The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
113. Shawn Ryan: Beating Addiction, Military Industrial Complex, Trump Presidency Outlook
Tue, 12 Nov 2024
Former Navy SEAL & CIA operative Shawn Ryan opens up about his journey from elite warrior to rock bottom and back. Watch as he shares his battles with PTSD, addiction, and near-death experiences - and the unconventional path that saved his life. Plus, insights into the military-industrial complex and why traditional veteran care is failing. A must-watch for anyone interested in mental health, healing trauma, or understanding what really happens when the uniforms come off. Listen to "The Shawn Ryan Show" - New episodes Mondays! YouTube: https://bit.ly/4flFHrc Spotify: https://spoti.fi/4fITrfH Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4fpG58o Join Shawn Ryan's "Vigilance Elite" on Patreon for exclusive content!: https://bit.ly/3CixZQ5 Connect with Shawn Ryan: Website: https://bit.ly/4hJRPnt Instagram: https://bit.ly/3YOCmKu Facebook: https://bit.ly/48EXcAl TikTok: https://bit.ly/3UKdMsF X.com: https://bit.ly/3UO39VR LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3UIJTsO 00:00 Intro of Show and Guest 04:24 Impactful Guests on Shawn Ryan’s Podcast 07:15 Difference Between US SEAL Teams 10:00 Preparedness for (and Experiences on) Real-Life Combats 22:10 Misconceptions and Underestimation on Afghan Armies 28:10 Operation Red Wings 30:30 War is a Business 33:25 The Control of Big Food and Big Pharma 37:07 Trump: War Would be Done before I Step into Office 39:45 How Will the Ukraine War End? 41:18 United States’ Involvement in Wars 45:55 Shawn’s Experience on PTSD and Operator Syndrome 54:25 Experience in Medellin and Battling with Addiction 1:00:29 What Pushed Shawn to Get Help 1:06:55 Psychedelic Therapy and Ibogaine Experience 1:20:05 Experience of Dying 1:28:17 Shawn’s Belief in God 1:31:52 Profound Realizations being on Death Bed 1:33:18 Losing His Addictions after the Experience 1:35:32 Shawn’s Friend that Went through the Same Psychedelic Experience 1:38:17 RFK Jr.: FDA’s War on Public Health is about to End 1:40:56 What Does This Election Mean to Shawn Ryan? 1:49:15 A Day in the Life of Shawn Ryan 1:54:13 Final Question: What does it mean to you to be an “Ultimate Human?” GET GARY'S WEEKLY HEALTH & LIFESTYLE TIPS! https://bit.ly/4eLDbdU EIGHT SLEEP - USE CODE “GARY” TO GET $350 OFF THE POD 4 ULTRA: https://bit.ly/3WkLd6E BODY HEALTH - USE CODE “ULTIMATE20” FOR 20% OFF YOUR ORDER: http://bit.ly/4e5IjsV BAJA GOLD – 91 ESSENTIAL MINERALS IN EVERY PINCH!: https://bit.ly/3WSBqUa STRENGTH TRAINING EQUIPMENT - TAKE YOUR STRENGTH TO THE NEXT LEVEL!: https://bit.ly/3zYwtSl COLD PLUNGE - DIVE INTO OUR LINEUP: https://bit.ly/4eULUKp KETTLE & FIRE BONE BROTH - USE CODE “ULTIMATEHUMAN” FOR 20% OFF YOUR ORDER: https://bit.ly/3BaTzW5 SHOP GARY'S AMAZON PICKS: https://theultimatehuman.com/amazon-recs Watch the “Ultimate Human Podcast” every Tuesday & Thursday at 9AM ET on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3RPQYX8 Connect with Gary Brecka: Website: https://bit.ly/4eLDbdU Instagram: https://bit.ly/3RPpnFs TikTok: https://bit.ly/4coJ8fo Facebook: https://bit.ly/464VA1H X.com: https://bit.ly/3Opc8tf The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka Podcast is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice, and no doctor/patient relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user’s own risk. The Content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have and should seek the assistance of their health care professionals for any such conditions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: What led to Shawn Ryan's struggles with addiction?
Chapter 2: How did psychedelics play a role in Shawn's healing?
It just makes you wonder if any of the elites have our best interests at heart because in our industrial food supply, the majority of our nutritional research is funded by big pharma. I don't think it's about ending it. It's business. You were dealing with some pretty heavy mental illness. It's still just not in vogue to ask for help.
Everything that you've worked so hard to accomplish, you're at the apex of what you do. And now nobody cares because you're not in that anymore. There goes my whole identity. You have to learn how to reinvent yourself. They call it an ego death.
Tens of thousands of our military men and women that are permanently on the chemical hamster wheel, which is further destroying their life. Why are we preventing people from accessing these kinds of therapies?
What really did the trick was psychedelics. The most profound experience of my entire life. And I don't say that lightly. For you and military men and women that are in your group, what does this election mean to you? Part of the reason we got to where we were is because people in this country are scared to...
Today, we are thrilled to have a remarkable guest on the Ultimate Human Podcast, Sean Ryan. Sean's journey is one of resilience, purpose, and relentless dedication from his days as a Navy SEAL and a CIA contractor to becoming a powerful voice in the veteran mental health community.
Through his acclaimed show, The Sean Ryan Show, he's given a voice to the raw experiences of veterans shedding light on PTSD and the healing potential of alternative therapies like psychedelics. Today, Sean will take us deeper into his story.
He's gonna share the profound ways that his spiritual journey, mental health advocacy, and commitment to self-resilience have shaped his life and his mission. Join us as we uncover powerful insights into what it truly means to be an ultimate human. Hey guys, welcome back to the Ultimate Human Podcast.
I'm your host, human biologist, Gary Brekker, where we go down the road of everything, wellness, longevity, anti-aging, biohacking, and everything in between. And every once in a while, I am blessed enough to have a truly iconic guest on the podcast, not just a guest that is known to the world, but a guest that has had experiences in life that are just so uncommon, but yet so profound.
And today is one of those rare moments on The Ultimate Human where we get to have a really, really impactful guest with an incredibly special and not very common background. Welcome to the podcast, Sean Ryan. Hey, thank you. It's an honor to be here. It's an honor to have you, man.
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Chapter 3: What are the misconceptions about the Afghan army?
But there's been a ton of guys.
Because I always wonder, you know, when you see these elite special forces, and you were SEAL Team 2 and SEAL Team 8, right? And for folks that don't know the difference, I mean, we always hear SEAL Team 6, but what are the difference between the different SEAL teams? What are the numbers really indicating?
So, yeah, the numbers...
so you go through buds everybody you go through buds you go through sqt everybody becomes a seal and then so all the odd number teams are on the west coast all the even number teams are on the east coast out of little creek virginia or dam neck um west coast teams are all out of coronado california and then there's an sdv team that's out of hawaii and that's uh this like the mini submarines
But and then SEAL Team 6. So you get through, you go to a regular SEAL team and either go east or west coast or Hawaii. And then you I don't know what it is now, but you used to you could basically kind of do one enlistment or two platoons. Two platoons means two deployments. And so after you do two deployments, then you can screen to go over development group.
And so the screening is, it's kind of a series of things. It's an interview with your current command. It's a physical fitness test. It's a, you go interview over at a development group and they kind of see, you know, if they think that you would be a good fit. And so that's, if you're going to make it a career, that's the next step.
And what is that kind of career? When you say be a good fit, be a good fit to continue,
being a seal well so when you go to development group you go through a whole nother training course as well so so um so you go to the seal teams you do your deployments and then basically you try out it's a tryout for the next level wow and so yeah so there's another level above like the seals yeah there's like the ultra seals
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Chapter 4: How does the military-industrial complex operate?
Chapter 5: What were Shawn's experiences in combat?
you know, military icon, you know, the work that you do for veterans, the awareness that you brought to post-traumatic stress disorder, and even being very authentic about your own journey. You know, I find it very, very inspiring. And, you know, if you've ever watched my podcast, and my audience knows, and it sounds like I'm just repeating the same old line, but
So often the people that I have on this podcast that I feel are making the greatest impact in the world are people that have solved a problem in their life, right? And whether it's post-traumatic stress disorder or alcohol addiction or a relationship issue or they had chronic Lyme disease or whatever it was, and they solved that issue. And because of that journey,
they're making a massive impact in the world. And I think you are definitely one of those people that turned a very storied military career into an impactful message. And I just wanna say on the eve of Veterans Day, Veterans Day is the 11th, what's today? Okay. So it's March 8th. I mean, it's, um, I can't think of a more impactful guest to have on the podcast. So I'm just, I'm so excited.
And sometimes, you know, I tell them, I tell my friends and family this all the time. I'm like, I don't feel like I work a day in my life. Cause I really get to sit down with inspiring people like, like yourself. And so I've watched a lot of your podcasts. I mean, lots of people have watched a lot of your podcasts. Um, and, um,
This is a very self-serving question, but, um, of all these incredible military stories and incredible feats that you've had on your podcast, um, What is the biggest standout for you, if there was? Guest-wise or subject-wise? I would say let's do guest-wise and then let's go into subject-wise.
I mean, guest-wise, military guys, man, there's so many. That's hard. That's a really hard question.
We were actually just talking about the sniper that did a 2.1-mile shot and— And made a kill. I mean, these are the kinds of stories you'll find on this podcast. If you're not familiar with Sean Ryan, you should be. And just the infinite amount of complexity of that, you know, 10 second bullet trajectory.
But you've had so many of these icons on and you even started a foundation to preserve these stories. Yeah.
I didn't start a foundation. I help with a couple of different nonprofits. But I think there's been a lot of really big, impactful stories on the show. So I don't want to say my favorite one because I don't really have one. But some of the most impactful ones that I think there were was...
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Chapter 6: How does PTSD affect veterans after service?
Chapter 7: What insights does Shawn have on the Trump presidency outlook?
Chapter 8: How does Shawn define being an 'Ultimate Human'?
It just makes you wonder if any of the elites have our best interests at heart because in our industrial food supply, the majority of our nutritional research is funded by big pharma. I don't think it's about ending it. It's business. You were dealing with some pretty heavy mental illness. It's still just not in vogue to ask for help.
Everything that you've worked so hard to accomplish, you're at the apex of what you do. And now nobody cares because you're not in that anymore. There goes my whole identity. You have to learn how to reinvent yourself. They call it an ego death.
Tens of thousands of our military men and women that are permanently on the chemical hamster wheel, which is further destroying their life. Why are we preventing people from accessing these kinds of therapies?
What really did the trick was psychedelics. The most profound experience of my entire life. And I don't say that lightly. For you and military men and women that are in your group, what does this election mean to you? Part of the reason we got to where we were is because people in this country are scared to...
Today, we are thrilled to have a remarkable guest on the Ultimate Human Podcast, Sean Ryan. Sean's journey is one of resilience, purpose, and relentless dedication from his days as a Navy SEAL and a CIA contractor to becoming a powerful voice in the veteran mental health community.
Through his acclaimed show, The Sean Ryan Show, he's given a voice to the raw experiences of veterans shedding light on PTSD and the healing potential of alternative therapies like psychedelics. Today, Sean will take us deeper into his story.
He's gonna share the profound ways that his spiritual journey, mental health advocacy, and commitment to self-resilience have shaped his life and his mission. Join us as we uncover powerful insights into what it truly means to be an ultimate human. Hey guys, welcome back to the Ultimate Human Podcast.
I'm your host, human biologist, Gary Brekker, where we go down the road of everything, wellness, longevity, anti-aging, biohacking, and everything in between. And every once in a while, I am blessed enough to have a truly iconic guest on the podcast, not just a guest that is known to the world, but a guest that has had experiences in life that are just so uncommon, but yet so profound.
And today is one of those rare moments on The Ultimate Human where we get to have a really, really impactful guest with an incredibly special and not very common background. Welcome to the podcast, Sean Ryan. Hey, thank you. It's an honor to be here. It's an honor to have you, man.
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