J.R. Martinez was the only son of a single mother from El Salvador. He joined as an refrigerant because he wanted to be in the action. Within weeks, tragedy struck when his Humvee was hit by a roadside bomb. "Within a matter of seconds, this humvee was engulfed in flames and I was completely conscious"
Recovering from a car crash that smashed her face, listener Rebecca Kaduru stumbled across an episode of The Happiness Lab in which we interviewed wounded Iraq veteran JR Martinez. His story brought Rebecca great solace in her own painful journey to recovery.
Following our recent show talking to Rebecca, we wanted to give you a chance to hear the episode which so touched her - The Unhappy Millionaire - in which we examine the "psychological immune system" that help humans overcome even the toughest experiences.
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