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Kelsi Sheren - War, Artillery, PTSD, and Love
Thu, Oct 14, 2021 · Loading views
Kelsi Sheren is a veteran, artillery gunner, and founder of Brass and Unity. Note from Lex: I'm aware that Jocko temporarily took down his conversation with Kelsi to remove the names of some of the people involved in order to protect their and their family's privacy. I did the same.
Books mentioned
Do the F*cking Work: Lowbrow Advice for High-Level CreativityBrian BuirgePublished: Dec 30, 2019 Timestamp: 2:28:16
Timestamps
- 0:45 - World War II
- 11:48 - Yeonmi Park, starvation, and mental health
- 26:04 - Kelsi's 9/11 experience
- 29:34 - Becoming a soldier
- 36:01 - Artillery: The Hand of God
- 45:44 - Weapons training
- 1:03:29 - Pre-Deployment
- 1:19:36 - Arrival to Afghanistan
- 1:41:49 - Tragic war story
- 2:06:54 - Feelings after tragedy
- 2:10:36 - The Taliban
- 2:16:12 - Retrospective: 20 years in Afghanistan
- 2:32:51 - How war changes people
- 2:38:13 - PTSD
- 3:07:07 - Ayahuasca and mental recovery
- 3:39:04 - Love
- 3:57:07 - Advice for young people
- 4:00:27 - Death