Suffer Up Podcast
Welcome to the Suffer Up podcast, and thank you for viewing our page! We are Nate and Ryan, who both have spent our lives doing hard things to challenge ourselves and help others. Our mission is to encourage and lead others to suffer with a purpose. We strive to help others level up in life with an emphasis on spiritual, mental and physical wellbeing. Our goal is to deliver consistent, quality content related to those three pillars. Nate is a Firefighter Paramedic with over 10 years of related experience in public safety. He enjoys the great outdoors including hunting, fishing, running, and working out. He is a follower of Christ, husband, father, co-worker, and church member who has a passion to share his story and motivate others to be the best version of themselves as possible. Several years back, Nate suffered from a lot of work-related trauma that he openly shares in this podcast, and how he overcame those challenges. Nate has a passion to help others in this area as he continues to challenge himself in the three pillars here at Suffer UP. Ryan is a former US Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmer of 8 years and now owns an excavation and landscaping company. He is a follower of Christ, a devoted husband, and a loving father who enjoys swimming, running, hiking, and anything outdoors. Ryan has always felt called to help others and has a passion for teaching. He hopes to use his gifts and experiences to encourage others to suffer with a purpose and overcome life’s challenges.
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Monday May 26, 2025
Monday May 26, 2025
EP#8 Rescue Swimmer, Military Marriage, Trials, Ryan's Story
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On this episode Ryan shares his background and story. Ryan shares his pipeline of training as a USN Rescue Swimmer, business owner, and being a husband and father. Ryan also shares, very humbly, some trials he has faced in his life and how he overcame them. Episode #6 and Episode #8 of the Suffer Up Podcast were difficult for us to record, but we hope that you can gain insight into real life trials and how we overcame them. This is SUFFER UP, this is Ryan's Story.
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Thursday May 22, 2025
Thursday May 22, 2025
EP#7.5 Left Over 4 Mile, Thursday Updates
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Nate and Ryans recent race put on by Run Pensacola, the Left Over 4 Miler at Pensacola Beach as well as some news and updates for the channel.
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Monday May 19, 2025
Monday May 19, 2025
EP#7 Why Do we Run, Benefits of Running, Suffering with Purpose
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We are proud to announce that we are sponsored and chose to partner with Sofsocs.
Sofsocs is a veteran owned company based out of Pensacola. We engineered these toe socks for extreme conditions, long runs, and hard work. Sofsocs provide a non-slip heel, compression on the foot arch, and individual toe protection to promote good toe splay and prevent blisters.
On this episode we talk about why we run. We will share with you some of the lessons we have learned through our journey of running, the benefits of doing physically challenging things as well as some of the why behind this mission. "An idle mind is the devils workshop" is also discussed in this episode and the importance of always staying busy with productive tasks in your daily life. Please tune in to this episode as it is sure to benefit you or someone you know. Thank you again for listening to The Suffer Up Podcast with Nate and Ryan
Thursday May 15, 2025
Thursday May 15, 2025
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Listen in to this short episode talking about some upcoming races, events, and a GIVEAWAY!!
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Monday May 12, 2025
Monday May 12, 2025
EP#6 Struggling Firefighter, A look into the Mirror, Nate's Story
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On this episode of the Suffer Up Podcast, Nate shares his story of how he became a firefighter in a busy metro department. He dives into how the job consumed and changed him for the worse, what he did to recognize how it has changed him, and what he did to change his course. This episode could be graphic for some listeners as he shares a few incidents he was a part of so please use caution when listening. Here and Suffer Up, we provide safe content to our listeners, however some of the scenes that Nate recalls may be disturbing to some. Please listen in as this episode only scratches the surface of some of the severe issues first responders face such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, and mental health.
We are proud to partner with Sofsocs
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We are proud to announce that we are now sponsored and chose to partner with Sofsocs.
Sofsocs is a veteran owned company based out of Pensacola. We engineered these toe socks for extreme conditions, long runs, and hard work. Sofsocs provide a non-slip heel, compression on the foot arch, and individual toe protection to promote good toe splay and prevent blisters.
Each challenge we keep in mind our slogan "Kill it or Will it" - this comes from the idea that sometimes you're trained and ready for the competition and you "kill it." Other times, the unexpected happens and you have to "will it" to get it done.
Monday May 05, 2025
Monday May 05, 2025
EP#5 Miscarriage, Grieving, First Responder Wife
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We are proud to announce that we are sponsored and chose to partner with Sofsocs.
Sofsocs is a veteran owned company based out of Pensacola. We engineered these toe socks for extreme conditions, long runs, and hard work. Sofsocs provide a non-slip heel, compression on the foot arch, and individual toe protection to promote good toe splay and prevent blisters.
On this episode we have our very first guest speaker Emily. Emily is a police officer wife to a husband at a very busy urban department. Emily shares her story of loosing their first child during pregnancy and her miscarriage. She openly shares how they handled the stress of this traumatic event, and offers some insight to other mothers who may be going through the same struggle. Emily also shares lessons she has learned in being a first responder wife and how they overcame the issues of mental health and grief. Being a wife of a public safety servant is no easy task, and Emily shares some sound advice to any spouse who may be struggling in their marriage or relationship. Please tune in to this episode as I am sure you will gain something from it. You won’t want to miss this one!
Monday Apr 28, 2025
Monday Apr 28, 2025
EP#4 Time management, Intentional Time, Being a man of your word
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We are proud to announce that we are now sponsored and chose to partner with Sofsocs.
Sofsocs is a veteran owned company based out of Pensacola. We engineered these toe socks for extreme conditions, long runs, and hard work. Sofsocs provide a non-slip heel, compression on the foot arch, and individual toe protection to promote good toe splay and prevent blisters.
Each challenge we keep in mind our slogan "Kill it or Will it" - this comes from the idea that sometimes you're trained and ready for the competition and you "kill it." Other times, the unexpected happens and you have to "will it" to get it done.
On this episode Nate and Ryan discuss the importance of intentional time, time management, and being a man of your word. Listen in as we collaborate our thoughts on how to implement these concepts into our daily lives.
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Monday Apr 21, 2025
Monday Apr 21, 2025
EP#3 Taking Action, Failure, Crawl Walk Run
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