W.A.R. We’re All Recovering Podcast
W.A.R. – We’re All Recovering is a raw, unfiltered podcast hosted by Stryker & Fice.
At its core, W.A.R. is about survival, growth, and the real battles we all face—whether it’s mental health, addiction, trauma, or the daily grind of life.
Through open conversations, street-level honesty, and stories of resilience, Stryker & Fice shine light on what it truly means to recover—not just from the past, but into the future. This isn’t therapy talk. This is real talk with grit, humor, and heart.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re fighting battles no one sees, you’re not alone. In W.A.R., we’re all recovering… together.
Episodes
30 episodes
Trauma changes identity. Healing rebuilds it. Danielle Bernock on PTSD, self-love & recovery.
FROM SURVIVAL TO SELF-LOVE: HEALING THE TRAUMA YOU CAN’T SEE | Danielle Bernock | W.A.R. NetworkWhat happens when trauma doesn’t leave visible scars… but rewires the way you see yourself?In this powerful W.A....
Reprogram Your Mind with Alix Hembery Break Subconscious Chains and Take Back Control Now
From Trauma to Transformation Alix Hembery on Reprogramming Your Mind and Breaking Subconscious PatternsWelcome back to W.A.R. We’re All Recovering. In this powerful conversation, we sit down with Alix Hembery, Certified Hypno...
W.A.R. Podcast Russell Van Brocklen Dyslexia Truth Every Parent Needs to Hear
W.A.R. Podcast Russell Van Brocklen Dyslexia Truth Parents Must Hear About Learning StrugglesRussell Van Brocklen reveals the truth about dyslexia that most schools get wrong. In this powerful W.A.R. Podcast episode, Stryker s...
LAST ONE STANDING: Shot in the Head, Lost Everything, Rebuilt It All | John Carter | W.A.R.
Welcome home.This is W.A.R. We’re All Recovering.In this powerful episode, we sit down with John Carter, a man who survived a point blank gunshot to the back of his head and was told he would never walk or ta...
Kenneth Kunken: From Paralysis to Purpose | Cornell Injury Changed Everything | W.A.R. Network
What happens when your life changes in a single second?At 20 years old, Kenneth Kunken suffered a devastating spinal cord injury while playing football at Cornell University, leaving him nearly paralyzed from the shoulders dow...
The Buddha Way Back to Peace | Turning Stress, Trauma, and Chaos Into Clarity with Saw Myint
In this powerful episode of W.A.R. – We’re All Recovering, Stryker sits down with mindfulness advocate and Wake Up Ltd founder Saw Myint to explore how ancient Buddhist wisdom combined with modern science can help people navigate stress, trauma...
FROM SURVIVAL TO SERVICE AGAIN | Bradley “Big Penn” Pennington | W.A.R. Network Veteran Story
Bradley “Big Penn” Pennington joins Stryker on the W.A.R. Network for a powerful conversation about survival, brotherhood, war, and rebuilding purpose after the military.Stryker and Big Penn first met in AIT in 2001 before eve...
Dr. Larry Smith: Facing the Voice of Alcohol Within | 26 Years Sober | Addiction Recovery Truth
Dr. Larry Smith has been sober since September 22, 1999.That’s 26 years of long-term recovery, discipline, and truth.In this powerful W.A.R. Network interview, Dr. Larry Smith breaks down addiction not as a h...
Surviving TBI After a Motorcycle Crash: Nicholas Ruchlewicz on Trauma, Recovery, and Mental Health Advocacy | W.A.R.
Nicholas Ruchlewicz joins W.A.R. to share his journey of surviving a traumatic brain injury after a motorcycle crash and what recovery really looks like when the wounds are invisible. From memory shifts and identity changes to anxiety, depressi...
Moral injury, faith, and healing beyond the battlefield with Chaplain Larry Brant
From the battlefield to the soul, Chaplain Dr. Larry Brant shares powerful truth about faith, moral injury, PTSD misconceptions, and what real healing looks like beyond uniform and rank.In this W.A.R. Network episode, we go be...
Lynnette Fritshaw: The Fire Within | Trauma, Truth, and Rising From Survival Mode
This unforgettable episode of W.A.R. We’re All Recovering is a raw conversation about resilience, identity, and the moment you stop surviving and start rising. Stryker sits down with retired career firefighter, trauma coach, and author Lynnette...
From Air Force Veteran to Epic Poet: Rewriting the Hero’s Journey with Peter Gunn | W.A.R.
Welcome back to W.A.R. We’re All Recovering.In this powerful episode, host Stryker is joined by Peter Gunn, a United States Air Force veteran who served 20 years and has since reinvented his life through poetry, epic storytell...
Hilary MomBerger Powers From Sally Brown to Scar Power: No Longer Leading With Your Wound
In this powerful and deeply honest episode of W.A.R. We’re All Recovering, host Stryker sits down with Hilary Momberger Powers for a raw conversation about childhood trauma, addiction, recovery, and the lifelong work of healing.
Autism Is Not Broken: A Podcaster Proving Success Has No “Normal” | Sam Mitchell (Autism Rocks and Rolls)
Sam Mitchell is the founder and Executive Director of Autism Rocks and Rolls, a nonprofit and media platform dedicated to changing how the world understands autism. Sam is autistic, a college student, a public speaker, and the host of the Autis...
They Told Him He Would Not Live Past 20 Pain Addiction and Faith David W Ebel | W A R Podcast
They told him he would not live past 20. Doctors said his body would fail. Pain was constant. Bullying shaped his self-worth. Addiction became an escape. Suicide felt like an option.David W Ebel lived with an expiration date a...
Rebuilding lives with Wesley Farnsworth
In this conversation, Wesley Farnsworth opens up about losing almost everything, hitting rock bottom, and rebuilding his life from the inside out. We talk breakdown, identity, faith, discipline, purpose, and what it really looks like to start o...
West Point to Wall Street: Discipline, Trauma, and Coming Back
In this Christmas Special episode of W A R We’re All Recovering, host Stryker sits down with Omar Ritter, a decorated United States Army combat veteran, Bronze Star recipient, West Point graduate, Columbia MBA, author, motivationa...
Jazz for peace Feat. Rick DellaRatta
In this powerful episode of W A R We Are All Recovering, Stryker sits down with internationally recognized jazz pianist and peace activist Rick DellaRatta, founder of Jazz for Peace. Rick shares how music became a response to trauma after 9 11,...
NEXT LEVEL RECOVERY: Discipline Identity and Self Mastery with Alan Lazaros
Most people want a better life but never learn how to master themselves. Alan Lazaros had to rebuild from a near fatal car accident and he turned that moment into a mission. In this conversation he breaks down discipline identity self mastery a...
The War After the War: Why Veterans Break in Silence and How to Come Back Stronger | Jeff Rogers
There is a war that never makes the news. It is the war after the war.In this episode Jeff Rogers sits down with Stryker to talk about what really happens when the uniform comes off. The hidden battles with PTSD. The quiet add...
The guru who found peace in the fire
The Guru That Found Peace In The Fire feat. Guru Yogi ShivanWhat happens when life puts you through the fire and you refuse to break.Guru Yogi Shivan shares how he discovered real peace in the middle of pain, cha...
from The Pentagon to the Cloth feat. Father Bob
In this powerful episode of the W.A.R. — We’re All Recovering podcast, host Stryker sits down with Father Bob, a veteran whose service brought him to the halls of the Pentagon and whose calling led him to the cloth. Father Bob shares the intern...
The Wounded Healer: Blanca E. Rodriguez on Healing Pain Through Purpose
Welcome home. It is your man Stryker and today on W A R We Are Recovering we sit down with Blanca E Rodriguez, the Wounded Healer. Blanca has spent more than forty years helping people heal mind, body, and spirit. She is a medical massage thera...
From Pain to Purpose: The Awakening of Chris Wasko
Chris Wasko joins the W.A.R. Podcast to share her journey from deep emotional pain to powerful purpose. In this conversation, we talk healing, identity, and the courage it takes to rebuild your life from the inside out. If you’ve ever felt lost...
Next Level Recovery: From Rock Bottom to Real Fulfillment
This conversation will change you.Kevin Palmieri, host of Next Level University, joins Stryker and Summertime for a deep, unfiltered talk about growth, discipline, and rebuilding your life from the ground up. Kevin opens up about the mom...
