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EPISODE 229: Why Transition Is So Hard — And What Veterans Can Teach Us About Purpose and Identity with Matt Smith

Welcome back to Warriors Unmasked – The Podcast! The hardest battles don’t always happen in combat. For Major General (Ret.) Matt Smith, the real challenge began after the uniform came off. After 32 years of service leading thousands in high-stakes environments, he found himself facing a different kind of question, Who am I now? This…

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EPISODE 228: When You Can’t Carry It Anymore: A Marine’s Story of Burnout, Surrender, and Healing with Keith Cole

Welcome back to Warriors Unmasked – The Podcast! There’s a point where pushing through just doesn’t work anymore. For Keith Cole, that moment didn’t come in combat. It came decades later — after war, loss, responsibility, and years of carrying more than anyone could see. A Vietnam Marine veteran, CPA, husband, and provider, Keith spent…

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EPISODE 227: The Cost of War, The Power of Truth:  Sean Martin on Trauma, Healing, and Finding His Voice Through Music

Welcome back to Warriors Unmasked – The Podcast! What happens when you come home from war… but your mind doesn’t? Sean Martin didn’t just serve in the military, he went searching for meaning, purpose, and truth at the highest level. What he found came with a cost. After his service, he was left navigating PTSD,…

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EPISODE 226: How Eric Mazzeo Rebuilt His Life and Now Leads the Next Generation

Welcome back to Warriors Unmasked – The Podcast! Sometimes the life you’re living doesn’t feel like your own. Before becoming a leader in youth substance use prevention, Eric Mazzeo was stuck in a cycle he couldn’t break: addiction, jail, loss, and a constant battle with himself. On the outside, he came from a good home…

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EPISODE 225: What Happens When You’re Forced to Fight for Your Own Life? Shannon Ivey on Self-Advocacy and Survival

Welcome back to Warriors Unmasked – The Podcast! When Shannon Ivey was diagnosed with late-stage colorectal cancer at 42, she was a single mom in a new city with no built-in support system. What followed wasn’t just a medical battle. It was a crash course in self-advocacy, resilience, and learning how to navigate a system…

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EPISODE 224: How to Finally Build Confidence with Simone Knego

Welcome back to Warriors Unmasked – The Podcast! Confidence is often seen as something you either have or don’t. But what if that’s not true at all? Simone Knego has spent years helping women unpack the stories that keep them stuck in self-doubt, overthinking, and the constant pressure to be “more.” In this conversation, she…

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EPISODE 223: Healing From the Inside Out — Trauma, the Body, and the Power to Recover with Bob Ross

Welcome back to Warriors Unmasked – The Podcast! Bob Ross is a physicist, medical researcher, bestselling author, and lifelong first responder with nearly four decades of service as an EMS professional and training officer with the Pasadena Fire Department. With advanced training in medical physics and cancer research, Bob contributed to major discoveries in oncology…

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EPISODE 222: A Second Chance at Life — Identity, Resilience, and Rebuilding After Hockey with Robert Pallante

Welcome back to Warriors Unmasked – The Podcast! Losing your way can sometimes be the beginning of finding who you really are. Robert Pallante’s life revolved around hockey from a young age. Growing up in the Toronto area, he played at the highest levels, earned a college scholarship, and chased the dream so many young…

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EPISODE 221: When the Uniform Comes Off — Identity, Purpose, and Hope After Service with Jeremy Stalnecker

Welcome back to Warriors Unmasked – The Podcast! When the mission ends, the questions often begin. Jeremy Stalnecker spent years building his identity around service, leadership, and responsibility as a United States Marine infantry officer. But when combat ended and the uniform came off, Jeremy found himself facing a different kind of battle, one marked…

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EPISODE 220: Thriving by Choice — How to Rewrite Your Story with Rand Selig

Welcome back to Warriors Unmasked – The Podcast! What if thriving wasn’t about having more, but about choosing differently? Rand Selig has spent a lifetime studying growth, leadership, relationships, and what it truly means to live well. With decades of global experience in business, service, and personal development, Rand believes thriving is not accidental. It’s…

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