In the first episode of Mental Health Awareness month, Damo is joined by Dezarae Brigham, an active duty first class petty officer and the host of the ‘Seeds of Triumph’ podcast. They discuss her mental health journey, fitness journey, and her current experience as a podcaster. She starts of by sharing her troubling experiences with leadership early in her career while deployed in Afghanistan. Dezarae used competing in and winning bodybuilding tournaments as a way to cope with stress. She discusses her continued mental health journey at her current command. Damo discusses his newfound “preventative stress practice” and the importance of saying “No” sometimes. The two discuss treatment and talk about the reasons why people  be reluctant to seek help. How was Dezarae able to get an interview with a FLTCM in just 10 episodes. These topics and more are covered in this episode. Remember to follow the ‘Permission to Speak Freely’ podcast on TikTok, Facebook, Discord, Instagram, Twitter, and subscribe on YouTube.

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Be sure to reach out to Dezarae for a copy of the ‘Seeds of Triumph Mental Health Resource’ Handbook.

Dezarae’s Book Suggestions:

Start With Why (Simon Sinek) - https://simonsinek.com/books/start-with-why/

Can’t Hurt Me (David Goggins) - https://davidgoggins.com/book/

A Little Life (Hanna Yanagihara) - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22822858-a-little-life

Additional Credits:

PTSF “Theme Music” - Produced by Lim0