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.
Episodes
Sep 1, 2025
Sep 1, 2025
1 hr 18 min
EP#22 Rescue Swimmer and Fire Department Stories, Watch your Mouth
On this episode Nate and Ryan sit down and just share stories. Ryan shares a small portion of his career as a USN Rescue swimmer while Nate shares some fire department stories and pranks. This was a fun recording with Nate and Ryan and we hope you can laugh along with us on this one. We also share stories of how these professions taught us a few lessons.
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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.
Aug 28, 2025
Aug 28, 2025
12 min
EP# 21.5 Race is Coming Soon, New Store, Exciting News
Exciting things happening here at Suffer Up and we wanted to update our listeners with what is happening around here. We have been listening to some of the feedback and we hope to deliver some exciting episodes in the near future. Check out our linktree for our sticker store and support the channel.
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Aug 25, 2025
Aug 25, 2025
31 min
EP#21 Be Handy with Your Hands, Manhood in today’s world
It’s time to learn a new skill and work with your hands. Nate and Ryan share what working with our hands has done for us. We were made to work with our hands and put in that “sweat equity” to make ourselves better at something. Listen in as we share our thoughts on what this looks like and what manhood is in today’s office driven world.
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We are proud to partner with Sofsocs
Discount Code: SUFFER10
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.
Aug 18, 2025
Aug 18, 2025
48 min
EP#20 MIND OVER MILES, Nates First Ultramarathon, Lessons Learned
Nate and Ryan are back from family vacations and we sit down and share stories from the Mind Over Miles 25 mission. Together we were able to raise $2450 for Next Rung. This is the journey of Nate’s 32.44 mile run and some issues he had along the trail. Nate can now say he is an Ultra Marathon runner as this was his first official Ultra. We had a slogan during the run coined “For the silent voice,” to bring awareness to those who are suffering in silence. Please check out Next Rung below. Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe to the channel.
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We are proud to partner with Sofsocs
Discount Code: SUFFER10
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.
Aug 11, 2025
Aug 11, 2025
1 hr 8 min
EP#19 Married to the Job: A Firefighter Wife's Perspective
Nate told his story of suffering and struggling with mental health issues, but the real warrior behind the scenes is his wife, Lauren. Lauren shares her perspective of what that season of life looked like. She openly shares her story and offers sound advise to other wives who may find themselves in stressful situations related to the fire service and the JOB. Ultimately firefighter wives become married to the job as well, and Lauren shares a great perspective of how she now views the fire service. We hope you enjoy this episode.
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We are proud to partner with Sofsocs
Discount Code: SUFFER10
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.
Aug 4, 2025
Aug 4, 2025
38 min
EP#18 Family Time, Work Life Balance
On this episode Nate and Ryan discuss how we balance our family time and work time with life. We both have had high or currently do have high stress jobs that demand a lot out of us. This is an inside look as to how we balance those challenges. “A false balance is abomination to the LORD; but a just weight is his delight” Proverbs 11:1. Please leave us a review and click on our linktree for more!
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We are proud to partner with Sofsocs
Discount Code: SUFFER10
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.
Jul 28, 2025
Jul 28, 2025
44 min
EP#17 BE A MAN, LEAD YOUR HOME
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On this episode of the Suffer UP Podcast, Nate and Ryan share some thoughts on what it looks like to BE A MAN! This world often downgrades what being a man in the home looks like. God has given you as a man, the ability and responsibility to lead your home well. We use the quote “If you can’t lead yourself, how do you expect to lead others.” We hope you find this encouraging as we strive to level up in this area. Thanks for listening!
We are proud to partner with Sofsocs
Discount Code: SUFFER10
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.
Jul 21, 2025
Jul 21, 2025
33 min
EP#16 Spiritual Outlet, Prayer, Finding God
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On this episode, Nate and Ryan discuss ways we carve out time to spend time with God, and finding joy in the activities the Lord has blessed us with. We titled it, "Finding your spiritual outlet" as a way to encourage others to find time in your day to spend with Him. Please don't be mistaken, spending time alone in prayer is always good, but never to replace corporate worship. We hope you find this as an encouragement to you.
We are proud to partner with Sofsocs
Discount Code: SUFFER10
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.