Harder Than Healing

After 10 episodes and countless stories shared by guests, listeners, and our cohosts, Jason pitches his ideas for plays based on discussions from Season 1 of Harder Than Healing with Nathaniel, Donald, and actress Janessa Ho. This episode embodies the goal of Harder Than Healing – cutting through the noise surrounding mental health to find connections in our shared struggles. Together, they summar...

Jason, Nathaniel, and Donald answer questions from Harder Than Healing fans – about trauma, achievement, addiction, healing, anger, supporting other people, boundaries, agency, control, oversharing, treatment, humor, power, and more shared human experiences. Harder Than Healing is produced in partnership with All Points North. https://apn.com/ APN on Instagram Learn More Show Hosts: Jason: https:/...

This episode picks up after the previous discussion on trauma with Kyle Quincey, former professional ice hockey defenseman turned mental health advocate. Kyle talks with Jason, Nathaniel, and Donald about being conditioned to chase the highs of adrenaline in a shared arena – and how the abrupt loss of the combat environment feels isolating, dehumanizing, and completely disorienting. Kyle shares ho...

What is a trigger, and what different ways do we respond to them? Are triggers always negative? In this episode, Jason, Nathaniel, Donald, and Producer Tiffany talk everything triggers: what they look like, how PTSD happens, and what to do. Donald shares some of his triggers after returning home from deployment, how he worked through them, and what he does to help his Veterans cope with triggers....

What is anxiety? Jason, Nathaniel, and Donald explore the metaphor of anxiety as a guard dog – one that can overcorrect or act up when threatened. With this metaphor in mind, they talk with special guest, Craig Knippenberg, and discuss how the guard dog translates to different arenas - like the battlefield or the classroom - and what we can do to distract it. Together, they explore the roots of an...

What's the difference between feeling depressed and having depression? And what's the difference between feeling depressed as a Veteran and feeling depressed as a civilian? Nathaniel, Jason, and Donald talk with Steve Hueston, host of The Dogs of War Podcast, to explore the relationship between "holding on" and different forms of depression, and how our culture can get better at addressing depress...

Raise your hand if you have ADHD. If your hand is up, you'll probably have an easier time listening to this episode. If you've ever struggled to understand ADHD, you'll get to experience it from the inside. Nathaniel, Jason, and Donald get some help from the second generation of Harder Than Healing: Vince, Davon, and Donnie – kids who get ADHD, because they live it. Together, we explore what ADHD...

The song "Bodies" by Drowning Pool became a favorite of soldiers in the early 2000s; a drowning pool is also a powerful metaphor for trauma. In this episode, we're diving into trauma and the drowning pool metaphor with our guest, Greg Callaghan, a childhood sexual abuse survivor and Vietnam Veteran. We explore what trauma is, why it happens, who it affects, how all trauma overlaps in some way., an...

With the help of our guest, Angela Moriera, we explore different ways of thinking and what it feels like to be dyslexic. We start unpacking the misconceptions by asking "What *isn't* dyslexia?" and exploring the potential superpowers that come with thinking differently. Harder Than Healing is produced in partnership with All Points North. https://apn.com/ APN on Instagram Learn More Show Hosts: Ja...

Megan Marx joins Nathaniel, Jason, and Donald to talk about the pathways into and out of substance abuse: why it happens, how it overlaps with trauma and neurodiversity, how it affects the body, and how preparing for sobriety is similar to preparing for battle. Harder Than Healing is produced in partnership with All Points North. https://apn.com/ APN on Instagram Learn More Show Hosts: Jason: http...

Meet Nathaniel, Jason, and Donald: your hosts of Harder Than Healing. This episode sets the stage for the show and what we're hoping to accomplish. We're covering a lot of ground, but we're not pulling any punches. Let's get into it. Harder Than Healing is produced in partnership with All Points North on campus in Edwards, CO. For more info on APN click here > https://apn.com/ APN on Instagram Lea...