Finding The Story You Live By

About this episode

Michael and Arron Lloyd discuss how to reframe tough experiences and rebuild connections for veterans and their families.

Send us Fan Mail What if your past stopped defining you and started refining you? Michael sits down with actor-turned-performance coach Arron Lloyd to explore how veterans and their families can reframe tough experiences, encode a stronger identity, and rebuild connection at home without walking on eggshells. Arron’s story—sleeping on a floor in the Bronx, making a decision in a blizzard, and choosing a new meaning for hardship—becomes a blueprint for anyone stuck between who they were and wh...

People in this episode

Host: Michael

Guest: Arron Lloyd

Topics covered

• identity
• veterans
• mental health
• reframing experiences
• connection
• self-improvement

Keywords

• veterans
• identity
• mental health
• self-improvement
• reframing experiences
• connection
• hardship

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Bronx

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