Garret Biss

11/02/2026

November offers an opportunity to deepen our understanding of the Veterans in our workplaces, campuses, and communities.

In my sessions, I like to explore the human side of military transition: identity, connection, purpose, and the strengths we carry into new chapters.

Through personal stories and practical tools, I help audiences recognize those strengths and find meaningful ways to support themselves and others.

Available in person or virtually for veteran ERGs, employee communities, and professional teams.

Let’s talk about a program that serves your audience.

Marine Corps veteran and TEDx speaker Garret Biss speaks on military transition, resilience, recovery, identity, purpose, and post-traumatic growth.

11/02/2026

Tomorrow I’ll return (virtually) to the Mississippi Behavioral Health Learning Network for my second webinar of the fall: “Trauma to Transformation: Cultivating Meaning and Post-Traumatic Growth in Mental Health and Substance Use Recovery.”

During this 3-hour session, we’ll explore how people can make meaning from adversity and move toward growth without minimizing the pain of what they have endured.

The focus is hope grounded in honest experience, practical support, and the possibility of a life that is not defined only by trauma.

Details and registration: https://msbhln.org/

I hope you’ll join us.

10/30/2026

Growth sometimes requires more than adding new habits, goals, or responsibilities.

It may also require creating space: loosening an old expectation, releasing an identity we’ve outgrown, or allowing ourselves not to have every answer yet.

Who we’re becoming may already be taking shape beneath the noise. The work can be giving that version of ourselves enough room to be heard and practiced.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲?

10/28/2026

I used to expect progress to be obvious.

A breakthrough.
A clear milestone.
Something I could point to and say, “There, that’s when things changed.”

But some of the most meaningful changes in my life have been much quieter than that.

Sometimes progress is the pause before an old reaction. A different choice in a familiar situation. A little more space between the pattern we know and the possibility we’re beginning to trust.

We may not recognize those moments while they’re happening. Looking back, they’re often the stepping stones that carried us somewhere new.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆?

10/26/2026

We often think about change in terms of the outcome we want, but outcomes are usually built through what we practice regularly.

How we respond under pressure, talk to ourselves after a mistake, connect with others, and invest our attention shapes us, even when the results aren’t visible yet.

Becoming isn’t only about deciding who we want to be.

It’s also about noticing which daily practices are teaching us to become that person.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺?

10/26/2026

What makes a veteran program relevant beyond the veteran community?

The human experiences underneath it: navigating uncertainty, rebuilding confidence, finding connection, and recognizing where we can take meaningful action.

That was the focus of a recent corporate veteran program, and I was grateful to receive this feedback from its organizer.

If you’re arranging November programming for your veteran ERG or employee community, I’d welcome a conversation about what would be useful to your audience.

I regularly offer live virtual and in-person sessions.

Message me if I can support your program.

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10/23/2026

It’s difficult to feel genuinely connected to others while hiding important parts of ourselves.

Sometimes we do it to avoid judgment. Sometimes we’ve become so practiced at meeting expectations that we’re no longer sure what honesty with ourselves would even sound like.

Connection doesn’t require sharing everything with everyone. It begins with recognizing our own experience without immediately dismissing, editing, or performing around it.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱?

10/22/2026

A new job can be one step in a military transition.

Identity, connection, and purpose may take longer to rebuild.

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗜 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘃𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴:

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Who do I feel understood by, and who can I turn to?

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆: Where can I contribute as myself and bring my strengths forward?

𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: What makes my work and the future I'm building matter to me?

These questions give us a practical starting point for understanding experiences that may be difficult to see from the outside.

They are central to the CAM Framework and the speaking and training I deliver for veteran communities, professional teams, and organizations.

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10/21/2026

I used to think momentum meant pushing forward, no matter what I had left in the tank.

A pause could feel like lost ground.
Rest could feel unproductive.
Slowing down could feel uncomfortably close to falling behind.

What I’ve come to appreciate is that not every pause interrupts progress. Sometimes it protects it.

Stepping back can give us room to notice what constant motion was keeping us from seeing. It can restore the capacity to return with greater clarity and intention.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿?

10/21/2026

This week I’ll be in Kinston for Recovery Together ENC, presenting “Understanding Veterans in Recovery: Identity, Transition, and the Hidden Drivers of Substance Use.”

Veterans may enter recovery carrying more than the visible effects of substance use. Loss of identity, disconnection, and transition stress can shape engagement, relationships, and the way someone understands their future.

I’ll be sharing a practical look at those dynamics and how communities can respond with greater understanding.

Event details: https://www.recoverytogetherenc.com/events/2026-recovery-together-enc-conference

If you’ll be there, please come say hello.