Phonies, Pain, and Finding Emotional Strength

Back to traditional Q and A for this week: The first question touches on confronting fraudulent SEALs, where a listener recounts a tense encounter with a man claiming to be a Vietnam-era SEAL, in of all places, Olive Garden. Advice on how to deal with phony military experiences claims. The second listener shares a deeply personal journey of confronting the emotional toll of caring for an elderly parent, discussing the challenges of developing emotional resilience and learning to sit with pain when there's no solution. Lastly, we hear from a listener who's grappling with the pressures of aging, the difficulty of dating in his 30s, and the longing for a family.