Jason Kander - The Invisible Storm Of PTSD

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Connor Beaton

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Education, Mental Health, Relationships, Self-improvement

4.8 • 591 Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

A lot of misunderstanding surrounds Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and yet it's one of most impactful injuries that can happen to a person. So when I heard of Jason Kander, a former Army Captain and political leader who's been decisively honest with his experience, I immediately wanted him on the show to shed some light. It was an honor. Jason provides a more nuanced and experienced definition of what PTSD is and what it feels like, and we cover how PTSD affected Jason's mindset, career, wife, and family. If you're a veteran (or know one) and this show resonates, don't hesitate to call the Veterans Crisis Line; call 988 and then hit 1 to speak with someone (or text 838255). In Canada, call 1-800-268-7708, and in Australia, 1800 011 046. Jason Kander is a former Army Captain and intelligence officer who served in Afghanistan, and was the first millennial ever elected to a statewide office. He is the current president of national expansion at Veterans Community Project, a non-profit providing housing and walk-in services to American veterans, and co-founder of the Afghan Rescue project, a non-profit that has safely gotten over 1700 men, women, and children out of Afghanistan. Kander is also the host of Majority 54, a popular political podcast. Jason’s first book, Outside the Wire was a New York Times bestseller, as is his second book Invisible Storm: A Soldier's Memoir of Politics and PTSD, a brutally honest memoir of his struggle (and healing) with PTSD. He lives in Kansas City with his family. Connect with Jason -Website: https://www.jasonkander.com/ -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonkander/ -Twitter: https://twitter.com/JasonKander -NEW book, Invisible Storm: https://bit.ly/3BuRBOC -the Veteran's Community Project: https://www.veteranscommunityproject.org/ -the Afghan Rescue Project: https://www.afghanrescueproject.org/ Did you enjoy the podcast? If so, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podchaser. It helps us get into the ears of new listeners, expand the ManTalks Community, and help others find the self-leadership they’re looking for. Are you looking to find purpose, navigate transition, or fix your relationships, all with a powerful group of men from around the world? Check out The Alliance and join me today. Check out our Facebook Page or the Men's community. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify For more episodes visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right, team, welcome back to The Man Talk Show.
0:14.0	I am Connor Beaton, and joining me today is a very special individual.
0:18.7	Somebody that I enjoyed the conversation with deeply, his name is Jason Kander. Jason is a former special individual. Somebody that I enjoyed the conversation with deeply, his name is
0:21.7	Jason Kander. Jason is a former army captain who served in Afghanistan and was the first millennial
0:28.7	ever elected to a statewide office. He was elected to the Missouri State Legislature in 2008 and as a
0:36.6	Missouri Secretary of State in 2012.
0:40.0	When asked, this is a quote by Dan Pfeiffer from Pod Save America, when we asked President
0:46.3	Obama who he saw as the future of the Democratic Party, the first name that came out of his
0:51.2	mouth was Jason Candor. So Jason has a pretty substantial background in military and politics.
0:57.7	He is the president of national expansion at Veterans Community Project, which is a nonprofit
1:02.7	organization and host of Majority 54, a popular political podcast.
1:08.9	Jason's first book Outside the Wire was a New York Times bestseller.
1:13.1	He recently wrote a book called Invisible Storm, Soldier's Memoir of Politics and PTSD.
1:19.5	What we are going to be talking about today is largely about PTSD, what it looks like and feels like to have PTSD and how one can start to address
1:31.4	that part. So whether you or someone that you know has had PTSD, this is a very insightful
1:37.9	podcast because Jason shares a little bit about his journey in therapy actually dealing with
1:43.7	his PTSD,
1:45.1	what the impact was on his wife and his family, you know, how she dealt with that.
1:49.9	So while this is maybe a little bit of a shorter podcast, I think it's only about 45, 50 minutes
1:54.7	long, there is some really great insight into what it looked like to be outside the wire, which is outside the
2:02.7	base, outside the protection of the military. Jason's work, you know, what he was doing,
2:07.9	interacting with people in Afghanistan, which is very insightful. So without any for the delay,
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