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The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration in the United States.

Recipients have done the improbable, the unexpected, showing immense bravery and sacrifice in the name of something much bigger than themselves.

This medal is for the men who went down that day.

On Medal of Honor, stories of courage, you'll hear about these heroes and what their

stories tell us about the nature of bravery.

Listen to Medal of Honor on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your

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Pushkin. get your podcast. This season of the Happiness Lab is all about coping strategies.

And one of my favorite go-to coping strategies is music.

With just a few clicks on my phone,

I can pick a track that will help calm me down in times of stress,

or pump me up when I'm facing a challenge,

or transport me back to happier times when I'm feeling blue.

But as a professional composer and celebrated cellist,

my guest on today's episode has developed a way more profound

relationship with music. Joshua Roman began playing a child-sized cello at age three and gave his

first public recital at age 10. He's now played with great orchestras and collaborated with

some of the top names in classical music, Joshua was a huge rising star,

and driving himself to ever greater heights,

until he was struck down by long COVID.

And it took a debilitating condition

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