A Year In Review
2025 wrap-up of Resilient Mental State.
2024 was one of the hardest years of my life.
2025 was one of the best.
While incredible things have occurred in my personal and professional life, Substack is one of the reasons I’ve enjoyed this year so much. I’ve never met more incredible people in such a short amount of time. As a writer, reader, and man, this platform continues to make me better. My continued subjective growth has been in large part due to the knowledge I’ve gained from the interactions with people in this community.
Thank you all for the engagement and inspiration.
Inspired by Brett McKay and Kate McKay of Dying Breed, I decided to consolidate some of my favorite posts from this year broken into various categories:
Resilience Concepts:
Personal Stories:
Interview Series between my wife, Mary Kate, and Erin Miller:
Leave a comment if you want to see MK writing on Substack more. Maybe you can convince her faster than I can.
Powerful Conversations:
I haven’t had a guest on the Resilient Mental State podcast that I haven’t thoroughly enjoyed. I’ve also been a guest on several podcasts throughout the year. Linking some of those conversations as well. Aside from Substack, Resilient Mental State can be found on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube. If you like any of the episodes, I’d appreciate a rating, comment, and/or subscription on your preferred platform. Plenty more will be coming in 2026:
What then? with Sam Alaimo
Family, Faith, and Fortitude with Danny Cieniewicz
Understanding & Managing Tinnitus with Craig Kasper
GRIT with Lara Johnson
Reorientation and Resilience with Mark McGrath | OODA Strategist
LIFT with Anne Marie Chaker
Overcoming Life’s Most Difficult Trials with Nadia Booysen
Reframing Stress and Building True Resilience with Marcus Aurelius Anderson
How to Train Resilience Like a Muscle with Gina Casazza
Manage Stress, Build Resilience on NAVAIR AirWaves
Intentional Stress to Build Resilience on NAVAIR AirWaves
Energy-Free Stress Management Strategies on NAVAIR AirWaves
Resilient Parenting in the World of Autisim & Neurodiversity with Sarah | Profound Autism Mom
Raising Resilient Kids with Gina Casazza
Turning Stress into Growth with Phil Powis ❤️⚡️ and Carolina Wilke
How to Build and Maintain a Resilient Identity with Mac Dohm
Intentional Stress Challenges:
Brutal Workouts:
Daily Fitness Challenge by Month:
I’ve significantly decreased my annual and founding subscription costs through the end of the year before returning prices to normal. $30 for annual and $100 for founding until 01 JAN when they return to $50 and $200 respectively. If you’re interested in checking out some of my work for free, just shoot me a message on any particular post you’re interested in and I’ll comp you for week.
Here’s to an even better 2026.


Heck of a year, Kyle! Can’t wait to see what 2026 brings!
An outstanding year, and you’ve made this an outstanding resource! Rock on Kyle!!