Episodes

  • EPISODE 5: TRANSFORMATION — A Path Anyone Can Walk After a Traumatic Event

    EPISODE 5: TRANSFORMATION — A Path Anyone Can Walk After a Traumatic Event
    Jun 26 2026
    Neither Mac, Wade, nor Tim was familiar with the ideas involved in transforming your life after a traumatic event. Each of them experienced it firsthand, and that experience did not come from a book, a video, or a class; each was guided down this path by another human being. Based on personal experience, each believes […]
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    1 hr
  • EPISODE 4: After a Traumatic Event, Isolating Oneself is Overwhelmingly Common — Isolation Can Kill You

    EPISODE 4: After a Traumatic Event, Isolating Oneself is Overwhelmingly Common — Isolation Can Kill You
    Jun 16 2026
    “Nobody can understand what I’ve been through…” is a sentence often spoken by people who have gone through a traumatic event. Most seek help and find that help “…didn’t do much for me.” Their conclusion: “Nobody’s coming to my pity party, I need to suck it up, keep my feelings to myself, and live my […]
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • EPISODE 3: Doing Death Better

    EPISODE 3: Doing Death Better
    Jun 11 2026
    Memorial Day made me think of how, over the years, I have gotten better at “Doing Death.” That skill is not one I am proud of or enjoy discussing, but that discussion is an important one. Like dealing with trauma, dealing with death is a skill you can learn… and in Episode 3, Wade, Tim […]
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    48 mins
  • EPISODE 2, Q&A: “Has anybody ever told you they ‘HAVE gotten over it’?” And other questions & comments about Episode 2

    EPISODE 2, Q&A: “Has anybody ever told you they ‘HAVE gotten over it’?” And other questions & comments about Episode 2
    Jun 4 2026
    Here is a sample of the feedback we received from viewers and the topics we’ll discuss: Have any of you ever had someone push back hard on that? Have you ever had anybody say that they “got over it”? So, the Benevolent Trojan Horse is the truth? And that’s what becomes the warm blanket? I’d […]
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    53 mins
  • EPISODE 2: The Post-Traumatic Wisdom That Transformed My Life: “You Don’t Get Over It”

    EPISODE 2: The Post-Traumatic Wisdom That Transformed My Life: “You Don’t Get Over It”
    Jun 1 2026
    Of all the things I’ve ever learned, this is the single thing that had the greatest impact on my life. As I rounded out the thought, it has four elements: You don’t “get over” the traumatic events of your life, ever. Struggling in the aftermath of trauma is 1000% normal, there is nothing wrong with […]
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    33 mins
  • EPISODE 1, Q&A: Suicide Trendlines + We discuss your emails & comments about Episode 1

    EPISODE 1, Q&A: Suicide Trendlines + We discuss your emails & comments about Episode 1
    May 28 2026
    Here is a sample of the feedback topics we received and discuss in this episode:• The frustration of being the most screwed-up person in the room • Suicide trendlines in the US and the US military • Making sense of data that is seemingly presented to obscure the truth • “Hopium” • The importance of […]
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    46 mins