#230 – Kelsi Sheren: War, Artillery, PTSD, and Love

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<p>Kelsi Sheren is a veteran, artillery gunner, and founder of Brass and Unity. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Shopify</b>: <a href="https://shopify.com/lex">https://shopify.com/lex</a> to get 14-day free trial<br /> &#8211; <b>Justworks</b>: <a href="https://justworks.com">https://justworks.com</a><br /> &#8211; <b>Novo</b>: <a href="https://banknovo.com/lex">https://banknovo.com/lex</a><br /> &#8211; <b>Indeed</b>: <a href="https://indeed.com/lex">https://indeed.com/lex</a> to get $75 credit<br /> &#8211; <b>Onnit</b>: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/onnit">https://lexfridman.com/onnit</a> to get up to 10% off</p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> Kelsi&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/kelsiburns">https://twitter.com/kelsiburns</a><br /> Kelsi&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://brassandunity.com">https://brassandunity.com</a><br /> Kelsi&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kelsie_sheren">https://www.instagram.com/kelsie_sheren</a><br /> Charity: <a href="https://www.heroicheartsproject.org/">https://www.heroicheartsproject.org/</a><br /> Do the F*cking Work (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3mGhguF">https://amzn.to/3mGhguF</a><br /> Notes from Underground (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3mN5TRF">https://amzn.to/3mN5TRF</a><br /> Brothers in Arms (song): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhdFe3evXpk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhdFe3evXpk</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (07:50) &#8211; World War II<br /> (18:54) &#8211; Yeonmi Park, starvation, and mental health<br /> (33:10) &#8211; Kelsi&#8217;s 9/11 experience<br /> (36:39) &#8211; Becoming a soldier<br /> (43:07) &#8211; Artillery: The Hand of God<br /> (52:49) &#8211; Weapons training<br /> (1:10:35) &#8211; Pre-Deployment<br /> (1:26:42) &#8211; Arrival to Afghanistan<br /> (1:48:55) &#8211; Tragic war story<br /> (2:13:59) &#8211; Feelings after tragedy<br /> (2:17:41) &#8211; The Taliban<br /> (2:23:17) &#8211; Retrospective: 20 years in Afghanistan<br /> (2:39:57) &#8211; How war changes people<br /> (2:45:18) &#8211; PTSD<br /> (3:14:13) &#8211; Ayahuasca and mental recovery<br /> (3:46:09) &#8211; Love<br /> (4:04:12) &#8211; Advice for young people<br /> (4:07:33) &#8211; Death<br /> (4:13:22) &#8211; World War II</p>