Guts, Grit and the Grind

Guts, Grit and the Grind contains personal stories from a number of men which produces some significant ideas about resilience and how it works.
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In this episode, Dr. Russell Thackeray talks to two guests, John Marx from Denver Colorado and Sean Adams from Dover, New Hampshire. Both have contributed their stories to a new book called Guts, Grit and the Grind from Frank King, Dr Sally Spencer Thomas and Sarah Gaer. In it they have edited a number of men’s personal stories to produce some significant ideas about resilience and how it works.

John is a retired law enforcement officer who served for twenty-three years in both a municipal police department and a county sheriff s office. When he left the service he felt very burnt out and actually considered suicide. John loved his career but feels that people don’t understand the toll it can take. Officers have to respond to horrific situations, crimes and hatred. In John s case, his career took its toll but he was resilient and able to seek support.

Sean Adam graduated with an Associate s degree in Business Management in 2009. After that he worked in a variety of roles before finally following his heart and becoming an inspirational speaker. He had, a pretty normal childhood but within his family there were some mental health issues. When he was 21 he had his first depression and didn’t understand what it was and why it had happened. After four rounds of deep, dark depression he started having suicidal thoughts. Finally, he sought help through a more spiritual path. Through his experiences he came into contact with the authors and the Menswork Project that supports men who find themselves in similar situations.

You can find out more about the book at Guts, Grit & The Grind: A MENtal Mechanics MANual- Advanced Mechanics in Preventative Maintenance, 

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