Treating Trauma Through Shakespeare with Stephan Wolfert (ep. 562)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary

John O'Leary

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🗓️ 27 April 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

When Stephan Wolfert was 24 years old, he found himself at a crossroad. After serving as a medic and infantry officer in the US Army, Stephan’s lifetime of grief and trauma became overwhelming. Drunk and suicidal, Stephan wandered into a random theatre’s production of “Richard: III” where his life was transformed when he recognized himself as a misfit like the main character.

After choosing to leave the service, Stephan began examining Shakespeare from a military veteran’s perspective, working with fellow military veterans and scientists, and using Shakespeare’s text and classical actor training to heal trauma and to aid in the transition from military service back into life as a civilian.

Today, Stephan powerfully shares his story in order to broaden the understanding of PTSD and other mental health challenges faced by our veterans through his theatre-therapy network DE-CRUIT.

My friends, if you or someone you love is seeking to understand trauma and how to start coming back from it, this conversation is for you.

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0:41.3	Welcome to the Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary. John is the number one national best-selling
0:48.5	author of the book On Fire. He's a world-class inspirational speaker and he's the host of the
0:53.6	Live-inspired podcast.
0:55.0	John interviews extraordinary individuals on their life story so that you can wake up from accidental living and more fully live your life story.
1:05.0	Here's your host, John O'Leary.
1:08.0	Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the live-inspired podcast with John O'Leary. Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the Live Inspired podcast with John O'Leary.
1:14.9	When today's guest was just 24 years old, he found himself at a mighty crossroad. He had been
1:22.0	recruited into the United States Army and had spent the last several years being wired for war.
1:29.6	He served as an officer and as a medic.
1:32.7	But once wired for war, nobody prepared him to be rewired for peace, for life.
1:40.4	Step it into the unknown without any support, Stefan Wolford's lifetime of grief and trauma became simply overwhelming.
1:48.5	And then he had an experience that changed his life.
1:50.7	He was drunk and he was suicidal and he wandered into a random building that ultimately would positively change his life.
1:58.3	You ready for the room?
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