Struggle Well Podcast

For years, Donnie Penix knew how to respond to a crisis. What he didn't know was how to confront the one unfolding in his own life. After a fatal shooting in 2016, years of accumulated trauma began catching up with the...

Greg “Coach” Morin spent years training championship pit crews for some of NASCAR's biggest names. But when a simple observation from his six-year-old son led him to walk away from racing, Greg found himself struggling...

Navy veteran Carnadi Ford has spent much of his life helping others — as a father, coach, mentor and now Warrior PATHH Guide. But for years, pouring into other people also gave him a way to avoid confronting his own...

Air Force veteran Brandi McBride has faced combat deployments, divorce, career transitions, and a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis. Through it all, she has learned that struggle isn't something to simply endure — it...

Vietnam veteran and author Art Grau spent decades carrying experiences from war that he rarely spoke about. Art shares what he has learned about growth after trauma, the role storytelling has played in his journey, and...

Jesse McQueen enlisted in the U.S. Army just days before September 11, 2001, beginning a career shaped by war, service, and constant readiness. Years later, he was succeeding professionally while quietly struggling at...

What if the thing everyone admires most about you is also the thing that's keeping you stuck? Army veteran and musician Dana De La Rosa spent years hiding behind excellence, discipline, and service while silently...

On July 14, 2023, Fargo Police Officer Andrew Dotas was critically wounded in the ambush that claimed the life of Officer Jake Wallin, injured Officer Tyler Hawes and forever changed the Fargo Police Department. Three...

After more than two decades in law enforcement, Travis Gribble had spent a lifetime taking care of everyone else. In this episode, the former SWAT team leader shares how years of service, accumulated trauma, and a...

What started with seven runners and a simple idea has grown into a movement that has impacted hundreds of lives. In this episode, retired Army Colonel Tony Hofmann shares the story behind Team Leadville, why challenge...

Before Posttraumatic Growth became a global field of study, it was simply a question. As a psychologist, researcher, and clinician, Dr. Richard Tedeschi became fascinated by people who seemed to emerge from life's most...

After years serving in combat zones and high-crime streets, Ben Iobst discovered a truth that changed his life: healing does not happen alone. This episode explores war, policing, anxiety, recovery, and how community...

<p>Sheldon Creed shares the journey that took him from a kid obsessed with racing to competing on some of the biggest stages in NASCAR. This episode explores ambition, identity, fatherhood, and what it means to build a...

<p><br>Before leading Boulder Crest as CEO, Josh Goldberg was on a very different path. In this episode, Josh shares his story — from growing up in Texas to building a career in international business, and ultimately...

<p>Britt Myers shares her deeply personal story of growing up without her mother, navigating instability, and learning to make sense of the experiences that shaped her as part of a military and first responder family...