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31 – When Tragedy Happens with Ashely Bugge

31 – When Tragedy Happens with Ashely Bugge

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Today’s guest is a first for the podcast, Ashley is our first gold star family on the podcast.  She shares a powerful story about moving past losing her husband to a diving accident and what life was like on the other side. 

This is a hard episode to listen to and got me in tears a few times as I reflected on her kids never getting to hug dad anymore. 

Let this episode be a reminder to what we have and what we leave behind if we did take our own life or if we don’t come home and be the dad and husbands our family needs.

On this episode we talked about:

  • Advice about coming home after deployment
  • Simple things that her kids love
  • Losing a spouse while 6 months pregnant and two young kids
  • Doing live without a bucket list and moto of “just live”
  • Choosing experiences for memories as she travels Europe visiting 7 countries in two months.
  • How she has chosen to share and memorialize his life so her kids know some sense of who dad was.
  • Ways to help remember dad so the kids have a way to connect and honor the person they don’t get to hug anymore.
  • How the Bugge legacy will live on through her kids and by teaching her kids how he lived his live life, they will have a way to connect to his memories in the future. 

How to connect with guest

Website > https://www.ashleybugge.com/

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30 – Your Desired End State with Brad Ritter

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This week’s guest has been a good friend who is not a veteran but feels pulled to serve them in a powerful way. 

He shares where he was at in his life that sparked a massive change and stepping up to close gaps in his life that he knew he needed to close.

Check out this free PDF Brad has provided our listeners. > http://bit.ly/2GaUKp8

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Email > [email protected]

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29 – Semper K-9 with Chris Baity

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Today’s guest Marine Veteran Chris Baity opens up a lot about what it was like early in his life starting a family, going through a divorce and starting over after he transitioned. 

He now is the operator of Semper K-9 a nationally recognized 501(c)3 providing service dogs for wounded service members. 

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28 – Suicide, It Is Not The Only Way with Bob Martin

Suicide, Divorce

Today’s episode is going to crack your life wide open and you will most likely shed a tear as you hear Bob Martin open up about his life after transition. He went from a man who thought he had it all to a man that was in the deepest of pits in his life. 

This is the story of a man who almost didn’t live to tell this story and can only be described as a voice from God that it wasn’t his time. 

What I love about this episode is that he shared his story in a really vulnerable way that if you are in this moment right now, it will hit you to the core. 

We were not mean to do life alone, for 3,000 years we have done life in tribes, we shared the load of what life gave us. 

He also opens up about what he saw his role as a father before the divorce and how that role changed after.  It opened up a good question to ask yourself, “What do you see your role as a father?”

Mortgage

My connection to Bob comes from the oddest of places, Bob is also my Mortgage guy and we first met last year when I moved into our new home. 

At the 49 minute mark, we switch gears and I take advantage of Bobs Mortgage experience when dealing with VA loans and also why his tag line is that it’s not just a mortgage it’s a relationship. 

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Bob’s Video from his Church

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Website (Mortgage Contact Info)

Fairway Mortgage is Licenses in all 50 States; however Bob is only in Wisconsin, please reach out and ask for a referral in your state. 

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27 – Alcohol; It Is Never Too Late to Quit

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James Royer shares a simple but powerful story about going through life always needing a drink and has his kids started to grow he woke up and decided no more. He has been alcohol free for four years now and never looks back.

If you are struggling with alcohol this episode with hit home about what you might be missing out on with your family.

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