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I said this a while back, and I still believe it. What you go through doesnโt determine who you become. The difference is whether youโre willing to look back and ask: ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฃโฆ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐๐ค ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ง๐? Not every situation is fair... But everyโฆ
I donโt align myself with many organizations. When I do, itโs because the values are real and the mission actually matters. Thatโs why Iโm proud to stand alongside ACT Now Education... an organization focused on empowering the military community through education, career guidance, and real opportunities for growth and transition.โฆ
Not all medicine comes in a bottle. If youโre curious about unconventional healing and addiction recovery, this full conversation is worth a listen. ๐ง๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฐ๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐๐ด๐บ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ด, ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข, ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ธ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด & ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด
Therapy helped me slow down and look at things from a different angle. That shift in perspective changed more than I expected โ and I see a lot of veterans who never get that chance. I'm curious... what's something that helped shift your perspective? ๐
What stood out to me here is this idea of being โready to receive.โ My guest, Andrew, had been through rehabs before, but nothing stuck. Not because he didnโt want change, but because his system was still stuck in survival mode. This conversation breaks down why ibogaine isnโt the finishโฆ
I asked this question because I know how many people feel lost. What Andrew shares here is simple, but powerful: ๐ช๐ฒโ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ. ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐. If youโve ever felt isolated (during service, after service, or in life) what helped you reconnect? โฌ๏ธโฆ
Andrew from Freedom Ibogaine talks about how medically supervised ibogaine treatment is designed to slow things down, quiet the noise, and create space for real work to begin. This conversation isnโt about shortcuts or miracle fixes. Itโs about structure, safety, integration, and a community that is finding healing through anโฆ
I recently sat down with Andrew from Freedom Ibogaine to have honest conversation about addiction, recovery, and what happens when the noise finally quiets enough to do the work. ๐ง ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐: ๐๐ฃ๐ฐ๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐๐ด๐บ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ด, ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข, ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ธ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด & ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด โ ๏ธ The clipโฆ
What if recovery begins by turning off the fight or flight switch thatโs been stuck on for years? We sit with Andrew from Freedom Ibogaine to explore a medically supervised path thatโs helping veterans and first responders reset cravings, soften trauma responses, and rebuild life with structure and community inโฆ
Andrew from Freedom Ibogaine @freedomibogaine breaks down how ibogaine can quiet the noise long enough for real recovery work to begin, especially for veterans and first responders. This episode goes deep on safety, trauma, integration, and what sustainable healing actually requires. ๐ง ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ: ๐๐ฃ๐ฐ๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐๐ด๐บ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ด, ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ถ๐ฎ๐ข, ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐โฆ
What if recovery begins by turning off the fight or flight switch thatโs been stuck on for years? We sit with Andrew from Freedom Ibogaine to explore a medically supervised path thatโs helping veterans and first responders reset cravings, soften trauma responses, and rebuild life with structure and community inโฆ
Iโm not trying to be my kidโs best friend. Iโm trying to raise a resilient human. ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ? Should parents focus more on comfort, or preparing kids for real life? โฌ๏ธ
Real conversations donโt start with โIโm good.โ They start when someone cares enough to ask again. In this clip, JMach breaks down why he always asks: โO๐ฌ๐ข๐บโฆ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ?โ Do you think people are afraid to be honest, or are we just not used to beingโฆ
A lot of people think joining the military will fix everything... like the structure and discipline will magically erase their past. But from what Iโve seen, it doesnโt work that way. If you donโt deal with your stuff before you put on the uniform, itโs going to come back laterโฆโฆ
In the military and in life, you can guide someoneโฆ but you canโt walk the path for them. What's been your experience with either being a mentor, or being supported by one? ๐'๐บ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐! โฌ๏ธ
Leadership isnโt about perfection... itโs about reflection. Every one of us has made mistakes, bad calls, and choices we learned from. Thatโs the heart of The Morning Formation podcast: Real conversations about growth, service, identity, and owning your story. If you value authenticity and real leadership lessons, you're in theโฆ
Your past doesnโt disappear just because you ignore it. JMach shared a great point here: ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ช๐ตโ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ. Do you turn into the storm, or do you keep trying to outrun it? ๐โก
So many veterans carry this secret shame: โI ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ. ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ. ๐ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ.โ But what if your purpose wasnโt only overseasโฆ What if the real fight was the one waiting for you back home? Learning how to heal your wounds. Finding stability in your workโฆ
๐บ Most people have no idea how normalized drinking is in the military. And let's be real, not only does the military allow drinking, but it practically builds a lifestyle around. Do you agree with what @jmachpodcast said... that when you join, you basically become an alcoholic...? Iโm curious whereโฆ
Many veterans focus on military trauma, but the truth is more complex: For a lot of us, the patterns, reactions, and survival skills were shaped long before we ever put on a uniform. JMach breaks it down: ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏโ๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆโฆ
Most people think the toughest part of military service is the deployment. But for a lot of veterans, the hardest fight starts the moment they get home. Divorce. Lost stability. Starting over from scratch. And even for those who never deployed, the transition can hit just as hard...losing identity, routine,โฆ
๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐๐ด๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ถ๐: Youโre not alone. Youโre worthy. Youโre capable of more than you think. JMach @jmachpodcast said it better than most: Take the leap. Start the thing. Get the support. Build the life youโve been avoiding because it felt too big. If youโve beenโฆ
The military teaches you discipline with your body. No one teaches you discipline with your mind. JMach breaks down the truth: ๐๐ค๐ช ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐จ, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ค๐๐๐๐จ. What story are you choosing to believe today? - - - - - - - - - - -โฆ