Putting Pain into Purpose: A Conversation with Brian Muller
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My guest on today’s episode is Brian Muller: a dad, musician and fellow resident of the Twin Cities. Professionally, he has been in the financial services industry for over 25 years, and recently started his own firm and podcast. He grew up near my husband’s family, so Brian and I have been mutual friends for years!
I watched via social media as he and his late wife, Amie, went through her public battle with pancreatic cancer in 2016 – having been exposed to toxic burn pits while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, which drew the attention of news outlets – before she passed away as a young mother. This left Brian to navigate his grief and this world of solo parenting his young kids, and try to figure out how to move forward both personally and professionally.
Today’s episode is incredibly powerful, and my hope is that it provides that reminder of how delicate life is. It is so important to plan and have tough conversations. And also, there are many ways to find meaning and still live life after tremendous loss.
References in this episode:
Brian’s firm, Momentous Wealth Advisors: www.momentouswealthadvisors.com
The Wealth Decisions Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wealth-decisions-by-brian/id1730437363
Brian and his song writing:
“Ladder To The Sky” by Brian David and Jace Muller - YouTube
Songs written by Brian on Grief, Loss & Love - YouTube playlist
Legislation for burn pit victims and their families, passed in 2022: “Deal for Sweeping Toxic Exposure Bill Reached in Senate”: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/05/18/deal-sweeping-toxic-exposure-bill-reached-senate.html
Burn Pits 360: https://burnpits360.org/
Amie Muller health and research program through Burn Pits 360: https://burnpits360.org/blogs/news/announcing-the-tsgt-amie-muller-veteran-health-research-program-and-research-fund
Growing Through Grief, Health Partners & Park Nicollet Foundation
Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - YouTube
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