In this deeply personal feature on the CommonX Podcast, Ian and Jared sit down with Derek Morris — a singer-songwriter whose art is forged in the fires of trauma, PTSD, survival, and redemption. Morris doesn’t just play songs. He lives them. He channels the invisible scars, the grit beneath the harmony, the “sound beyond the silence.”

Together they explore:

• How music became Morris’s therapy when everything else failed.

• The tough truth of living with PTSD: the nights that never end, the memories that won’t stay buried, and the moment he found that a song could save him.

• Why raw honesty in art isn’t just a choice — it’s a lifeline.

• How Generation X stories of disillusionment, survival and reinvention live in new voices like Derek’s.

If you’ve ever shouted into the void and wondered if what you feel mattered — listen in. This episode isn’t just entertainment. It’s an invitation to every wounded human walking upright: to reclaim your voice, to let your story be heard, and to find the soundtrack in your survival.

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