Command training notes. Stoic philosophy applied to operational stress.
Almost everything I teach is about clearing wreckage. The irrational demand running you, the lie you filed as a kid, the wound nobody treated. That work matters. It is also not the destination. Clearing wreckage...
You went once. Maybe twice. You sat in the chair, you answered the questions, you walked out, and nothing was different. So you filed it away. Therapy does not work. Or the version you do...
For most of my life, I had two settings. Angry, or numb. Rage, or gone. And nothing in between. I did not even know a middle was supposed to be there. Both of those are...
You have heard the term imposter syndrome. I do not like it. It is massively overused, and the word syndrome is doing you a disservice, because a syndrome is something you have. This is something...
If you had brought soft therapy to me when I was at my toughest in uniform, I would have laughed in your face. Hold space. Sit with your feelings. I had a shift to finish...