Multi Topic Episode

Dogs getting older and adding a new dog to your family
Dogs helping or healing mental illness - PTSD - requiring discipline - full acceptance - reflecting the handler
Deciding between family, military and being true to yourself
5 things I’ve learned about myself since leaving the military.
The military and combat deployments really fuck you up, it’s ok to admit that
You will never fully recover / return to your old self
The value and detriment of hyper vigilance
Dealing with anger and structuring your life to accommodate that
Waking up to the fact that you have been manipulated and dealing with that
Standing up to perceived authority - what is actual authority - preparing our children to leave and teaching them when to rebel - when and how to push back