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Resilient by Design: A Navy SEAL-Turned-Doctor’s Roadmap to Success | Shane Kronstedt MD

The Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Show

Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Science, Medicine

4.5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2025

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Shane Kronstedt—former Navy SEAL, physician, surgical resident, and most importantly, my husband—for a powerful conversation about discipline, resilience, and the real-life moments that define us. From his early years of martial arts and mixed martial arts to surviving Hell Week and life-or-death missions in Afghanistan and Uganda, Shane shares how pressure creates clarity, why mindset matters most, and what it truly means to lead by example. This deeply personal episode gives you a rare glimpse into the man behind the mission.

We cover:

  • Why Shane chose the most dangerous path on purpose—and what it taught him
  • What Hell Week is really like (and why most fail)
  • His perspective on “one moment of weakness for a lifetime of regret”
  • Lessons learned from combat trauma and performing surgery in war zones
  • The truth about motivation, mental toughness, and doing things that suck
  • Why preparation beats panic and mindset > emotion
  • The relationship between high performers, adversity, and identity
  • What it’s like building a family, business, and legacy

Whether you’re a parent, athlete, medical professional, or someone who wants to be better under pressure, this episode will challenge you to redefine your limits and commit to something greater than yourself.

Please be advised: This episode contains some strong language and may not be suitable for all audiences.

Who is Shane Kronstedt?

Dr. Shane Kronstedt Shane was a Navy SEAL and combat medic with ten years of active duty service. His time overseas treating patients inspired him to become a surgeon. He deployed to Afghanistan, Europe, the Horn of Africa, and South America. Some of his awards include the Navy Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, The Joint Services Achievement Medal, and Navy Achievement Medal x2. He graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School with AOA Honors in 2023 and is currently a resident in urologic surgery at Baylor College of Medicine.

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Timestamps:

00:00 – Intro & Forever Strong Summit Announcement

02:30 – Meet Dr. Shane Kronstedt

04:15 – Martial arts, discipline, and joining the SEALs

10:10 – The real job of a SEAL (not what you think)

12:00 – What separates those who succeed from those who quit

15:49 – What is Hell Week? Six days with 1.5 hours of sleep

20:46 – Why Plan A is the only plan

23:40 – “Stop feeling sorry for yourself” and the advice that stuck

28:55 – Training through adversity: failure, fear, and adaptation

33:37 – Is it all mental? Or are some people genetically built for this?

36:47 – Shane’s mindset tools: box breathing, neutral thinking, no drama

39:49 – Performing surgery under fire in Afghanistan and Uganda

54:21 – Why Shane decided to become a doctor

59:41 – Building a strong relationship while building a legacy

1:06:25 – The mindset behind elite performance

1:15:30 – Lessons from failure, discipline, and pushing through

1:31:08 – Resilience, service, and never breaking rule #1

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Transcript

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0:00.0

It's pretty dangerous. A lot of people are dying in the war. So, you know, it was no small feat to say I'm going to go join the most dangerous job and go into a, you know, profession where a lot of people are dying.

0:13.2

Dr. Shane Kronstadt, welcome to the show. You really have to have a lot of self-discipline and comfortableness in your

0:22.0

own skin because you tell your friends and they say, oh, absolutely not. No one makes it. Don't do it.

0:27.0

Your parents are saying, oh gosh, that's so dangerous. No one believes in you. You're the only person

0:31.7

that believes in yourself. You have to break things up in your head. You can't think about how

0:35.5

overwhelming everything is. That's when you don't make

0:38.3

it through those hard moments in life or in whatever you're trying to accomplish. You have to really

0:43.1

just take it moment to moment. I just wanted to moment. I just wanted to jump on here with an exciting announcement I am hosting the second ever

1:01.2

Forever Strong Summit April 26th, 27th in Houston, Texas, 2025. There's going to be two days, the VIP day on April 26th, you will learn from former

1:15.0

Navy SEALs, from former Secret Service, from individuals that you do not want to miss.

1:22.0

Myself, my inner tribe will be there to support you to learn everything from muscle health to science to

1:28.9

nutrition. You don't have to be an expert. You don't even have to have a background. All you have to

1:34.6

have is a will to win and stay strong. I will put a link in the show notes below. Please go to my website,

1:43.4

Dr. Gabriel Lyine.com.

1:44.6

We sold out last year

1:46.6

and I would hate for you to miss this opportunity.

1:49.2

So if you're waiting for a sign,

1:50.7

if you're thinking you need to change something up

1:52.5

and you need community,

1:54.3

friends, we've got you covered.

1:57.2

Dr. Shane Cronstadt, welcome to the show.

2:01.6

Thanks for having me.

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