I just had the honor to speak at the closing session of the annual Indiana State Judicial Conference in French Lick, IN at the historic French Lick Resort. There were almost 500 judges in the room from across the state of Indiana including the Indiana Supreme Court. For a man…
Category: 1. Mental Health, Resilience, and Personal Growth
I wrote the song, Live Free or Die!, when I was volunteering in a maximum security prison. A man serving a life sentence told me he had found peace 10 years into his sentence while watching a bird flying through the bars of his jail cell. In that moment he…
To be overwhelmed by the complete spirit of life can change your soul. This past weekend I had the blessing to speak in such a place, a true holy place. It was a Gold Star retreat for survivors of those who had died while serving our country. It was a…
So much that could be unpacked from this disturbing story of Daniel Rey Wolfe, a former Marine whose suicide was documented by his posts on Facebook. I’ll write a longer response in the coming weeks, but I needed to get this out now. I found the article this morning and…
Today in Denver I had the opportunity to teach and meet some incredible police officers from around the country. As always, I left with far more than I’m sure I was able to return. One officer shared his struggle with PTSD and told me a very inspiring story. We…