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The Morning Formation Podcast brings you real stories, hard-earned lessons, and perspectives that can help you navigate adversity, stay prepared, and keep moving forward.
Each episode features conversations with people who have faced challenges, pursued meaningful missions, overcome setbacks, or dedicated their lives to making an impact. Guests come from all walks of life, including veterans, first responders, entrepreneurs, athletes, military spouses, leaders, and everyday people with extraordinary stories.
You’ll hear honest conversations about resilience, purpose, service, personal growth, preparedness, and the experiences that shape us. Whether you're facing a challenge of your own or simply looking for a fresh perspective, you'll find stories and insights you can take with you.
Host KP Phillips brings more than two decades of experience as an Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran, former law enforcement officer, and tactical instructor.
These conversations give you the opportunity to learn from other’s experiences, gain new perspectives, and take something meaningful into your own life.
Stay tuned. Stay focused. Stay motivated.
Hosts:
Update frequency:
biweekly
Average audio length:
49 minutes
Guest interviews
Has sponsors
English
United States
140 episodes
since Jan. 30, 2021
episodic
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We sit down with MJ and David to unpack how a provocative Instagram brand turns into a surprisingly sincere way to connect veterans and civilians through humor, dating, and service. We talk about the hard parts of reintegration and why feeling seen can be the first step toward r…
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We pick up with Mike Keevil after Afghanistan and follow the long, messy timeline of coming home, staying wired, and finally learning what it takes to heal. The thread running through combat, competitive shooting, jujitsu, and Warhammer 40K is decision-making under pressure and …
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A lot of military stories get polished into highlight reels. We wanted the version that still has grit under the fingernails. I’m joined by Mike Keevil, a retired Recon Marine who served through multiple wars and carried those lessons into training, instruction, and the long pro…
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We talk with Phil Nozaki about growing up in a faith-centered home, serving his community, and facing a hereditary kidney cancer diagnosis that turns daily life into a long fight. He shares what it’s like to navigate surgery, monitoring, an NIH clinical trial, and the question o…
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We talk with therapist Becky DeStefano about mental survivability and why mental readiness is tactical readiness for police, first responders, and military veterans. We break down stigma, trauma, proactive wellness checks, and how real strength looks like honesty and vulnerabili…
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We sit down with filmmaker Michael Mateo Rossi to unpack the creative spine of Censor Addiction, a near-future sci-fi thriller shaped by pandemic-era pressures, mental health fallout, and the pull between obedience and autonomy. From set culture to distribution, we trace his two…
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We sit down with filmmaker Jeremy “Films More” to trace his arc from Monterey Park art kid to world-traveling storyteller, a harrowing night in Rio’s favelas, and the stroke at 33 that forced sobriety, focus, and a new path into tattooing. We talk craft, business, AI pressure, a…
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A 16-year-old founder walks us through the rise of Ella’s Angels, from beach cleanups to feeding 237 families and launching scholarships. We explore youth leadership, time management, and a new veterans initiative shaped by her family’s service.• origin of Ella’s Angels and yout…
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We trace a path from Federal Air Marshal to entrepreneur, exploring faith, brotherhood and the hard work of rebuilding identity and income after burnout. We talk about men’s mental health, multiple streams of income, and why mentorship and family are the real wealth.• early less…
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We welcome Elaine Venez Whitehead, a veteran, spouse, Guard behavioral health officer, and LCSW, for a clear-eyed look at military families, hidden stress, and the resource map that too often stays invisible. We talk resilience without clichés, practical help for spouses and kid…
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