For this New Year's Eve episode, Dan talks about the end of a great year, one focused on growth and opportunities.

He shares two trauma therapies that have helped him since 9/11/2001 - the TIPP method and A-B-C

Resolutions are shared. What are yours?

And, as an added bonus, the brilliance of the legendary Hayden Carruth. 

You Get Bitter, Or You Get Better!

Kevin Duffy, a 9/11 family member ... 

• Professional FF with the city of Yonkers NY since 2011.
• 5x ironman finisher - 2.4mile (3.8km) swim, 112mile (180km) bike and 26.2mile (42.2km) run
• Forgets how many half Ironmans he’s run, but takes a guess at 8 Half Ironmans.
• 2019 50 km run and 50 mile run.
• 7 marathons, including NYC with me, Dan Geraghty in 2019. 
• Voted Peta’s Sexiest Vegan Next Door, 2019. 
• Plant based since 2015.
• @hammaduff on Instagram
• Arbonne International

You Get Bitter, Or You Get Better!

Dan reads a portion of chapter 2 -- "A Note"-- from his book,  Cast Away Stones: An Eyewitness Account of 9/11 and Memoir of a Survivor, Soldier, Citizen. 

"Get bitter, OR get better." 

You Get Bitter, Or You Get Better!

A exploration of the book The Things They Carried  by Tim O'Brien. Dan previews upcoming books, gives a shout out to Jocko Willink and Jocko Go energy drinks, talks about his Army nickname -- "Rooster" -- and shares on ways to think about a good book. 

You Get Bitter, Or You Get Better!

Dan shares the first chapter of his book, Cast Away Stones: An Eyewitness Account of 9/11 and Memoir of a Survivor, Soldier, Citizen. The attacks of 9/11/2001 are, in many ways, a fading memory for many, but this book and its account is intended to put into place on man's effort to NEVER FORGET. 

You Get Bitter, Or You Get Better!

Dan and Brian discuss the recent killing of two Bristol CT police officers: Police Lieutenant Dustin DeMonte and Sergeant Alex Hamzy

The episode is dedicated to Taya Kyle, wife of legendary Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. 

We discuss Brian's interaction with Sergeant Hamzy, within a year of the loss of this heroic police officer. 

The guys discuss Marvel's Punisher character and its impact on the morale of our infantry platoon when they deployed to Iraq in 2004 - 2005. 

Dan and Brian laugh about inter-service rivalries ... and Dan shares a story about being in Airborne School with SEALs and Marines back in 1996. 

They laugh a lot. 

You Get Bitter, Or You Get Better!

US Army RANGERS Standing Order 1: Don't Forget Nothin' 
Unlearn What You Have Learned
Run, Hide, Fight
US Army RANGER School Memories

You Get Bitter, Or You Get Better!

Former US Army Sergeant First Class Brian's O'Toole shares his stories of service, pre-9/11 through his combat tour in Iraq. 

You Get Bitter, Or You Get Better!