In this episode, host Brian Duff sits down with Kris Hasenauer — a former Green Beret with 20th Special Forces Group who became a physician assistant and Doctor of Behavioral Medicine, and who now runs a mobile ketamine therapy program for veterans and first responders. The conversation is built for the preparedness-minded listener. Most prepping focuses on the event itself — the disaster, the fight, the survival scenario — but Kris and Brian dig into the part that's almost always left out of a preparedness plan: what happens to the mind in the aftermath. They explore why surviving the incident is only half the equation, how long-term stress catches up years after the fact, and why mental resilience belongs alongside the rest of your survival skills.
Along the way, they cover why PTSD is more prevalent today than ever, how modern drone warfare is reshaping the battlefield, and the hard truth that recovery is a lifelong process rather than a one-time fix. Kris breaks down the science of neuroplasticity, the role of ketamine and other emerging tools, practical grounding techniques anyone can use under stress, the half of stoicism most people skip, and the part empathy played in his own healing. Whether you come to this show to prep and survive or to have honest conversations about life after service, this is a grounded, wide-ranging look at building the kind of resilience no gear list can provide — because trauma is universal, and preparedness includes the mind.
