Trevor Beaman didn’t go to Chicago looking for a breakthrough—he went for his friend. Two dads in their mid-40s, a brutal 18-hour sprint, a sick driver, a flat tire, and every reason to turn around… and then the night flips. Trevor ends up on stage at Navy Pier during Fred again.. — and what he experiences isn’t just a concert. It’s emotion returning. It’s joy, grief, release, connection, and the part of life that doesn’t wear a uniform coming back online. We talk about retirement after a lifetime of service, learning to do something “for yourself” without guilt, why this night hit differently than therapy or ketamine, and how it changed him as a husband, a dad, and a friend.
Listen to Trevor’s full story at DTDPodcast.net.
00:54 Intro — Retirement, fun, and the Chicago run
01:24 Trevor returns + where he was mentally before the trip
09:20 “We need to do this for ourselves”
11:29 Quick career overview (24 years / 20 SF) + identity shift
13:35 The trip begins (flights, driver gets sick, rental car pivot)
14:51 Lake Shore Drive + dinner + mindset heading into the show
20:00-ish Getting asked: “Do you want to dance on stage?”
31:49 Why THIS was different than therapy/ketamine/etc.
34:53 “Maybe I was seven years old” (felt human again)
35:19 How it changed him as a dad/husband/friend
40:56 Biggest lesson + the “dad again” moment
46:10 Advice: take a chance + flat tire at 3:30 a.m.
47:46 Wrap + where to find the full story + sponsor
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