Stories from a military dad
In this episode, I speak with my friend Bryan, a Major in the U.S. Air National Guard. He just returned from a two and a half month deployment in Qatar. I wanted to speak to him about how his experience in the military, and especially his looming deployment, impacted his parenting.
I learned a lot from Bryan during this talk, including that priorities may shift over time, and that’s okay. We discuss how he found a way to serve his country at the same time as serving his wife and kids.
I believe that we as society could use more empathy these days. Sometimes, we can find inspiration to help us build up our empathy. Bryan talks about how having kids helped him become more empathetic with his patients. And lastly, we talk about how sometimes it’s the simple things in life that keep us grounded.