What Keeps You Grounded? | Faith, Fatherhood & Air Force Life with DJ Double A | Episode 006

In Episode 006 of Counselor Conversations, SFC Jesse Carnavale sits down with Staff Sergeant Edwards, also known as DJ Double A, for his first official episode as co-host of the show. This episode is an episode of firsts — the first non-Army guest, the first episode with DJ Double A as co-host, and the first time the show dives deeply into faith, fatherhood, and what keeps us grounded in a noisy world. DJ Double A shares his Air Force journey, growing up in Wilmington, North Carolina, joining during COVID, serving in Public Affairs, attending Airman Leadership School, competing in a bodybuilding show at Osan Air Base, his passion for off-roading and Land Cruisers, and the story of how he met his wife in basic training. The conversation also takes a powerful turn into faith, salvation, sharing the Gospel, marriage, fatherhood, and the responsibility of raising a child with purpose, love, and a relationship with God. This is more than a military story. It’s a conversation about leadership, identity, discipline, faith, family, and finding peace in the middle of life’s chaos. REAL STORIES. FROM THE ONES WHO SERVE. ONE CONVERSATION AT A TIME. Subscribe to Counselor Conversations:    / @counselorconversations   0:00 Disclaimer & Intro 1:34 Airman Leadership School 3:05 What Leadership Really Means 5:19 Good and Bad Leadership Lessons 9:23 Growing Up in Wilmington, North Carolina 10:13 Riding His Bike to the Recruiter 11:41 Why the Air Force 13:24 Joining During COVID 14:14 Choosing Public Affairs 15:56 Would He Stay in Public Affairs After the Military? 18:38 Being on the Other Side of the Mic 19:10 What Brings Him Peace 19:37 Faith, God, and Finding Peace 19:55 Off-Roading, Rock Crawling, and Land Cruisers 24:11 Bodybuilding at Osan Air Base 26:47 The Mental Side of Bodybuilding 30:05 Motivation vs. Discipline 32:38 Marriage and Family Life 33:21 Meeting His Wife in Basic Training 38:19 Married Within 8 Months 40:12 God’s Plan and Military Marriage 42:16 Faith in the Military 43:13 Salvation, Hope, and Eternal Security 45:15 Sharing Faith with Others 49:15 The Struggle of Sharing the Gospel 53:00 The Responsibility of Spreading the Message 57:11 Lightning Round 57:25 Favorite Movie 59:09 Favorite Song 1:00:40 Favorite Food 1:01:59 Favorite Duty Station 1:02:55 Favorite Part of Public Affairs 1:03:34 Favorite Memory 1:05:23 Worst Memory 1:07:20 What Fatherhood Means 1:10:15 Closing