{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F18a62374-1234-4e8d-aca1-78ebe3577656","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Redefining Strength: Self-Love, PTSD & Inner Healing with Combat Veteran Cole Grace\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/18a62374-1234-4e8d-aca1-78ebe3577656\"></iframe>","title":"Redefining Strength: Self-Love, PTSD & Inner Healing with Combat Veteran Cole Grace","description":"In this deeply personal episode of Mind About Masculinity, host Avik sits down with Cole Grace\u2014a former bomb technician in Iraq turned mental health advocate\u2014to explore what real strength looks like beyond war zones and expectations. Cole opens up about living with PTSD, addiction, and the brutal inner critic shaped by survival. Together, they unpack why men struggle with self-love, how emotional repression becomes addictive, and why external wins can\u2019t heal internal wounds. Drawing on his book Internal &gt; External, Cole offers grounded, actionable wisdom for men who are ready to stop running and start healing.\nAbout the GuestCole Grace is a combat veteran, speaker, and author of Internal &gt; External: Calming the Chaos Within. After disarming roadside bombs in Iraq and battling personal demons post-deployment, Cole now helps others master their inner world through mindset tools, emotional intelligence, and vulnerability. His mission is to help men rebuild their lives by owning their stories and emotions\u2014not suppressing them.\nKey Takeaways\n\n\nSelf-love isn't soft\u2014it's essential to mental resilience and masculine strength.\n\n\nCombat taught Cole to repress emotion for survival, but healing demanded he face those buried feelings.\n\n\nReprogramming limiting beliefs with affirmations and gratitude isn't fluff\u2014it\u2019s neuroscience.\n\n\nReal masculinity includes control over emotional reactivity, not suppression.\n\n\nExternal success means little when internal wounds go unaddressed.\n\n\nEmotional repression might work short term, but unresolved trauma resurfaces in self-sabotage and rage.\n\n\nConnect with Cole Grace\u2022 YouTube: @CGrace21\n\u00a0\nWant to be a guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? DM on PM - Send me a message on PodMatch\n\n\nDM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik\n\n\nTune to all our 15 podcasts: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-network/healthymindbyavik\n\n\nSubscribe To Newsletter: https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/\n\n\nJoin Community: https://nas.io/healthymind\n\n\n\u00a0\nStay Tuned And Follow Us!\u2022 YouTube \u2013 https://www.youtube.com/@healthymind-healthylife\u2022 Instagram \u2013 https://www.instagram.com/healthyminds.pod\u2022 Threads \u2013 https://www.threads.net/@healthyminds.pod\u2022 Facebook \u2013 https://www.facebook.com/podcast.healthymind\u2022 LinkedIn \u2013 https://www.linkedin.com/in/reemachatterjee/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/avikchakrabortypodcaster\n#podmatch #healthymind #mensmentalhealth #PTSDawareness #mindaboutmasculinity #innerhealing #selflove #colegrace #mentalfortitude","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/75d1fd94-b981-4db9-8d2c-62e0cb4bc74a/lixfg9y8bkdk92vanxdi7hauq6o2.jpg"}