Preparation perspective

Podcast: The Wellness Puzzle Podcast · Andrew Jobling

Opublikowano: 2026-08-26

What enables someone to survive the unimaginable—and emerge not only alive, but psychologically strong? In this extraordinary episode of The Wellness Puzzle Podcast, I speak with Derrick McManus, a former South Australian Police officer who served in the elite Special Tasks and Rescue (STAR) Group. Trained as a sniper and diver, Derrick also received specialist counterterrorism training from the military’s elite Special Air Service Regiment (SAS). While attempting to arrest a high-risk offender, Derrick’s life changed in less than five seconds. The offender fired 18 shots, striking Derrick 14 times. Critically wounded, Derrick lay bleedi...