, 08:00 AM
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She spent 8 years as an Air Force aerial gunner — raining fire from the sky to protect troops on the ground. But nothing in combat prepared her for what she'd face inside a Neonatal ICU... or the moment COVID nearly destroyed her. This is Mary Howe's story — and this is the part the military doesn't tell you about.
In Part 2 of this exclusive interview, Mary reveals what happened when the resilience that kept her alive in combat collided with the emotional toll of saving premature babies — and how COVID-19 pushed her to a breaking point she never saw coming. She opens up about nurse burnout, the invisible wounds veterans carry into civilian careers, and the self-care journey that saved her.
This is the story the military didn't prepare her for.