Podcast appearances and mentions of Sarah M Carlson

Sarah M. Carlson served as a Targeting Analyst in CIA's Counterterrorism Center. She specialized in threats and attack plans directed against the U.S. and Europe and completed multiple rotations with the Directorate of Operations. Prior to that, she served as a Counterterrorism Analyst at DIA. She also completed rotations to NCTC and U.S. Northern Command. Since leaving the CIA, Sarah has continued public service as an emergency manager in the Seattle area, where she has specialized in all-hazards preparation and disaster response. Her book In The Dark of War: A CIA Officer’s Inside Account of the U.S. Evacuation from Libya is now available.Follow Sarah, and buy her books!Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sarah-M-Carlson/e/B0811BWLSK/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1Socials: Twitter: @smcarls1Instagram: @shespiesadventureFacebook: @shespiesadventureFollow us!Twitter: @DrinkWAuthorsInstagram: DrinkingwithAuthorsCall us or email us with questions or inquiries!Email: DrinkingWithAuthors@gmail.comPhone: (727) 300-6752New episodes weekly!

Sarah M. Carlson served as a Targeting Analyst in CIA's Counterterrorism Center. She specialized in threats and attack plans directed against the U.S. and Europe and completed multiple rotations with the Directorate of Operations. Prior to that, she served as a Counterterrorism Analyst at DIA. She also completed rotations to NCTC and U.S. Northern Command. Since leaving the CIA, Sarah has continued public service as an emergency manager in the Seattle area, where she has specialized in all-hazards preparation and disaster response. Her book In The Dark of War: A CIA Officer’s Inside Account of the U.S. Evacuation from Libya is now available.Follow Sarah, and buy her books!Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Sarah-M-Carlson/e/B0811BWLSK/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1Socials: Twitter: @smcarls1Instagram: @shespiesadventure Facebook: @shespiesadventureFollow us!Twitter: @DrinkWAuthorsInstagram: DrinkingwithAuthorsCall us or email us with questions or inquiries!Email: DrinkingWithAuthors@gmail.comPhone: (727) 300-6752New episodes weekly!

In this episode, Sarah M. Carlson joins J. Paul Nadeau on the show. Sarah served as a targeting analyst in the CIA's Counterterrorism Center. Before that, she served as a counterterrorism analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency. She also completed rotations to the National Counterterrorism Center and U.S. Northern Command. Her counterterrorism career focused on groups operating in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia and she traveled throughout those regions. She was in Libya in 2011 around the time Muammar Gaddafi was killed and rebel opposing tribes fought each other viciously to take power. Her time in Libya was intense. She discusses her mission and the constant threat she and her team were under during a revolution that threatened their lives and safety until they were able to escape. What she touches on is how, under extreme duress, one's body can simply shut down. One of the secrets to preventing that is to "stay busy," Sarah says. Sarah's mission there caused her trauma, and one of the consequences of trauma is that it very often leads to "hiding." Many veterans who return home from war often hide and don't tell people what they're nightmares are, or tell others how they're struggling emotionally, or mentally. Because for a lot of people who experience trauma or who have been emotionally abused - or as in Sarah's case - have suffered PTSD, where it feels like your mental health is spiraling downward, it can feel like an embarrassing or shameful revelation, and the fear of being ignored or unsupported can be overwhelming. Again, it comes down to the stigma attached to opening up and asking for help. In Sarah's case, as you'll hear, she didn't receive the help or support she needed – nor did any of her team, once they returned from mission. The CIA did not offer her help, but, as you'll hear, Sarah recognized her need for help and received it from her loving and supportive family as well as receiving professional help. She's a survivor and has carried on serving to help others plan for any kind of disaster or evacuation – something she knows about, first hand. In these COVID19 times, having too much idle time on our hands can cause more anxiety and stress, and recognizing that you may be experiencing trauma is the first step to getting help. Since leaving the CIA, Sarah has continued in public service with local government in the Seattle area as an emergency manager at the county and city levels, where she has specialized in all-hazards preparation, disaster response, and alert and warning.   She has published multiple articles and her first book, In the Dark of War, is now available. You can find out more about her at www.sarahMcarlson.com.  

After weeks of continous bombing, Sarah Carlson had to evacuate Libya with the ambassador and her team. Sarah M. Carlson served as a Targeting Analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency’s Counterterrorism Center. She specialized in threats and attack plans directed against the U.S. and Europe and completed multiple rotations with the Directorate of Operations. Prior to that, she served as a Counterterrorism Analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency in the Homeland Defense Division and Iraq Branch in the Middle East. She also completed rotations to the National Counterterrorism Center and U.S. Northern Command while with DIA. Her counterterrorism career focused on groups operating in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. She learned Arabic and traveled extensively throughout North Africa and the Middle East. Sarah received dozens of awards for her service from both CIA and DIA, including exceptional performance awards, meritorious unit citations, and warzone related honors. Learn more about Sarah at http://www.sarahmcarlson.com/   And don’t forget to support the podcast by subscribing for free, reviewing, and sharing.   New Livestream https://youtube.com/erichunley    Web: https://unstructuredpod.com/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/unstructuredp  Facebook: https://facebook.com/unstructuredp  Instagram: https://instagram.com/unstructuredp    Join the Facebook group: fb.com/groups/unstructured 

Gilliam Interviews CIA Officer Sarah M. Carlson about her time in Benghazi and her new book "In The Dark Of War." Truth Has Arrived!

“In the dark of war” On this month’s podcast, we are joined by former CIA officer Sarah M. Carlson. Sarah was deployed to Libya in 2013. A year into her deployment the situation in Libya deteriorated and it was decided to evacuate the US mission in Tripoli. Sarah played a key role in leading over 150 staff from the US mission to safety. After a legal dispute with the CIA, she is now able to tell her story publicly. We discuss her book “In the dark of war” which looks at her time in Libya. You can find out more about Sarah here: http://www.sarahmcarlson.com/ And you can get her book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/In-the-Dark-of-War/Sarah-M-Carlson/9781642934717 Please support this podcast 
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