Stigma

De: Nick O'Kelly

Narrado por: Nick O'Kelly

De Oppresso Liber

To Free the Oppressed

The motto of the Green Berets.

What if the one who needs to be freed is the person everyone counts on to never break?

In war zones, boardrooms, and operating rooms, high performers fight battles out of sight. A panic attack in a meeting. The sleepless night before a life or death decision. That moment alone when disappearing feels easier than being exposed.

Lives are not lost because of a lack of strength, but from the belief that asking for help will destroy everything.

This book breaks the code of silence and shatters that belief.

Written by a retired U.S. Army Green Beret and Black Hawk pilot with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), it shows that even the strongest can struggle. And that the struggle is not weakness.

Learn to spot hidden battles in yourself and others, recognize the warning signs early, and avoid the isolation that turns struggle into disasters.

Redefine strength and end the silence before more lives are lost.

Silence kills. Strength speaks.

For fans of Can't Hurt Me, Extreme Ownership, and When Breath Becomes Air.

©2025 Nick O'Kelly (P)2025 Nick O'Kelly

NSDQ!

Stigma. Nick shares his journey through Special Forces and being an elite pilot for the 160th SOAR (Airborne). He unravels the pressures of operating at the tip of the spear, calls out the aftermath of his experiences. Most of which are carried in silence, fearing the Stigma associated with mental health in the veterans and first responder spaces.

With a foreword written by Nick "Machine" Lavery, thoughts shared by his wife, Ali, and a few words about the first responder world, too, Stigma is a must listen. - Doug