"A New Tribe"

Today we have a fascinating conversation with Army
Special Forces Green Beret (turned wildlife-conservationist) Kevin Garrad. Kevin speaks about his experiences joining the US Army on a green card after September 11, deploying to war at just eighteen, serving eighteen years in the military, and his personal struggles with being medically retired, including suicidal thoughts, drug addiction, wanting to crash his motorcycle, and lacking any sense of purpose. Kevin shares the radical & remarkable decision he made to sell his houses, cars and all material possessions and move to Africa with nothing but a ruck sack. There, he rediscovered passion & happiness through hanging out with “hippies and conservationists” and leading & training anti-poaching teams to save wildlife. Kev was able to experience firsthand the immense healing power of being in nature, and he speaks to the necessity for all humans- but especially veterans- to find a “new tribe,” after service because there is tremendous healing in togetherness. Kev shares about the power of manifestation, particularly how his dream job didn’t exist so he had to create it; and how these days, he’s “broke as fuck but happy as hell.” Our conversation with Kev is an episode you definitely won’t want to miss! To learn more about Kevin’s nonprofit, Wild Response, please visit: www.wildresponse.org