Crates and Coffee

There are sacrifices people can see and then there are the ones nobody talks about.

Living away from your family for work can look like a promotion, a better opportunity, or simply doing what you have to do. But behind the paycheck are quiet dinners, frozen video calls, empty apartments, and the question that eventually creeps into your mind: Do they need me for anything other than the money?

In this episode of Crates & Coffee, I talk about the emotional reality of living apart from the people you love. Whether you're a military service member, truck driver, airline crew member, consultant, healthcare worker, construction worker, or anyone whose job keeps you away from home, this conversation is for you.

We discuss the loneliness, the guilt, the unexpected moments of adaptation, and practical ways to stay connected without losing yourself along the way.

Because you didn't leave your family.

You left for them.

This isn’t a self-help show.
It’s a conversation.

In this trailer episode, I explain why I created this podcast — and the things many men carry quietly for years: pressure, grief, responsibility, regret, loneliness, sacrifice, and the parts of ourselves we lose while trying to hold everything together.

After 20 years in the military, a lifetime of pushing forward, and decades of learning how to “handle it,” I realized something:

A lot of us are carrying things we never unpack.

So this show became a place to set some of that down.

Grab a coffee and join me for honest conversations about life, work, fatherhood, identity, burnout, relationships, pain, purpose, and the quiet thoughts most people never say out loud.

No fake motivation.
No polished guru advice.
Just real conversations over coffee.

New episodes every Sunday.

Grab a coffee. Let’s talk.