Hello and welcome to The Narrow Path Podcast! In today's episode, Nathan and Loretta speak with husband, dad, granddad, and Manager of Patient Experience at the Medical Clinic of Fort Knox, Ronnie Postleswait. He shares his lifelong struggle with isolation and fear of being alone, as well as his path to understanding and overcoming those demons. In a refreshing conversation about the internal conflicts that men often feel reluctant to express, Ronnie, Nathan, and Loretta dig into what it means to "be enough."

Episode Highlights:

[1:58 ] *Disclaimer on the unfiltered language used and topics discussed on this show.

[2:33 ] Ronnie shares the experience of his life growing up in a "Leave it to Beaver household."

[5:35 ] We learn how Ronnie's family moving from an urban setting to rural Bullitt County when he was thirteen years old impacted his life.

[8:01 ] Ronnie details how becoming an EMT led him to find friends and become a husband and father.

[12:33 ] "That legal bond does not bring somebody close to you." We learn about how two divorces and a car accident pulled Ronnie into a depression, and the steps he took to pull himself out.

[17:14 ] Ronnie looks back on what led him to the men's retreat and what he got out of the experience. "I found out everybody has baggage."

[21:27 ] "I'm not judging people at face value anymore." Ronnie describes how three years of attending men's retreats have helped his empathy grow and flourish.

Episode Resources:

Kentuckianacontainer.com

Liminalwork.com