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BONUS EPISODE SAMPLE- Laying Down the Armor w/ Chris Buckley

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Religion & Spirituality

4.8566 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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This is just a preview of this week's Patreon exclusive bonus episode. You can hear the episode in full by becoming a member at: https://www.patreon.com/indoctrination In this Patreon exclusive bonus episode, Rachel welcomes back friend of the show Chris Buckley. Chris is an Afghanistan and Iraqi war veteran, and reformed member of the KKK. Today, he works with the anti-extremism non-profit Parents for Peace and has created a deradicalization program designed specifically with veterans in mind, but is geared to work with all manners of hate and extremist ideology. Chris updates Rachel on his journey of healing as he sets out to become a certified peer support counselor in hopes of ultimately becoming a therapist. He provides insight from his studies with renowned trauma expert Bessel van der Kolk. Hear Chris's previous episodes here: podcasts.apple.com/cz/podcast/extr…i=1000524771356 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cogn…0527354668&l=id Find out where you can see "Refuge" the documentary on Chris's story here: www.refugemovie.com/ You can also see Chris in the PBS documentary Love Wins Over Hate here: www.pbs.org/video/love-wins-over-hate-vzi4a6/ More info on Parents for Peace here: www.parents4peace.org/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0

Thanks for tuning in to our bonus episode preview.

0:10.2

This is just a short sample of this week's exclusive Patreon episode.

0:15.9

You can hear the episode in its entirety by becoming a member at patreon.com slash indoctrination, where you'll gain

0:24.4

access to all of our exclusive episodes and merchandise.

0:34.2

I am so happy to have Chris Buckley back on the show today. An old friend. I feel like an old friend. You know, when you share a lot, when you share a lot that feels really personal, it can make you feel connected, you know, even though I haven't met you in person, but we've talked a bunch and, and I am so happy to

0:57.0

have you back. And it is by popular demand. So people really wanted to hear more from you and how

1:04.0

you've been doing and answer, you know, some of the other questions that came up from some of the

1:08.5

people who listened to the first couple episodes with you and with you and your wife. So welcome back. Hey, thanks for having me. It's

1:15.5

definitely feels like we've known each other forever. When you share with somebody, you form a bond

1:22.3

with them. So I think that's that's probably why we feel like we know each other forever.

1:28.3

Right. It's very true. So it's nice. And I want to hear about more of the work that you're doing.

1:34.5

And I have just a bunch of questions about what's been happening in the world and some of the trends that you've seen and maybe more about your experiences.

1:43.9

So just let us know, though, how is life in

1:47.1

general? How are you and how's your family? So I've been with Parents for Peace for a few years

1:52.9

now and I'm still really much engaged in that work. It's such a rewarding field to be able to help

2:00.3

somebody and to know that your hard work,

2:03.3

your commitment to others is not going to waste.

2:08.8

You know, I mean, like, just to just to be able to help one person is, it's an amazing feeling.

2:15.3

I could have any job in the world, man, and I get to do the coolest thing with the most amazing people.

2:22.6

The guys at Parent for Peace from the founders, the Bledsoes, to our executive director, Miriam, and our operations programs manager, Emma Duane. It's the most amazing group of people and the most

2:37.8

awesome work environment. My brother from another mother, Parib Kalika, the other clinician at

2:43.0

Parent for Peace, they've just taught me so much in the time that I've been there. And I've started to

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