You made it through.
That was supposed to be the hard part.… wasn’t it?
In this episode of Home of Misfits, I sit down with Connard Hogan — Vietnam veteran, former therapist, and someone who knows what it means to survive things that don’t neatly stay in the past.
But this isn’t a story about war.
And it’s not a story about healing, either.
It’s about what happens after.
After the chaos.
After the identity you thought you had falls apart.
After you realize surviving didn’t come with instructions for how to live.
This conversation moves through trauma, spirituality beyond religion, and the quiet, ongoing work of catching yourself in real time… when the past still shows up uninvited.
No performance.
No preaching.
Just two humans exploring what it means to still be here… and still becoming.
If you’ve ever had the thought — “I made it through… but I don’t know what to do with that”
This one will stay with you.
Connect with Connard:
https://www.connardhogan.com
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