No Duff Dispatches

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Reflections on (self)leadership, living with depression, and the vagaries of post-Service existence.

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About Andrew Young

Former naval officer turned pseudo-academic strategist and writer. Husband, father, veteran. I write on self-leadership, mental health, and meaning - for those still on patrol long after the uniform comes off.

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