About this episode

Mike Cole discusses the importance of seeking help with Omar Ritter, focusing on emotional armor and the struggles faced by veterans and high performers.

Send us Fan Mail What if the strongest thing you could ever do... is admit you're not okay? For many veterans, leaders, first responders, and high performers, strength becomes the armor they wear. They keep leading, keep producing, keep showing up for everyone else—while silently carrying battles no one else can see. But eventually, the weight of that armor becomes too heavy to carry alone. In this powerful episode of Your Thoughts, Your Reality, Mike Cole sits down with Omar Ritter—West Poin...

People in this episode

Host: Mike Cole

Guest: Omar Ritter

Topics covered

• emotional health
• PTSD
• veterans
• mental strength
• help-seeking
• leadership

Keywords

• strength
• help
• PTSD
• emotional armor
• veterans
• mental health
• leadership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: West Point

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