Today, we’re diving into something a lot of us face, but we don’t always talk about: Silence in the Dark.

I’m not talking about the peaceful kind of silence, the kind where you sit on the porch at sunset and feel calm. I’m talking about that other silence, the one that creeps in when you’re alone, and your mind starts racing. The silence that feels heavy. When everything around you is quiet, but inside, it’s anything but.

https://open.spotify.com/track/0xX5HgkUmFUTh0gCQKex2E?si=43159d708565494d

Sam Woods is who did the opening and closing song.

Today, we’re diving into something a lot of us face, but we don’t always talk about: Silence in the Dark.

I’m not talking about the peaceful kind of silence, the kind where you sit on the porch at sunset and feel calm. I’m talking about that other silence, the one that creeps in when you’re alone, and your mind starts racing. The silence that feels heavy. When everything around you is quiet, but inside, it’s anything but.

https://open.spotify.com/track/0xX5HgkUmFUTh0gCQKex2E?si=43159d708565494d

Sam Woods is who did the opening and closing song.

I invite you to reflect on the pivotal moments that have defined your journey. Think about what inspired you to serve or support in your unique role, and how those experiences have molded your strength and character.

https://open.spotify.com/track/0xX5HgkUmFUTh0gCQKex2E?si=ddd29253b93a4b2f. This is the artist who sings this song.

Hope and strength are not just pretty words; they’re qualities we see in all of you every day. Hope is what made you put on that uniform in the first place, believing you could make a difference. Hope is what keeps a spouse standing by their partner through the darkest nights. Hope is what makes a caregiver say, “We’ll try again tomorrow.” And strength? It’s not about never breaking – it’s about refusing to stay broken. Every time you’ve thought you couldn’t endure another day, but you still got up, made that next cup of coffee, and carried on – that’s strength.

https://open.spotify.com/track/0xX5HgkUmFUTh0gCQKex2E?si=ddd29253b93a4b2f. This is the artist who sings this song.

Here we talk about things that may or may not work but unless you give it a chance you may never know. We talk about things that may just need to little change to an old idea that may have worked one time but does not now. The encouragement to try and bring you back, even if it is a little bit which is better than nothing at all. Give out my email so I can hear back from people that may be tuning in for the first time.

https://open.spotify.com/track/0xX5HgkUmFUTh0gCQKex2E?si=ddd29253b93a4b2f. This is the artist who sings this song.

This is a podcast for Veterans, First Responders, as well as Family members and Caregiver's. This is going to be something that we look at different tools each week. Things that help, things that don't and things that have helped others that you can share. This is about helping with tools that you can take away and see if they will help you. There will be guests from time to time as well as just raw stuff that can tear us up and they are things we may not know how to handle it or deal with it. If you have questions or what not you can email me at htfwmidwest@gmail.com.