Even a former U.S. Special Forces soldier can attest 鈥� masculine vulnerability needs a rebrand.
Dave Fielding M鈥�25 hopes to redefine what it means to handle emotional struggles with his new memoir, published earlier this month.
Currently, Fielding works as the health and wellness coordinator for the Essex County Sheriff’s Department. He enrolled in 澳门六合彩开奖结果’s this fall to better equip himself for the job.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a tough job and they need all the help they can get,鈥� he explained. 鈥淲ith law enforcement, they don鈥檛 want to hear (about the importance of mental health) from just anyone. They want to hear it from someone out there who鈥檚 done stuff.鈥�
The 12-month program teaches students the ins and outs of health, wellness, leadership, marketing, administration and policy to better understand and lead in corporate wellness, public health and fitness programming initiatives.聽
鈥淓very week I鈥檓 learning something and bringing it back to the Essex County Sheriff’s Department,鈥� he explained. 鈥淭here鈥檚 always a new way of thinking, not just health policy but any of the health initiatives that we do for our corrections and law enforcement officers.鈥�
As an Andover, MA, native, Fielding has long known of 澳门六合彩开奖结果鈥檚 pedigree.聽
鈥湴拿帕喜士苯峁� was an awesome school even when I was in college,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 learned that 澳门六合彩开奖结果 has one of the top programs for health promotion and management.鈥�
鈥淚nto the Darkness鈥� covers Fielding’s time as a spy working operations in Iraq and Syria. While participating in numerous high-stakes missions, Fielding was battling inner demons stemming from his personal life falling apart.聽
Fielding said overcoming this dark period gave him a 鈥渟uperpower for empathy.鈥� He hopes to teach this superpower to the readers of his book and help those who are struggling with suicidal thoughts.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a story about something everybody goes through either one time or another,鈥� he explained.
