Retired Air Force Brig. General David Cotton shares his story of coming out LGBT+ after leaving his military career. He struggled with depression and with ending his marriage, but he shares how he learned how to embrace vulnerability and discovered new ways to connect with others.

Links and Resources:

• Don't miss Dr. Ginger Campbell's Zoom presentation to the First Friday Breakfast Club: https://www.ffbciowa.org/speakers/
• Books:
  • Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown
  • Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN by Tara Brach
• State of Pride on YouTube
• Psychology Today
• First Friday Breakfast Club
• The Mankind Project
• Previous Guests
  • Lauren Olson: GR 2 and GR 7
  • Rick Clemons: GR 4
  • Eric Marcus: GR 17
  • Deb Fowler: GR 22
  • Mark David Gibson: GR 23
• Modern Military Association of America-- helping those who were unjustly discharged from service
• More links from David Cotton

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