The Hard To Kill Podcast with Dave Morrow

Today’s show is all about PTSD in the first responder world and how Sean Conohan, former EMS tech and fellow podcaster overcame his challenges and is now helping change lives of those that are suffering from mental health issues through his work. Check out his UpTalk Podcast here

Hal Hughes is a former MMA fighter who served his province as a police officer for fourteen years. In the course of his duties, he sustained two separate severe traumatic brain injuries 5 years apart. These incidents also led to a diagnosis of PTSD as well as “Officer” Hal fighting addiction. In addition to being a married father of four and grandpa, Hal is also a member of Mensa and is currently a registered psychotherapist in Ontario, Canada.

Dr. Robb Kelly is one of those enigmatic people that make you wonder how they are able to accomplish so much. Founder of the Robb Kelly Recovery Group that offers tailored individual recovery programs that are leading the way in permanent recovery from alcoholism. An Oxford trained medical doctor and world class musician who has played with some little known bands like Queen and Elton John, Robb's story is absolutely incredible.

Adam Kinakin is a CAF veteran and experienced member of the L.E.O community. His eclectic interests have lead him to create the Tactical Breakdown Podcast. He's the creator of the ILET Summit, an international, online summit that brings together the world's leading experts on the topics that affect law enforcement officers the most.

Sylvain Mancuso is a Canadian osteopath and creator of Concussion Heroes, a Moncton NB based company. He has developed the exclusive Play-Ready™ program that is human-centric, improving the ability of athletes to sustain an impact. His 30-day Bootcamp will train your child to be faster, stronger and safer playing any impact sports.

Louis-Philippe is an expert Crossfit coach at Crossfit de l'Ouest and the reason why I'm able to train like a savage after my back injury. Good movement is the name of the game for LP. His programs build in movement consistency that has had profound effects for me in my athletic progression which allows him to layer in some beast mode strength. Head to his IG feed "The Best Coach You Never Heard Of": @lpeezcb

Pat Major is a veteran of the CAF, sniper, pathfinder and hand to hand combat expert. He currently runs Unik Skills in Halifax, NS which provides customized hand to hand combat and survival training to individuals and groups.

Dr. Kirk Parsley is a former Navy S.E.A.L. and medical doctor. His research in the field of sleep helps fellow S.E.A.L.s and mere mortals get a better grip of their sleep and improve their health and performance. Head to https://bit.ly/sleephrd and get yourself some Sleep Remedy that Kirk developed for his S.E.A.L. teams.

Keenan is a self described "bio-hacker" and deep health specialist. His background as a Crossfit athlete and subsequent burnout lead him down the path of deep health and recovery. He currently is a contributor on Kelly Starrett's, The Ready State and runs his very successful Medium feed all about health and fitness. Check out his blog post on Cold Therapy You can find him on IG: https://www.instagram.com/keenan_eriksson/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/keenaneriksson?lang=en Books to read - What Doesn't Kill Us

Kingsley Yew is a Physical Therapist and is the founder of Evolve to Perform on Long Island, NY. and is also a member of The Ready State staff. Kingsley believes that overall wellness – being fit and pain-free, is attainable, no matter what age you are. Grab a new MarcPro Device by using the KingsleyPT, 10% discount code. Check out his awesome blog post on The Ready State about sciatica And listen to what he's listening: Shoe Dog - Bill Knight

Tristan is a realtor, veteran and former member of the Canadian Special Operations Regiment. Tristan is the president of Selmar Real Estate Group an Ottawa based real estate brokerage and newest member of the dad club. You can find him on FB here: https://www.facebook.com/selmarrealestate/ IG: @selmarrealestate Tel:6138168827 To Read: Millionaire Real Estate Agent - Gary Kellar

Grant Ellsworth is a corrections officer, CAF veteran and creator of the Honey Badger Alliance. Grant has been a “frontliner” in the area of professional violence for 13 years and runs Defence Lab Calgary. You can find his podcast here: https://honeybadgeralliance.com/

We sit down today with John and Adam of Warrior Adventures Canada, a charity that takes CAF veterans and first responders on challenging outdoor adventures. WAC is unique in Canada since it is by veterans for veterans. You can find them and sign up for one of their trips here: https://warrioradventures.ca/ On FB/IG: Warrior Adventures Canada Favorite books: Sebastien Junger - Tribe Yohan Hardy - Lost Connections Sam Harris - Waking Up Dan Harris - 10% Happier Ekhart Tolle - The Power of Now anything by Alan Watts.

Charlotte is an infantry officer with the Royal 22nd Regiment "Vandoos" and also runs her own successful fitness company called Ton Plein Potentiel Avec Charlotte Raymond. Strongly motivated to get people healthier, she focuses on improving her clients' eating habits with an 80/20 principle. You can find Charlotte at: https://www.facebook.com/charlotte.inspira/ https://charlotteinspira.com/ https://www.instagram.com/charlotte.inspira/

Charlotte est un officier dans les FAC avec le R22R à Valcartier et est un entrepreneur qui gère sa propre entreprise de fitness qui s'appelle Ton Plein Potentiel Avec Charlotte Raymond. Fortement motivée pour rendre les gens en meilleure santé, elle se concentre sur l'amélioration des habitudes alimentaires de ses clients avec un principe 80/20. Vous pouvez trouver Charlotte à: https://www.facebook.com/charlotte.inspira/ https://charlotteinspira.com/ https://www.instagram.com/charlotte.inspira/

Renzo Ruiz Haas is an image tech for the CAF and hard charging entrepreneur in the spirituality space. His goal is to awaken the mind and body to the different levels of spirituality we've most likely been neglecting. You can check check out the awesome work he's doing and participate in one of his spiritual retreats by heading to renzoruizhaas.com Drop him a message on FB and IG @renzoruizhaas OR watch some of his content on YouTube

Karl is a veteran of the CAF and was an infantry soldier with 3 PPCLI. He currently is a fitness and nutrition coach and is the co-creator of the Ruck 4 Remembrance charity that helps raise money for Wounded Warriors Canada every November. Karl's favourite books are: Meditations from the mat by Ralph Gates and Never Quit by Jimmy Settle. You can find more info about the Ruck 4 Remembrance here: https://ruck4remember.ca/ or you can find Karl on IG: @ruck4remembrance

Mark Conn is an Army sergeant in the CAF, Afghan veteran, close protection specialist and experienced software coder. Mark describes his last few years in civvy land, working the corporate ladder and how to make the best of your leadership skills in the corporate world. Mark's favourite books: Homo Deus, Yuval Harare 21 Lessons For the 21st Century, Yuval Harare Command and Control, Eric Schlosser

Andrew and Daniel are co-owners of South Shore Iron, a gym located on the South Shore of Montreal. Andrew is a Warrant Officer in the CAF with the Royal Montreal Regiment, Afghan War veteran, 2018 Canadian Armed Forces athlete of the year in powerlifting and holds 4 CAF weightlifting records. Daniel is a Longueuil police officer and long time strength and conditioning coach. You can check out South Shore Iron here OR head to their location at: 3123A boul. Taschereau, Greenfield Park, QC

Mike is the owner of Aurelius Food Co. and retired CANSOF assaulter. Mike is the definition of the humble warrior. He would never say it himself but his career in the Canadian Armed Forces was exceptional to say the least. He has managed to transfer his hard charger attitude towards his newest venture which is selling Ottawa's finest olive oils and balsamic vinegars. His shop is located at : 1283b Wellington St W, Ottawa, ON Find him on FB :https://www.facebook.com/aureliusfoodco/ Or buy some oil and ship it home : https://aureliusfoodco.com/ Get at 10% military discount on all items in store and use the code MIL10 for all online orders. Mike's book recommendations: The Four Hour Work Week, Tim Ferriss; Deep Work, Carl Newport Rework, Basecamp

Jeff is the creator of Jeff Alpaugh Custom, home of the world's most dangerous dress shirt. A former PPCLI infantry officer and now a successful entrepreneur, Jeff founded his company while still serving in the CAF and successfully appearing on CBC's Dragon's Den. You can get your very own dangerous dress shirt here: https://jeffalpaugh.com/ On FB: https://www.facebook.com/JeffAlpaughCustom/ On IG: https://www.instagram.com/jeffalpaughcustom/

Alex est un ancien combattant canadien de la guerre en Afghanistan, entrepreneur et créateur d'Alpha Veterans. une entreprise qui relie les anciens combattants des FAC avec leurs services souvent négligés et d'autres entreprises amicales des anciens combattants au Québec et au Canada. Moi pis Alex nous sommes rencontrés récemment après qu'il m'avait invité à une salon de compassion pour les anciens combattants. Nous nous sommes tout de suite entendus et nous nous sommes rendu compte que nous étions en fait dans le même peloton en cours de notre montée puissance pour l'Afghanistan. Sa passion est évidente: après avoir été blessé au cours de son déploiement, il s'est rendu compte que prendre des médicaments et s'isoler ne le conduirait que dans des endroits plus sombres. Site web: https://www.alphaveterans.ca/ Alex est en train de lire (non, vraiment) mon livre - The Nimble Warrior ET Vous pouvez le trouver sur FB ici: https://www.facebook.com/alphaveterans/

Alex is a Canadian Afghanistan war veteran, entrepreneur and the creator of Alpha Veterans; a company that links CAF veterans with their often overlooked services and other veteran friendly businesses across Quebec and Canada. Alex and I met recently after a post he made inviting me to a Veteran services fair and we immediately hit it off and realized we were actually in the same platoon on pre-training for Afghanistan. His passion is evident, having been injured himself while on deployment, he realized taking pills and isolating himself was only going to lead him to darker places, so he took action and got off his opiates and started his company, Alpha Veterans https://www.alphaveterans.ca/ Alex is currently reading (no, really he is) my book - The Nimble Warrior AND You can find him on FB here: https://www.facebook.com/alphaveterans/

Greg Potapenko is a Warrant Officer with the Toronto Scottish Regiment and a successful marketing consultant. He likes to crush triathlons and marathons in his spare time and is a member of the Click Funnels Two Comma Club. Greg lays out how he took his side hustle to a wildly profitable marketing business.

Dr. Kelly Starrett is the granddaddy of mobility training and the inventor of Mobility Wod and the newly created, The Ready State. He has written multiple NY Times bestselling books; Becoming A Supple Leopard, Deskbound AND Ready to Run. He is my go to for everything mobility related and the inspiration for my book, The Nimble Warrior. You can check out his newest project, The Ready State here: https://thereadystate.com/ AND follow him on the Twitter here: https://twitter.com/thereadystate Kelly's book recommendations: Yuval Harari - Homo Deus David Epstein - The Sports Gene David Epstein - Range

Afton is one of those people that gets after it on a daily basis and is a self described grinder. A former provincial level rugby player, corporal in the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa and lawyer she adds to this list - boxer. Afton explains her journey to where she is now and how she got herself into getting punched in the face to end cancer. She's supporting a great cause and everyone should go and make a donation here: http://donate.ottawacancer.ca/site/TR?px=1280209&fr_id=1360&pg=personal#.XaHWWedKhQI You can also find her on social media here: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/afton.maisonneuve IG: https://www.instagram.com/aftonis_mais/

Class of '99 unite! This episode I chat with a fellow BHS grad of '99, Jordanna Kavanat about her yoga practice and how we can all use a little more zen in our lives. Jordanna is the embodiment of fitness and health and is a personal trainer, expert yoga instructor at Modo Yoga and esthetician. Her specialty is working with pregnant and post pregnancy women but don't let that throw you, gents. I've been to her flow classes and they kick the shit out of me every time. You can find her on the Gram at https://www.instagram.com/bodhi_ker/ And on the Facebooks https://www.facebook.com/bodhikerbodycare/ Drop her a message and head to one of her yoga classes NOW!

I freakin' loved recording this episode with Jonny Collins. His passion and dedication to mens' health is outstanding. As a British, Afghan War veteran and accomplished personal trainer, Jonny has carved himself out a niche with men to regain their fire. Focusing on driving up testosterone levels is crucial to ensuring his clients' success but also fixing people's mindset and habits make his program a winning combo. Becoming a dangerous man is something that has been at the top of my mind for awhile and for Jonny as well. Touching on the philosophical, we discuss the works of Jordan Peterson and how being dangerous doesn't mean being reckless and an asshole but understanding oneself as being immensely powerful and destructive if need be and to be able to control that, which is at the heart of being dangerous. You can catch Jonny and try his Barbarian Prime program here: https://www.jonnycollinsuk.com/optin He's also on the Gram at: @jonnycollinsuk And at: https://www.jonnycollinsuk.com/home-page24543871

This is a mini episode I recorded for the Prince's Operation Entrepreneur (POE). POE is an awesome organization that gives CAF veterans, or serving members that are about to retire, free business training in order to help them on their entrepreneurship journey. I'm proud to be a graduate of the program and I highly encourage any CAF veteran that is interested in starting their own business to apply for a spot. https://www.princesoperationentrepreneur.ca/

Shawn is the grandaddy of kettlebells in Canada. He’s released DVDs, a workbook and offers instructor certification all over Canada. He’s recognized world wide as an authority on kettlebells, martial arts and functional fitness and it’s an honour to have him on the podcast. Shawn is very active in training the sheepdog community and trains individuals on how to prepare as a generalist with a strong focus on proper movement patterns. On the web: www.agatsu.com On IG:@Agatsufitness Read: My Life At The Limit, by Ryan Messner; The Secret Life of Houdini, by William Kalouche; Making Mavericks, by Frosty. Go Surf with - Heather Alley

Leadership - Every organization wants the best leaders doesn’t it? But how do most go about ensuring this is the case? I know, after 15 years in the CF as a SNR NCO and junior officer, that leaders need to to be trained and mentored continuously. I would argue that the CF produces Canada’s best leaders just based on the sheer volume of training and practice each one of us gets. This podcast is a recording of a talk I did at the annual Dominos Pizza Canada Rally where I discussed my experience as a leader in the CF and how my lessons learned could help young leaders improve their franchises. Don’t forget to subscribe and share your comment on Apple iTunes AND make sure to share your favourite episode of the HRD2KILL podcast with a friend. Interested in getting some leadership coaching for your team or organization? Click the HERE to receive your FREE download for 3 surefire strategies to implement with your teams IMMEDIATELY! Enjoy the episode.

Steve Karagioules is an experienced leader, motivational speaker and author of, The Heart of a Champion - Five Easy Principles For Success and Happiness. Steve started his leadership development in the Canadian Grenadier Guards Cadet Corps and became a qualified jumper (lucky ducky). From there he took the lessons of leadership and hard work and applied them to his career in business and family. You can grab a copy of his book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1546265317/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_wAw-Bb3A282TS_nodl And make sure to vote for Steve's book for best self-help book of the year at the Author Academy Awards: https://authoracademyawards.com/vote2019/ Gotta correct myself - HORMESIS is the principle I was struggling to explain about progressively exposing yourself to stressors. AND Apparently, I'm full of shit on the whole burpee thing. Link to the Daily Stoic: https://dailystoic.com/ The Good Shepherd Mans Search For Meaning Circle of Profit Obstacle Is The Way Ego Is the Enemy

Yves is a Colour Sergeant with the Canadian Grenadier Guards, Afghanistan veteran, and founder of the Concordia University Veterans' Association. Currently deployed to Latvia, he has also volunteered months of his time to help with the refugee crisis in Greece. Extremely well spoken and well read, Yves has been through the wringer when it comes to psychological trauma both pre and post deployment and is a one hell of a good inspiration for anyone suffering out there with mental health issues. You can find the Concordia Veterans' Association here: http://www.conuvets.ca/ And here on FB: https://www.facebook.com/ConUVets/ Books discussed: Three Cups of Tea - Greg Mortensen On Killing - Dave Grossman Tribe - Sebastien Junger Here are some veteran resources that can make a world of difference if you're struggling: Veteran Transition Network - Intense group session work over numerous weekends (best thing I could've ever done) Veterans' Assistance Service 24/7 - Call toll-free: 1-800-268-7708 TDD/TTY: 1-800-567-5803

Tony is the creator and managing director of ATMorrow Consulting & Media Inc, is also the creator and managing director of the Getting2Hired Podcast and is a retired Naval Warfare officer of the Royal Canadian Navy. Create a LinkedIn account and follow ATMorrow Consulting here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/atmorrow-consulting-media-inc/about/ Check out his Getting2Hired Youtube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDsGi7jPIU0M6yGi2j3-Y3w Tony's book recommendation: Down and out in the new economy, Ilana Gershon

Pat Burkhard is the head coach at Agatsu Montreal, is a top notch strength and movement instructor and a proud daddy.Pat is a black belt in Kung Fu and is a former U17 rugby athlete in Quebec. The importance of incorporating generalist training is crucial for tactical athletes. At Agatsu, these guys incorporate so many fitness modalities that it fills a lot of fitness holes. In this episode, Pat talks about “rolling boulders up a hill” to describe how to manage your training plan and that you absolutely need to be well rounded in order to be as effective as possible in the field. Wisdom of the pod, “The body wants to survive!” If you’re in Montreal, check this place out and give Pat a shout. [email protected] www.agatsu.com www.facebook.com/agatsumontreal

Sean is one of the founding members of Beyond Limits Coaching and a combat veteran of the Royal Engineers. His time in Afghanistan and more recently, Syria, gave him tons of perspective on life and a never quit attitude. He's currently releasing a book called, Barrie, about his story in Syria and how it led to him rescuing a stray dog named Barrie. If you're in the London, UK area you can find him on Instagram: @seanlaidlaw and @beyondlimitscoach And you can check out all the awesome stuff these maniacs are doing on their website @ https://www.beyondlimitscoach.co.uk/ List of Podcasts mentioned in the show: http://www.podcasts.com/the-fitpro-masterclass-podcast-with-ru-anderson-99 https://bencoomber.com/podcast https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/theremoterevolutionshow https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-transformative-sales-podcast/id1454663646?mt=2

Rich is a master salesman and trains entrepreneurs, coaches business owners how to sell effectively and close deals. Having consulted companies such as DELL, Intel, ASUS, Ben Coomber and multi-location gym chains on his sales methodology, he came up with his 3C Method. Currently located in the UK, Rich handles an international clientele via remote coaching. His ability to communicate honestly and un "salesy" comes from a combination of his difficult life experiences while growing up, running a small family business at a very young age and his time in the RAF. You can listen to Rich's new podcast, The Transformative Sales Podcast, on Youtube, iTunes, Spotify and Stitcher. Check him out on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/richwellingtonofficial/

Welcome to the HRD2KILL Podcast. This episode is our initial handshake before we establish a full on relationship. It might get emotional, it might get weird but hold on, this one is gonna be worth it. This is just a brief intro to who I am and why I'm getting this podcast out into the universe. Glad to have you here. Dave