"I Did Everything Right And I Was Still Miserable" From Episode 36 With Alyssa Michelle

Kagan Dunlap Show Clips · Dec 25, 2025 · 17m

Alyssa Michelle was born and raised in upstate New York as one of four sisters in a middle-class family. Growing up in the 90s, she was more drawn to art, music, and church than athletics—until high school, when she decided to pursue the military and began building discipline through individual sports like track and cross country. That decision ultimately set her on a path of resilience and leadership.Alyssa attended SUNY Brockport, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and commissioning as the top cadet in her ROTC class in 2015. Alyssa branched into Field Artillery and began her…