Old Ranger New Dad

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• How Bill McDaniel ended up in 1st Ranger Battalion in 1974  
• What the original Ranger selection process looked like before RIP and RASP  
• General Creighton Abrams’ vision for the Rangers  
• How the early Rangers helped create and document Ranger standards  
• Why discipline mattered as much as physical toughness  
• The history and meaning behind the **Old Ranger Scroll**  
• What 1st Ranger Battalion looked like at Fort Stewart  
• Why Rangers were expected to maintain a higher standard on and off duty  
• How soldiers could be publicly removed from the battalion  
• Ranger culture before the modern 75th Ranger Regiment existed  
• Airfield seizure and hostage rescue training  
• The beginnings of specialized missions later associated with modern Special Operations  
• Working with Special Forces, the British SAS, German forces, and Israeli officers  
• Ranger training with 100+ pound rucks  
• A surprise 10-mile battalion run under an eight-minute-mile pace  
• Ranger School starvation, sleep deprivation, cold, and hallucinations  
• Near-death airborne accidents and parachute failures  
• The dangers of military free-fall and static-line jumping  
• SERE School in the early Ranger era  
• Early Ranger sniper, HALO, jungle, Arctic, and mountain training  
• Merrill’s Marauders and the lineage of the 75th Infantry  
• Why receiving regimental colors meant so much to the WWII Rangers  
• Vietnam veterans reacting to the fall of Saigon  
• The parallels between Vietnam and Afghanistan  
• Why young men still need difficult challenges  
• The importance of choosing your own path  
• Why discipline can change the trajectory of your entire life  
• The difference between counseling, coaching, and mentoring  
• Ranger leadership and the responsibility to prepare the next generation

One of the most important themes in this conversation is that the early Rangers weren’t training just to be better than everyone else.

They were being used to **push the limits of what the Army thought was possible**.

They tested tactics.

They tested equipment.

They tested physical standards.

They tested methods of training and leadership.

And the Rangers who came out of those early battalions eventually spread throughout the Army as senior NCOs, commanders, instructors, and leaders.

Bill recalls talking years later with fellow Ranger Gary Spear, who eventually retired as a three-star general.

Looking back on those early days, Spear told him:

**“Bil:  "We changed the Army.”**

That sentence captures this entire episode.

The modern 75th Ranger Regiment did not appear fully formed.

It was built.

Tested.

Refined.

And carried forward by generations of Rangers who refused to lower the standard.

Bill also shares a message for young men who are unsure whether they should attempt something difficult:

You may regret never trying far more than you will regret trying and failing.

Whether that challenge is the military, Ranger Regiment, college, a career, or simply becoming more disciplined, you will never know what you are capable of if you never step forward.

The opportunity has to matter to **you**.

The motivation has to come from within.

But when you find something worth pursuing, give it Everything you have, Rangers Lead the Way!


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⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains Open Discussions of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Human Trafficking, Violence, PTSD, Su i c i de, and military sexual trauma. Listener discretion is advised.

What happens when the people who were supposed to protect you are the ones who hurt you?

And what do you do when something you survived decades ago suddenly comes roaring back into your life?

In this deeply personal episode of Old Ranger New Dad, I sit down with Dr. John A. King, a childhood sexual abuse and trafficking survivor, author, speaker, trauma advocate, and founder of The Phoenix Collective.

John's story is difficult to hear—but this conversation isn't ultimately about what was done to him.

It's about what he chose to do afterward.

John was only four years old when he says the abuse began. Faced with a horrifying choice between himself and his younger sister, he instinctively chose to protect her. What followed was years of abuse and exploitation that, as a child, he didn't even have the framework to understand as abnormal.

For decades, much of it remained buried.

Then, at 45 years old, John's life changed almost instantly.

Memories of his childhood came flooding back. He describes years of nightmares and what he calls "daymares"—intrusive images so vivid that they invaded ordinary moments of his life. A successful career unraveled. His church closed. His businesses disappeared. His marriage ended. He became estranged from his children and eventually found himself living alone in a small apartment, trying to figure out how to rebuild a life that had seemingly collapsed around him.

But John makes an important distinction:

Recovery wasn't one miraculous moment. It became years of work.

Over roughly 15 years and what he estimates was approximately $300,000 in therapy and recovery work, John began assembling what he calls his "toolbox"—practical ways to understand trauma, manage its effects, rebuild relationships, rediscover purpose, and keep moving forward.

One of the ideas that hit me hardest was John's 1% rule.

We tend to wildly overestimate how much we can change in a day, a week, or a year—and underestimate what consistent change can accomplish over a decade.

Instead of demanding that he become a completely different man overnight, John eventually gave himself permission to improve slowly. Not 1% every day. Not even 1% every week.

Just keep moving.

Keep adjusting.

Keep doing the work.

That idea goes directly to the heart of Old Ranger New Dad: You are never going to become a perfect man. But you can become a better one, and when you drift off course, you adjust the steering wheel and keep moving.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• John's account of surviving childhood sexual abuse and trafficking

• Why a child may not understand that what is happening to them is abuse

• What happened when John's suppressed memories returned at age 45

• PTSD, nightmares, "daymares," intrusive memories, and the long-term effects of trauma

• Why John doesn't describe recovery as a finish line

• His "toolbox" approach to managing trauma

• The 1% rule and why small improvements compounded over years can completely redirect a life

• Faith, forgiveness, anger, shame, and learning to live forward instead of backward

• Why confronting an abuser may not provide the closure a survivor expects

• Turning what John calls "scars of shame" into "medals of honor"

• Why spouses and partners can be critically important in recovery

• The tension between needing brotherhood and accepting that nobody else can do your recovery work for you

• Childhood trauma among veterans, police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and other first responders

• Why some men may enter warrior and protector professions carrying wounds that existed long before their military or law-enforcement service

• Male survivors of sexual abuse and why so many men never tell anyone what happened to them

• Military Sexual Trauma (MST) and John's concern that male victims are often overlooked

• Why trauma needs to be treated as a human issue, not simply a male or female issue

• John's intensive three-week therapy experience and the moment a therapist initially told him his case was beyond what she believed she could handle

• Why reading books, attending therapy, listening to podcasts, or gathering information isn't enough unless that information is actually applied

• The importance of giving yourself time and grace while still accepting responsibility for doing the work

And then this conversation went somewhere I did not expect.

While listening to John describe his childhood, I remembered something from my own that I had never publicly discussed.

As a kid, an older family member regularly took me and other children into the woods, put us into a makeshift pit, and forced us to fight each other.

I lost my front teeth.

We lied about what happened.

And for years, I actually looked back on some of it with gratitude because I convinced myself that he had simply made me tougher and taught me how to fight.

It wasn't until much later—after becoming a Marine, an Army Ranger, deploying to Iraq and Afghanistan, and growing into adulthood—that I began looking at those experiences differently.

I didn't plan to tell that story in this interview.

It came out because this is what honest conversations can sometimes do.

They can pull something into the light that you've carried for years without realizing how much meaning you've attached to it.

John and I also discuss something that isn't talked about nearly enough: men and boys who have experienced sexual abuse, exploitation, violence, or trauma and never tell anyone.

Some carry it for decades.

Some bury it beneath toughness.

Some become protectors.

Some become soldiers, police officers, firefighters, or first responders.

Some struggle with relationships, anger, addiction, isolation, or shame without ever connecting those struggles to something that happened when they were children.

And some never tell another person at all.

This episode is for them too.

John's message isn't that another person can magically rescue you. In fact, he argues almost the opposite.

You need people.

You may need professional help.

You need relationships.

You may need your spouse.

You may need brothers who understand the road you're walking.

And for John, faith in God has been foundational.

But eventually you still have to do the work.

As John puts it, there's a strange tension in recovery:

You can't do it in isolation—but you have to do it yourself.

Nobody else can take the steps for you.

This isn't a conversation about pretending horrible things didn't happen. It isn't about minimizing trauma or telling somebody to simply "get over it."

It's about refusing to surrender the rest of your life to what happened in your past.

Your past can shape you without owning your future.

And if you're a man listening to this who has never told anyone what happened to you, I especially hope you'll hear this conversation.

You are not required to carry it silently for the rest of your life.

CONNECT WITH DR. JOHN A. KING

John created The Phoenix Collective in part because he believes there are too few trauma-recovery resources speaking directly to men.

The Phoenix Collective offers trauma-focused resources, including a free masterclass John says is offered approximately every six weeks.

🌐 John A. King / The Phoenix Collective:
www.johnaking.com

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John also mentions a Phoenix Collective course built from lessons gathered during approximately 15 years of his own recovery journey. During our conversation, he offered listeners the code PODCAST for discounted access. Please visit his website for current details and availability.

ABOUT OLD RANGER NEW DAD

Old Ranger New Dad is about helping men stop drifting and start deliberately building the man their future family can count on.

I'm Seth Ryan—former Marine, Army Ranger, police officer, husband, and dad—and this show brings together conversations about discipline, purpose, faith, marriage, fatherhood, resilience, trauma, leadership, and becoming a better man without pretending any of us have everything figured out.

If this conversation helped you, please share it.

You may know somebody carrying something they've never had the courage to say out loud.

LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, FOLLOW, and leave a review on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you're listening.

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What was your biggest takeaway from my conversation with Dr. John A. King?

Stop drifting. Start building the man your future family counts on.

Your sand is always running... whether you're building your future—or avoiding it.

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Spring 2003. While the world watched tanks roll toward Baghdad, about forty Americans were already inside northern Iraq — dressed like Kurds, sitting on promises of money, weapons, and air support that never arrived, and expected to open a second front alongside Peshmerga fighters the United States had already abandoned three times in twenty years.

LTC (Ret.) Mark Grdovic was the battalion operations officer who planned that campaign and lived it. Twenty-three years in the Army, nineteen as a Special Forces officer with 10th Group, twice an instructor in the Special Forces Qualification Course. His book, THOSE WHO FACE DEATH: The Untold Story of Special Forces and the Iraqi Kurdish Resistance, isn't a memoir. It's the full account of a campaign almost nobody has heard of, from one of the only two men who saw the whole thing from planning through execution.

This one runs long because it earns it:

• Why our surrender leaflets failed — "polite" Arabic that read as an insult, and the one wrong word that made Iraqi units bury their jets
• Loudspeakers playing tank noises on a hilltop, and the fill-in-the-blank "telemarketer letter" sent to Iraqi generals
• The single order that turned thousands of professional Iraqi officers into the insurgency we spent the next eight years fighting
• A Green Beret captain who stopped a Peshmerga commander from shooting prisoners — without threatening him once
• Three SF weapons sergeants in a straight-up duel with an Iraqi mortar crew, and what winning it bought them
• Why a twelve-man team can live inside a hostile city and survive, and it has nothing to do with walls or drones
• Taking Kirkuk with almost nobody, then using the press to convince a city of 600,000 that five thousand paratroopers had shown up

Two very different careers in the same war. Mark is a Green Beret officer. Ryno was a Ranger forward observer with 1st Batt. They don't always land in the same place, and the conversation is better for it.

If you're a young man looking for direction and you're not sure the military is it — this one is for you. That's why we're both here.

GET THE BOOK: Those Who Face Death — hardcover, paperback, Kindle, and audiobook narrated by Mark. More at markgrdovic.com

CHAPTERS 

00:00 Cold open 

01:30 Meet LTC (Ret.) Mark Grdovic 

05:00 Ryno's road: Marines, 9/11, and a contract he didn't understand 

07:51 A book at fifteen that pointed Mark toward Special Forces 

14:18 The Kurdish word that turned Green Berets into eighth graders 

17:35 Rangers, SEALs, Special Forces: what each is actually for 

24:55 Discipline when nobody is standing on your left or right 

26:54 Robin Sage for real: prisoners shot at the front line 

34:47 El Salvador and the case for staying engaged 

38:26 An American flag pressed against a car window 

45:29 Kirkuk: liberation, parade flags, and lying to the press 

51:56 PSYOP done badly — the surrender message nobody accepted 

57:46 Tank noises, telemarketer letters, "your officers have left" 

1:04:30 Broken-down tanks and the general's missing helmet 

1:13:03 Building the ICTF and the Iraqi commandos from scratch 

1:16:55 The Baghdad church hostage rescue they ran without us 

1:26:26 AKs, negligent discharges, and a body rolled in a rug 

1:33:25 The loaded Saddam pistol pointed at everyone in the room 

1:44:57 Katyusha rockets and the skill nobody should have to learn 

1:51:33 Three NCOs versus an enemy mortar crew 

1:58:52 "The next time we meet, it will not be as friends" 

2:03:14 How we built the insurgency that fought us 

2:10:03 The secret sauce: why the neighborhood decides if you live 

2:14:33 Con men in brand-new BDUs and the "Free Iraqi Forces" 

2:29:40 Walking off the field in the fourth quarter 

2:35:40 Turning the power back on

Old Ranger, New Dad — hosted by Ryno. Former Marine infantry, then 75th Ranger Regiment, 1st Ranger Battalion, 4 combat tours. 

Now a dad trying to hand the next generation the map nobody gave me.

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His book "Those Who Face Death" available on audible will kick off Season 2! Friday at 1500 hrs (3pm) EST!

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What do you do when a doctor tells you to prepare for the end of your life?

Most people would understand if you gave up.

Jen Hardy didn't.

In this conversation, Jen shares the incredible story of being diagnosed with both muscular dystrophy and myasthenia gravis, being told she likely had about a year left to live, and then doing something almost nobody expected—continuing to build, create, and inspire. 

Years later, she's still speaking around the country, building businesses, growing a YouTube audience of nearly 200,000 subscribers after spending almost eight years creating with virtually no growth, and proving that success is often anything but "overnight." 

But this episode isn't really about YouTube.

It's about purpose.

It's about resilience.

It's about choosing how you'll spend the time you've been given.

Along the way we dive into:

• The life-changing diagnosis that forced Jen to rethink everything
 • Why she refused to let fear become the final chapter of her story
 • The mindset that carried her through eight years of almost no visible success
 • The surprising breakthrough that transformed her YouTube channel almost overnight
 • Why authenticity always outperforms trying to fit in
 • The importance of trusting your own instincts—even when experts disagree
 • Lessons on marriage, loyalty, and becoming the kind of person others can depend on
 • Building a legacy that will outlive you

We also share personal stories about living with chronic injuries, learning to adapt when life doesn't go according to plan, and why some of the greatest victories happen long after most people would have quit. 

One of my favorite moments in this conversation is when Jen says that when life gives you two choices—give in or fight—choosing to fight doesn't guarantee you'll change the outcome...

But it absolutely changes how you live the time you have.

Whether you're struggling through a difficult season, trying to build something meaningful, or simply wondering if your efforts are making any difference, I think you'll find encouragement in Jen's story.

Your future isn't determined by one diagnosis, one failure, or one setback.

Sometimes the greatest chapters of your life begin after everyone else thinks the story is over.

If this episode encouraged you, please:

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If you're ready to stop drifting and start building the man your future family is counting on, you're in the right place.

Your sand is always running... and you don't get it back!

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In this episode of Old Ranger New Dad, Seth Ryan sits down with former United States Marine Corps veteran Rich Brown — founder of: The Guido Foundation, co-owner of 'Honor Bound Fit,' and leader of an executive protection team serving high-level corporate clients.

But this conversation goes far deeper than resumes and titles.

Rich shares his mission to confront the growing crisis facing veterans, first responders, and young men who feel disconnected, directionless, or spiritually empty. Together, Seth and Rich dive into leadership, responsibility, service, brotherhood, masculinity, faith, discipline, and the dangerous cultural drift pulling many young men away from purpose.

This is not a surface-level “motivation” podcast. It is a direct conversation about becoming dependable when pressure hits, leading your family well, serving your community, and refusing to check out of life when things get hard.

The episode also explores:

- The Guidon Foundation’s mission to combat veteran and first responder suicide by connecting men with their purpose and their tribe.
 -Why many men feel lost after leaving military service 
 -The importance of brotherhood and accountability 
 -Building dangerous men with strong moral foundations 
 -Leadership outside the military 
 -Faith, service, and responsibility in modern America 
 -Helping young men develop purpose before crisis hits 
**If you are a young man searching for direction… a father trying to lead your family well… or a veteran struggling to find meaning after service… this conversation was made for you.

#OldRangerNewDad #Veterans #Leadership #Masculinity #Faith #Fatherhood #MarineCorps #ArmyRanger #MensMentalHealth #SelfDiscipline #Brotherhood #Purpose #MilitaryTransition #ChristianMen #TheGuidonFoundation

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MEN ARE DYING IN SILENCE, IN THIS EPISODE NICK SHARES THE STIGMA(S) KILLING THEM! 


In this episode of Old Ranger New Dad, Seth Ryan sits down with Nick O’Kelly—former Special Forces, Army aviator, and 160th SOAR (“Night Stalkers”)—for a conversation every man needs to hear.

Nick breaks down a brutal truth most people avoid:
The danger isn’t only what men are carrying internally… it’s how other men respond when someone finally admits they’re struggling. The jokes. The mockery. The “man up” culture. The silent stigma that convinces strong men to stay quiet until it’s too late.

Nick shares his personal battle with anxiety, panic, depression, intrusive thoughts, and the “high performer mask”—how you can be excelling on the outside while internally falling apart. He also honors the brotherhood he came up with, including Bryan Gray, a man who embodied strength and grit… and still lost his life.

This episode is raw, honest, and practical—especially for:

Veterans, law enforcement, and first responders
High-performing men who don’t feel “allowed” to struggle
Wives/families trying to support a man who’s shutting down
Anyone who wants to be the kind of friend who actually helps
In this episode, we cover:
How stigma starts early (even in training) and follows men for life
Why “performance” becomes camouflage for pain
The real difference between toughness and silence
What to say (and what not to say) when a man opens up
Marriage under pressure—and what helped Nick and his wife endure
Tools that helped: honesty, therapy, accountability, and rebuilding purpose
How to check on your people without making it weird

IF YOU ARE A MAN WHO FEELS TRAPPED BEHIND YOUR OWN IMAGE? This Episode is for you!
And if a man in your life says he's “fine”… but you’re pretty sure he really isn't fine — watch this episode carefully!

        - Time Stamps - 
0:00 Intro / Meet Nick O’Kelly
3:50 Nick’s background: Special Forces → Army Aviation → Special Operations 160th SOAR "Night Stalkers"
8:20 “High performance” as a mask for mental health
11:40 Why Nick got out + the hidden cost of pushing nonstop
14:00 The culture of stigma: men mocking weakness
16:10 Bryan Gray—brotherhood, loss, and why the book exists
21:00 Why asking for help feels terrifying
27:20 The ripple effect: what happens after suicide
33:00 Insomnia, chronic stress, panic, and the mental trap
45:50 Timeline: when it started and how long it lasted
53:20 Marriage under pressure + what actually helped
59:20 Tools that helped: therapy, meds, awareness, and rebuilding
1:13:15 “I was a good man in a storm…” — breaking it down
1:25:00 Where stigma starts (the “shoelaces” lesson)
1:44:00 Final message: pick up the phone

 #OldRangerNewDad #NickOKelly #MensMentalHealth #VeteranPodcast #SpecialForces #160thSOAR #NightStalkers #SuicidePrevention #Brotherhood #PTSD #Leadership #Marriage #Fatherhood 

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This week I recorded a fantastic podcast with 'Doc' Shauna Springer, Ph.D.
**(She doesn't go by 'Doc' because she has a Ph.D.)** 

She earned that title over the years of earning respect from veterans leading the charge in Veteran Mental Health! Anyone who served in SOF or combat-arms the team-medic, referred to as 'Doc', is always one of the most beloved members of any team. He's the one that will plug your holes and keep you breathing, will continue doing so as long as they have breath in their body.

She's a:
 -Licensed psychologist,
 -Bestselling author, and
 -One of the MOST TRUSTED Voices working to demystify psychological trauma, Difficulty During military transition, moral injury, veteran/law enforcement suicide prevention, and the relationships that hold warriors together when life's storms are raging.

'Doc Springer' also currently serves as Chief Psychologist at Stella Mental Health, and she’s known in the veteran and first responder world because She Doesn’t Talk AT People — she’s spent years EARNING TRUST in The Rooms where outsiders Never Get Invited!

You may know her from her groundbreaking book WARRIOR: How to Support Those Who Protect Us, where she pulls the curtain back on what many civilians don’t understand — Trust, Stigma, Connection, and what it actually looks like when an Unbreakable-Juggernaut starts imploding on the inside.
 she then took it even further with RELENTLESS COURAGE: Winning the Battle Against Frontline Trauma, co-authored with Michael Sugrue — a book aimed straight at the realities first responders (especially Law Enforcement Officers) carry, and how that weight affects the mind, the home, and the mission.

But TODAY WE'RE HERE for her Newest book: "FALL OUT: Ten Common Beliefs that Kill Our Bravest and the Truths that Can Save Them" — and yes, it’s available on Amazon right now.

This isn’t a “feel-good wellness talk.” FALL OUT takes aim at the false beliefs and check-the-box approaches that sound good on paper, but Do Not Work within our warrior cultures — in many cases it's making things worse. In a growing number of tragic cases, it is a Factor in costing the lives of some of the best and bravest men and women walking on the face of the earth.

'Doc' Springer's new book: "Fall Out"
(Two words, multiple-meanings, All of them Powerful & Insightful)

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What happens when an 11-year-old watches 9/11 unfold…and feels powerless to help?
For Jay Ly, that moment became fuel. Jay grew up in a rough neighborhood in Syracuse, NY—raised by a tough single mom who Made Sure FAITH stayed at the center even when life was chaotic. 

Years later, that same Faith + Grit carried him (Not into the Navy SEALs as he planned) into the Navy EOD community (Explosive Ordnance Disposal)—Where he deployed into combat with army Rangers and other elite operators in Special Forces destroying evil men. He did get to work with the SEALs & "Team 6" (aka DevGru) where he worked a totally different mission set keeping peace and build relationships with our 'allies' in Afghanistan. 

After leaving military life, he now focuses on his New Mission: 
Helping high performers build Legacy, Purpose, and Financial Freedom grounded in faith and character!

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Old Ranger New Dad — Episode: Robert Wall on Lizzie, Loss, and Learning to Breathe Again

In this deeply personal episode of Old Ranger New Dad, Seth Ryan sits down with fellow veteran and entrepreneur Robert Wall for a conversation that isn’t “content”—it’s real life.

Robert shares the story of his daughter Elizabeth “Lizzie” Wall, who lived 2 1/2 years with a rare genetic disorder (rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata) and how that journey reshaped everything: his faith, his marriage, his identity as a father, and his understanding of what grief really is. 

This episode also opens in a raw place—Seth records shortly after losing his son and walking through a medical emergency that nearly took his wife. Together, Seth and Robert talk about the kind of grief that doesn’t fit neatly into “stages,” the pressure men feel to stay tough, and why silence can sometimes speak louder than the right words. 

You’ll hear hard-earned truths about:

• Why grief has no timeline (and why that’s not failure) 
  
  
• The weight of losing a child—and the purpose that can grow from the pain 
  
  
• Faith in the storm: surrender, resilience, and staying anchored as a couple 
  
  
• PTSD beyond the battlefield—and how trauma can show up years later 
  
  
• Hope without clichés: what it looks like to keep moving forward with a broken heart 
  
  

If you’ve experienced miscarriage, child loss, infertility, the loss of a loved one—or you’re the friend who wants to help but doesn’t know what to say—this episode will meet you where you are.

Listen now, and share this with someone who needs permission to grieve—and the courage to keep going. 

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