Subscribe
Share
Share
Embed
What happens when a warrior returns home but can’t find peace?
Jon sits down with clinical psychologist Dr. Varpas de Sa Pereira explores the psychological challenges faced by combat veterans, with a particular focus on "Warrior Withdrawal Syndrome"...
What happens when a warrior returns home but can’t find peace?
Jon sits down with clinical psychologist Dr. Varpas de Sa Pereira explores the psychological challenges faced by combat veterans, with a particular focus on "Warrior Withdrawal Syndrome" - a condition distinct from but often coexisting with PTSD. Dr. de Sa Pereira delves into the complexities of transitioning from military to civilian life, highlighting how military culture shapes identity and mental health. He emphasizes the importance of purpose, the overwhelming anxiety of limitless choices in civilian life, and the need for mindfulness, self-care, and sleep. The discussion also addresses common misconceptions about veteran mental health, the essential role of family and community support, and the wide array of resources available to veterans. Throughout, Dr. de Sa Pereira offers practical strategies for healing and underscores that veterans must take an active role in their own recovery.
Get Dr. Varpas de Sa Pereira’s book here - https://www.amazon.com/Warrior-Withdrawal-When-Longer-Means/dp/196220250X
Try NEURISH - Personalized nutrition for your mental health. Get 15% off with Promo Code MTM. Visit https://tinyurl.com/57e68ett to learn more about this incredible daily supplement.
Feeling stuck? If you need help getting out of your rut, Will can help - head to willnotfear.com to learn more about his coaching to get you off the hamster wheel.
More from MTM at: https://mentalkingmindfulness.com/
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
04:17 - Masculinity Without a Father
07:58 - Success Through Small Wins
08:43 - Athletics and Confidence
14:35 - Gender Dynamics at Work and School
16:35 - Views Across Socioeconomic Lines
18:38 - Men, Mindfulness, and Society
23:00 - The Psychology of Masculinity
27:45 - Authentic Conversations
34:51 - Injury and Mindful Detachment
36:40 - The Fragility of Manhood
46:37 - Teaching Critical Thinking to Daughters
52:47 - Reading Romantic Cues
58:19 - Emotions, Relationships, and Boys
01:01:33 - Building Emotional Safety at Home
01:03:15 - Emotional Miscommunication with Kids
01:19:01 - Choosing Your Circle and Autonomy
Men Talking Mindfulness is a weekly podcast on men’s mental health, mindfulness, meditation, overall wellness, and leadership, hosted by retired Navy SEAL Commander Jon Macaskill and Stanford University Ambassador of Compassion Will Schneider. New episodes every Monday.
This show is for men who are doing fine on paper and know something is still off. Leaders, operators, veterans, tradesmen, dads... anyone carrying real pressure and tired of pretending it isn’t there. Every week Jon and Will sit down with psychiatrists, performance coaches, combat veterans, authors and everyday men to talk honestly about what we are all dealing with and what actually helps. Stress, sleep, anger, loneliness, focus, fatherhood, faith, testosterone, grief, burnout, and the daily practices that help a man come back to himself. No posturing. No lectures. Real conversations, real tools, and a mindfulness practice you can actually use.
Past guests include Jocko Willink, Mark Divine, Howard Behar, Rich Diviney, Dr. James Doty, Steven Pressfield, John Eldredge, and Dr. Mark Gordon.
Jon served 24 years in the Navy, 17 of them as a SEAL, and now teaches mindfulness and meditation to leaders in construction, engineering, manufacturing and defense. Will has taught yoga and mindfulness in New York City for nearly two decades and strips the fancy words away so the practices stick. Together they co-founded Focus Now Training and the Awareness to Action community.
If you have been told to meditate and never understood why it should matter to you, start here. Mindfulness will not make your stress disappear. It changes your relationship with it. That is the whole game.
Find the full back catalog, show notes and ways to work with Jon and Will at mentalkingmindfulness.com. Join the community at awareness2action.com.