Life's A B!tch, Get A Helmet.

Sometimes the smallest routines carry the biggest weight.In this episode, you’ll hear a personal story from Fri's second tour in Iraq—how one consistent habit kept him grounded when everything else felt like chaos, and how fast things fell apart when he got home. If you’ve ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or like you’re slipping into bad patterns, you’re not alone.We’ll break down the real difference between bad habits and signs of depression, how they feed into each other, and what it means to r

Are you just surviving, or are you truly thriving? In this episode of Life’s a Bitch, Get a Helmet, we dive into a critical mindset shift—understanding the difference between endurance and resilience.We’ve all heard phrases like “Embrace the Suck” and “Just push through.” Endurance helps you survive tough times, but if you rely on it for too long, it can leave you drained, burnt out, and stuck. Resilience, on the other hand, is what allows you to recover, adapt, and come out stronger on the othe

What happens when leadership goes wrong? What do you do when past failures haunt you, and the weight of responsibility feels unbearable?In this episode, I take you back to a moment that stuck with me—a leadership failure that nearly derailed a mission during my second tour in Iraq. I made a mistake that could have cost lives, and for years, I carried that failure like dead weight. But more importantly, I break down what I learned from it, how I rebuilt myself as a leader, and the hard truths tha

Asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness—it’s a sign of strength. In this episode, we dive into the stigma surrounding vulnerability, especially in military and leadership roles, where self-reliance is ingrained. I share my personal journey of struggling to ask for help, how my mentor Scott Young changed my perspective, and the lessons I’ve learned about mental health and leadership.With insights from Simon Sinek’s Leaders Eat Last and research from the Military Health System, we explore how