Most people think the toughest part of military service is the deployment. But for a lot of veterans, the hardest fight starts the moment they get home. Divorce. Lost stability. Starting over from scratch. And even for those who never deployed, the transition can hit just as hard...losing identity, routine,โฆ
๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐: Youโre not alone. Youโre worthy. Youโre capable of more than you think. JMach @jmachpodcast said it better than most: Take the leap. Start the thing. Get the support. Build the life youโve been avoiding because it felt too big. If youโve beenโฆ
The military teaches you discipline with your body. No one teaches you discipline with your mind. JMach breaks down the truth: ๐๐ค๐ช ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐จ, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ค๐๐๐๐จ. What story are you choosing to believe today? - - - - - - - - - - -โฆ
Trauma doesnโt care how โgoodโ your childhood looked on paper. My guest, JMach @jmachpodcast and I go deep on trauma, burnout, identity after service, parenting, sobriety, and the pressure to be strong all the time. New episode is out now! ๐ง๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต, ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ฉ๐ถ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฉ Subscribeโฆ
A lot of people ask โHow are you?โ and stop there. We ask again. This conversation with Joshua โJ Macโ Mock dives straight into the stuff most of us hideโburnout, identity after service, short fuses at home, and the quiet pressure of being the person others rely on. We talkโฆ
Social media is full of โalpha malesโ who look unstoppable onlineโฆ then you meet them in person and think: โReally? This is the guy?โ ๐ The internet rewards ego. Real life exposes it. Have you ever met someone who was way tougher online than they were face-to-face? Share in theโฆ
Veterans push through everything...until we canโt. Your body can only run on empty for so long. Mine shut me downโฆ and it forced me to look at what was really going on. Has this happened to you?
Not every therapist is the right match for veterans. The culture, language, and lived experience matter. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป? ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐!
The veteranโcivilian gap is real. When only a small percentage have served in the military, it changes how people talk to you. You can feel it in the comments, the conversations, the assumptions. Whatโs been your experience? Drop it in the comments below ๐
Job loss can effect you in ways people donโt talk about. If youโve ever been knocked down by a rejection or forced transition, youโre not alone. ๐ง Catch the rest of the conversation on ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐.
Going viral is overrated. Jenna Carlton knows that first-hand. After a video of hers went viral, people werenโt just criticizing her contentโฆ they were attacking her family. This is the side of โviralโ nobody talks about. Itโs the part that hurts the most. The "keyboard courage" is real. - -โฆ
We laughed about it, but itโs true. Unfortunately, the internet rewards shock value, not substance. As creators, itโs easy to feel like you have to โperformโ to be seen. But long-term impact still comes from authenticity, not algorithms. Have you ever done anything cringey for views? Come on, don't beโฆ
Ladies... ever get this question when you wear a vet shirt? ๐คจ๐ Imagine being a veteran, volunteeringโฆ and someone still asks if your veteran shirt belongs to someone else. Jenna Carlton shares this story with humor, but itโs also a powerful reminder: ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐. ๐งโฆ
Iโll say it: Standards matter. During a recent conversation with Navy veteran Jenna Carlton, I shared an experience that stuck with me... An entire recruiting team, in uniform, drinking at a tailgate. ๐ต๐ณ๐ I felt frustrated and disappointed. Because when youโve served, you know standards arenโt just about appearance... theyโreโฆ
Some veterans wait decades before ever walking into the VA. In this weekโs episode, I sat down with Navy veteran, Jenna Carlton, whoโs made it her mission to create community and open honest conversations about life after service. What she shared hit hard...stories of veterans who suffered in silence, afraidโฆ
What if the most courageous thing you can do after service is choose the unglamorous middleโthe place where growth actually sticks? KP sits down with Navy veteran, author, and community builder Jenna Carleton to explore what it takes to rebuild identity, protect your peace, and find purpose that lasts. Theโฆ
Ever stop and think about all the people who helped you get here? The mentors, teachers, friends. The ones who saw something in you before you did. Thatโs what I was thinking about in this moment. ๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ผโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐? Tag them in the comments!
People often talk about how the military changes you. But Iโve found that for many of us, we were already carrying weight long before enlistment. The uniform didnโt create the trauma... it just magnified what was already there. When I came home, I wasnโt the same person... ๐ฌ What aboutโฆ
Social mediaโs gotten out of control. Everything looks perfect. And now with AI in the mix, itโs getting harder to tell whatโs real anymore. My guest next week, Jenna, made a good point... maybe weโll start to value flaws again. Because thatโs what makes us human. Thatโs what connects us.โฆ
55 years ago, on Halloween night in 1970, Ken Kunkenโs life changed forever. He broke his neck during a football game... leaving him a quadriplegic. But that moment didnโt stop him. It shaped him. When we spoke last year on The Morning Formation Podcast, it had been 54 years sinceโฆ
People often ask me who this podcast is forโฆ Is it just for veterans? Active duty? Military spouses? The truth is... itโs for anyone who values resilience, purpose, and growth. Yes, many of our guests are a part of the military community, but others are entrepreneurs, athletes, and leaders whoโveโฆ
When recording a recent episode with my buddy Rietta, we got to reminiscing about how we first metโฆ on a voice-only app, back in 2020. No video. No filters. Just real conversations and good vibes. I still miss that app sometimes. ๐ Comment if you know which one I'm talkingโฆ
From the battlefield to the boardroom, from trauma to transformation. Weโve all faced battles that changed us. Every guest I talk to has a story of resilience...and it's a reminder that weโre more similar than we realize. ๐๏ธ The Morning Formation Podcast shares conversations with veterans, military spouses, and everydayโฆ
One life... One chance... One goal: grow Who inspires you to be better every day? Share in the comments ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ, ๐ด๐ข๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ต๐ฉ, ๐ด๐ถ๐ฃ๐ด๐ค๐ณ๐ช๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐จ๐ฉ.