1 00:00:01,480 --> 00:00:03,591 No matter what you're going through , 2 00:00:03,591 --> 00:00:05,647 no matter what stressor you're going 3 00:00:05,647 --> 00:00:06,924 through , it matters . 4 00:00:10,930 --> 00:00:13,600 My resilient story is one that isn't 5 00:00:13,609 --> 00:00:16,030 uncommon for folks in our profession . 6 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:19,870 It begins with lots of life changes and 7 00:00:19,879 --> 00:00:22,200 things going on that just contribute to 8 00:00:22,209 --> 00:00:25,059 stress after my son was born . 9 00:00:26,020 --> 00:00:27,964 You know , you get the typical new 10 00:00:27,964 --> 00:00:29,760 parent , no sleep , foggy , 11 00:00:29,770 --> 00:00:32,479 everything's changing and it's easy to 12 00:00:32,750 --> 00:00:35,279 blame things that are going on in your 13 00:00:35,290 --> 00:00:38,659 mind on things like lack of sleep or 14 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:41,096 anything that goes along with having 15 00:00:41,096 --> 00:00:43,520 small Children . But I'll say the , the 16 00:00:43,529 --> 00:00:46,790 breaking point for me and knowing that 17 00:00:46,799 --> 00:00:49,790 I needed to seek help was when my 18 00:00:49,799 --> 00:00:52,680 thoughts started to get concerning and 19 00:00:52,689 --> 00:00:55,250 a little scary to me , there's people 20 00:00:55,259 --> 00:00:57,148 out there that want to help you . 21 00:00:57,169 --> 00:00:59,391 There's people out there that are gonna 22 00:00:59,391 --> 00:01:01,113 help you and there's , there's 23 00:01:01,113 --> 00:01:03,169 something that can help you . You're 24 00:01:03,169 --> 00:01:05,169 the most important thing to our air 25 00:01:05,169 --> 00:01:06,836 force and maintaining healthy 26 00:01:06,836 --> 00:01:09,260 resilience uh in our airmen and our 27 00:01:09,269 --> 00:01:13,269 guardians is top priority for any 28 00:01:13,279 --> 00:01:15,669 leader in the military . So please 29 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:17,736 don't be afraid to ask for help , to 30 00:01:17,736 --> 00:01:19,958 reach out to connect with someone . You 31 00:01:19,958 --> 00:01:21,791 matter what you're going through 32 00:01:21,791 --> 00:01:22,389 matters .