Coming up next on passion struck the structure and the routine of military life basically creates guardrails that you stay within because that's what you have to do because you're in the military. So for years I would say from 2003 when my onset for bipolar hit me up until probably 2013 that structure played a significant role in keeping me.

On track inside the white lines on the railroad tracks, but by 2014 my mania and bipolar disorder had progressed to such a level that those parameters no longer were enough to keep me in line and I just started to go out of control.

And that's when people started sending in anonymous complaints to the China command describing my behavior which read like a listing right out of the psychiatry manual of someone with mania.

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Hello everyone and welcome back to episode 346 of passion struck ranked by Apple is one of the top 10 most popular health podcasts and the number one alternative health podcast.

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Either go to Spotify passion struck.com slash stutter packs to get started in case you missed it earlier in the week I interviewed two amazing guests.

The first was my friend Harvard professor in number one New York Times best selling author Arthur Brooks and we explore Arthur's new book build the life you want which he co-authored with Oprah Winfrey.

In this episode we invite you to begin a journey towards greater happiness no matter how challenging your circumstances may be.

Drung on cutting edge science and years of helping people translate ideas into action. Arthur shows you how to improve your life right now instead of waiting for the outside world to change.

The second was with Robin Steinberg an American lawyer and social justice advocate who was the chief executive officer at the bail project.

We discuss her book The Courage of Compassion a journey from judgment to connection and if you like those episodes for today's we would truly appreciate a five star rating and review and sharing it with your friends and family.

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Today I have a truly remarkable guest with us a man whose journey is as inspiring as it is I open major general Greg Martin a name synonymous with leadership dedication and service throughout his 36 year military career major general Martin exhibited qualities that earned him respect and admiration.

Letticism wit and a natural knack for leadership propelled him to lead thousands of combat engineers through the challenges of war but life as we know is really a linear path.

Only years later would general Martin learn that the very experiences that shaped him also took an invisible toll on his mind the pressure of orchestrating numerous life or death missions daily during the Iraq war

triggered a chemical imbalance leading him down a path he could never have anticipated today we delve into a journey of profound significance one chronicle in his new memoir bipolar general my forever war with mental illness.

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