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I’ve had the honor to meet many a strong independent women in my life, and this episode was no exception. I sat down with Hollie McKay, author of “Only Cry For The Living” who has spent years covering the war torn Iraq/Syria region of the Middle East at the height of the ISIS onslaught. It was both inspiring and gut wrenching all at the same time, and really gave me a perspective reset that is always powerful and necessary to appreciate what we have and where we live. Sponsored by @jockofuel, @projectwarpath, and @resiliencecbd. And a very special thanks to Veteran Wood Company for the incredible display - www.veteranwoodco.com. ---------- Table of Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 12:00 - Morning Routine 13:45 - Growing Up Australian 27:15 - Coming to America 33:00 - Thoughts on Unbiased Journalism 40:30 - Becoming a War Correspondent 51:00 - Living On the Road 1:08:30 - Reporting on ISIS 1:22:00 - Presidential Changes 1:36:30 - Russian Influence 1:43:30 - Crimea 1:47:00 - President Hollie McKay 1:59:00 - How to Fix Democracy 2:15:30 - Food Poisoning 2:19:40 - Reflecting on Other Countries 2:30:25 - Positive Stories From The Front 2:40:25 - What’s Next? ---------- To find out more about Hollie or to purchase a copy of her book ‘Only Cry For The Living’, visit her website at www.holliemckay.com or follow her on instagram and twitter @holliesmckay. ---------- Support our sponsors: Origin Labs | www.originmaine.com/origin-labs | @ORIGIN USA --- Project Warpath | www.projectwarpath.com | @ProjectWarpath Get 15% off your next purchase with Promo Code MIKEDROP15 at www.projectwarpath.com --- Resilience CBD | www.resiliencecbd.com/militaryandfirstresponderdiscount | @resiliencecbd --- Apparel, accessories, protection dogs, and online training at www.trikos.com Online dog training | https://teamdog.pet Team Dog Facebook | @TeamDog Training Books, Blog, Media and more from Mike Ritland at www.mikeritland.com