Why Jason Kander Walked Away From Politics
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English - July 07, 2022 22:53 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 3.5K ratingsPolitics News News Commentary comedy interview news health culture business politics entrepreneurship science interviews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Former Missouri Senate candidate Jason Kander was in the middle of a promising run for mayor of Kansas City when he unexpectedly dropped out of the race to seek treatment for mental health problems he was experiencing as a consequence of his time in Afghanistan. In a new book, “Invisible Storm: A Soldier's Memoir of Politics and PTSD,” Kander explains how he finally realized that he needed help — and how that realization led him to a whole new life.
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