Jason Kander: A Story of Service, Mental Health, PTSD, and Recovery

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4.6 • 690 Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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On this week’s episode, Will Ahmed, the Founder and CEO of WHOOP, is joined by former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander. Before being elected Secretary of State in 2012, he was a member of the Missouri House of Representatives. Jason is also a veteran of the United States Army achieving the rank of Captain during his service as a military intelligence officer in Afghanistan. Will and Jason will discuss Jason’s decision to join the military (3:12), life in Afghanistan (5:10), Jason’s da...

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0:00.0	What's up, folks? Welcome back to the WOOP podcast where we sit down with top athletes,
0:08.8	researchers, scientists, and more to learn what the best in the world are doing to perform at their
0:13.6	peak and what you can do to unlock your own best performance. I'm your host, Will. I'm a founder
0:18.5	and CEO of Woop, and we are on a mission to unlock
0:21.0	human performance. On this week's episode, I am joined by former Missouri Secretary of State
0:27.9	Jason Kander. Before being elected Secretary of State in 2012, he was a member of the Missouri
0:33.2	House of Representatives. Jason is also a veteran of the United States Army, achieving the rank
0:37.9	of captain during his service as a military intelligence officer in Afghanistan. Jason has written
0:44.6	two New York Times bestselling books, Outside the Wire, 10 lessons I've learned in everyday courage,
0:50.8	and Invisible Storm, a soldier's memoir of politics and PTSD, in which he writes
0:56.2	candidly about his years battling undiagnosed PTSD. Jason and I discuss his decision to join the
1:03.5	army and his time in Afghanistan, some really amazing stories of his time investigating war
1:09.3	criminals. Jason's battle with PTSD, dive deep into his decision to pull out of the presidential race in 2020
1:17.3	and the Kansas City mayoral race, how Jason deals with his mental health today,
1:23.5	working with the veteran community, Jason is involved with multiple organizations. Jason's time on
1:29.7	Woop and how he uses it in his daily life, a longtime WOOP member, and a look into Jason's political
1:35.9	career. If you're thinking about joining Woop, you can visit our website to sign up for a 30-day
1:41.4	free trial membership and take the first step to unlock your own best
1:45.3	performance today. New members can use the code will to get $60 credit on WOOP accessories
1:50.7	when you enter the code at checkout of your new membership. If you have a question you want to see
1:54.9	answered on the podcast, please email us, podcast at Woop.com, or call us 508443-4952. Without further ado, here is my
2:04.6	conversation with Jason Pader. Jason, welcome to the Wooop podcast. Thank you for having me.
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