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Real conversations on burnout, rebuilding, and becoming stronger than before.

🎙️ Rebuild & Fulfill Real conversations on burnout, rebuilding, and becoming stronger than before.

You Can’t Out-Tough Addiction | Eric Metcalf’s Journey Through Recovery – Part 1 | Episode 33

Aug 19, 2026 · 58m

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You Can’t Out-Tough Addiction | Eric Metcalf’s Journey Through Recovery – Part 1 | Episode 33 What happens when the strength and discipline that carried you through life are no longer enough? In Episode 33 of Rebuild & Fulfill , Kelsey Dunbar and Marc Rogala sit down with Army veteran, recovery advocate, author, and NAMI DuPage Director of Peer Workforce Development Eric Metcalf for Part 1 of an incredibly raw conversation about addiction, military service, PTSD, traumatic brain injury, recovery, purpose, and learning to accept help. Eric shares why discipline alone couldn’t overcome addiction, what happened when drinking became intertwined with military brotherhood, and the difficult…