In Episode 34, the Chasing Joy crew sits down with licensed marriage and family therapist and Marine Corps veteran George Meier for a raw and honest conversation about healing, identity, and self-forgiveness.

George opens up about serving in Fallujah, working with veterans and first responders, and the hidden weight of being both therapist and patient. He shares candidly about PTSD, imposter syndrome, taking stress leave when he felt himself slipping, and the constant internal voice of “you’re not enough.”

The conversation explores what it means to outgrow former versions of yourself… how suffering shapes growth… why commonality may be the antidote to division… and how mindfulness, curiosity, and even skipping down a hallway can help regulate overwhelming emotion.

This episode is about breaking cycles, becoming the parent you needed, and learning to extend compassion to yourself... even when it’s easier to give it to everyone else.

Honest. Vulnerable. Human.

Chasing after that Joy.

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