Season 2, Episode 19
I share the real reason I started talking publicly about PTSD and how recording has become a surprising kind of therapy for me. I connect a song lyric to the hardest parts of recovery, then bring it back to everyday life with pain, setbacks, and the small social choices that keep me from isolating.
• my PTSD turning point at 37 and the end of my police career
• why telling my story out loud feels cathartic and healing
• learning from other people during inpatient mental health treatment
• the message behind “Weakness” and why PTSD does not define us
• how PTSD can look like weakness when it takes over sleep, relationships and independence
• the reality of ebbs and flows and counting small wins
• knee pain, missing sport, and the risk of isolating at home
• book club as a reminder that showing up can be worth it
• thought of the week on comparing yourself to others
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Song of the week:
Weakness by Dan Bremnes
https://youtu.be/aWIko5OwZ-k?si=323pUTzO-Rn03AHF
Thought of the week:
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie Mackesy
"What do you think is the biggest waster of time? comparing yourself to others, said the mole"
