Sgt. Aaron Quinonez (Sgt Q): Marine 1st Anglico Veteran, Speaker, Father, PTSD Ambassador, and Author of Healing Thru Service

<div>This week, the TNQ Podcast brings you the inspiring never-quit journey of Aaron Quinonez – aka “Sgt. Q” – a Marine Corps Veteran, speaker, author, father, and PTSD ambassador.<br> <br> </div> <div>Having been raised in a rough, homeless environment surrounded by people in the drug trade, Aaron became a marine right out of high school.</div> <div> <br> What he didn’t know is that his real battle would be fought in his mind. Sgt. Q suffered from depression, anger, and panic attacks and was diagnosed with PTSD. He nearly ended his own life in the parking lot of a church, where later he was redeemed by Jesus Christ, who gave him a new life.<br> <br> </div> <div>When he volunteered to build housing for a family in Mexico, Quinonez was so inspired by the experience that he founded the organization, Q Missions, to bring Veterans together to construct buildings around the world and bring mental healing through mission service.<br> <br> </div> <div>Quinonez authored the book: <em>Healing Thru Service, The Warrior’s Guidebook to Overcoming Trauma.</em> </div> <br> <div><strong>In this episode you will hear:</strong></div> <br> <ul> <li>I grew up with rednecks, hippies, and pot farmers. Everybody I knew growing up was involved in the drug trade.</li> <li>To be homeless as a kid is a trip.</li> <li>My work ethic came from my mom, struggling to raise four kids as a single mother.</li> <li>I was once on the school bus driving thru the pouring rain and saw a lady carrying two garbage bags, and as we passed I realized - it’s my mom.</li> <li>You gotta reposition your mindset from negative experiences to find something positive and focus on that, because what you focus on - your brain will find more of.</li> <li>If you have one trauma, another trauma will stick to it and eventually become PTSD.</li> <li>Your brain is like a weapon – if it’s malfunctioning you do a function check, and you get back in the fight.</li> <li>I went from the battlefield to my front door in less than 48 hours, so there wasn’t any out-processing.<