As we continue with various levels of social isolation around the world I want to take this week’s episode to highlight someone who, despite many reasons to just be surviving, was able to figure out how to thrive on mission. Amanda Brady is an occupational therapist who has been furloughed... Read More
Make Your Bed – When I Met Admiral McRaven
In 2005 I had the opportunity to work for Admiral McRaven for a few months. At one point, after I was involved in a catastrophic aircraft accident, he took some time to sit down with my crew and me and share some of his story with us. I was impressed... Read More
Discussing PTSD & The Bible With Tim Denton
This week’s episode was a lot of fun to record. My best friend, fellow Night Stalker, Army Soldier, Flight Lead extraordinaire Tim Denton is with me. He was actually in Episode 2 but this episode was recorded about a month before that one. As you will hear in this week’s... Read More
Being Resilient In A Global Pandemic
My default unhealthy coping technique for any type of stress is to isolate and I know if I don’t want to lose the ground I’ve gained in the past year I need to take action. I imagine that there are a lot of people here in the United States that... Read More
Interview with Jenny Lessley, CEO & Co-Founder of Tadpole Foundation
This week’s episode is an interview I conducted on February 13th, almost seven and one-half weeks ago. Today on April 6th as I prep this episode for publishing, I know most of my listeners are under some type of stay-at-home mandate. I’m praying for your health, your jobs & your... Read More
Tadpole Foundation & Starbucks in Afghanistan
We recorded this episode on February 6th and the coronavirus was still just a blip in the United States. As I was listening to the final edit about halfway through the episode (around the 21-minute mark) I realized how apropos this message is in light of the current situation we... Read More
Missions, Rangers and Mountain Climbing
This episode was recorded on January 30th and the world we live in just 2 months later is radically different. So, don’t be surprised when you hear references to things like the Super Bowl, or Kobe Bryant’s tragic death, and no mention of a global pandemic. I’ll be sharing some... Read More
Mighty Oaks Foundation – Podcast Episode 2
This week I’ll be discussing with my special guest, Tim Denton, our week-long experience at a Mighty Oaks Legacy Program the previous week. Tim is a combat veteran as well of 26 years, serving 18 of those years in the 160th SOAR(A) as an MH-47 pilot & flight lead. Tim... Read More