Ep 43: Diffusing bombs behind enemy lines: Benjamin Lee on PTSD and shadow work

Podcast: Odyssey & Alchemy: Men's Inner Transformation and Depth Psychology with Martin Prihoda · Martin Prihoda | Mindfulness Podcast & Men's Work Expert

Opublikowano: 2026-09-03

The measure of a man isn't what he says he'll do under fire. It's what he actually does when the bullets start flying. Benjamin Lee spent his career as an EOD technician, defusing bombs on the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan. He came home with PTSD, an opioid addiction that started with a legitimate prescription after surgery, and no idea who he was without the uniform. He rebuilt himself more than once — including through a rock bottom that involved real suicidal ideation he doesn't sugarcoat — and now runs the Initiation Source, coaching men through the same proc...