Another week of truth, leadership, powerful storytelling, and real advocacy hit The MisFitNation and The ToosDay Crüe — and these conversations carried weight.
🇺🇸 Sunday, Rich sat down with Air Force veteran Eric Hommel — Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran and author of:
📚 The Losing Game: How to Lose a War and Fail Veterans
Eric brought one of the most unique military careers and perspectives we’ve ever had on the show.
This conversation dug deep into war, leadership failures, accountability, and what happens when veterans feel abandoned after service.
Raw.
Honest.
Necessary.
A conversation people need to hear.
📚 Thursday, Rich welcomed author Teri M. Brown to discuss her new book Peg Unhinged.
This conversation went far beyond the pages of the book.
We talked about life, menopause, reinvention, relationships, humor, struggle, and how Peg ultimately came alive through real experiences and real emotion.
Authentic conversations like this are what make storytelling powerful.
Always great sitting down with Teri.
📰 This week also marked a major milestone for The MisFitNation.
We were published in VTDigger with an OpEd regarding JJ Millett — a Vermont veteran who did the right thing and called for help… and then everything changed.
This issue matters deeply.
Veterans should never fear asking for help.
Please find the OpEd on our socials, read it, and share it so this never happens to another veteran.
📺 Catch every episode here:
https://www.youtube.com/@The_MisFitNation
📰 Read the OpEd here:
https://vtdigger.org/2026/05/07/when-veterans-fear-asking-for-help-everyone-loses/
#TheMisFitNation #TheToosDayCrue #VeteranStories #VeteranLeadership #VeteranAdvocacy
#MentalHealthAwareness #LeadershipLessons
#ResilienceStories #PodcastCommunity #OvercomingAdversity
#VeteranVoices#TruthMatters
