You can’t control every situation or circumstance in life, and you definitely can’t control other people (even though some of you try). You CAN control your response however, every single time. Don’t believe me? Listen to this episode and learn how to avoid common pitfalls in thinking. If you think this doesn’t apply to you, you definitely need to listen! This week’s Monday Mini is a bit longer than other weeks, but the information is audio gold.

You can’t control every circumstance, situation, or event in life. You certainly can’t control other people (even for those of you who try so hard). You can control how you respond though, I PROMISE. Nobody has that power but you. Check this episode out to learn the pitfalls of your thinking and how to escape the shackles of THINKING TRAPS! Monday mini, but like 30 minutes long. Sorry hehe.

I’m totally guilty of making a mountain out of a mole hill, are you? One little thing might set me off into a spiral of emotions that leave me helpless or prevent me from taking purposeful action. Thank the Lord we have a skill for that! Listen up as I provide a skill learned once on how to stop it in its tracks and move forward with a plan.

The month of May is all about Mental Health Awareness and with that I bring you another Monday mini on resiliency. Press play and listen to my analogous explanation on eggs and bouncing back, and how overcooking them causes them to crumble. Shoutout to CSM Curry for inspiring this episode with a short and sweet tweet last week on stoicism vs. resiliency.

Usually on Mondays I have to dig deep for that positive mindset, and I know I’m not alone. For most of us we have to be very intentional about seeking this positive outlook! So listen up as I explain how I do that as well as how I encourage others to do the same.

Why do some of you guys continue to throw shade when a woman proves to be as capable (and sometimes more so) as you? Is it the ego? Can you not? Listen to former US Army Captain Hilary Thomas talk to me about her experience while going through these rigorous Army schools (Ranger + Sapper) and earning both tabs as a total boss babe of a woman.

The explanation of how the SFC who sexually assaulted, not only me but his own commander, got to stay in the Army. I also discuss my proposals made to LTG Kurilla (back in February) for the XVIIIth Airborne Corps SHARP Challenge.

Now’s your chance to hear directly from me what exactly happened last year when I was sexually assaulted by a senior military leader in my unit. I recommend listening at a faster speed, because this story is completely unscripted. And if someone wants to count the number of times I say the word “like”, and call me out on it on Instagram... *like*, I totally get it.

Literally only an introduction to my brand new podcast. I'm more or less just testing this out, so I promise to bring out the big dogs for next time. For now just enjoy wasting almost 10 minutes of your life listening to me attempt to tell you a little...