

Behind The Shield
James Geering
Bringing the greatest minds in mental and physical wellness to the men and women who serve our communities.
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Feb 10, 2022 • 1h 52min
Brandon Webb - Episode 574
Brandon Webb is a former Navy SEAL, author and the man behind SOFREP. We discuss his journey into the military, Navy Search and Rescue, losing friends in Benghazi, veteran mental health, journalism and so much more.

Feb 8, 2022 • 1h 9min
Bedros Keuilian - Episode 573
Bedros Keuilian is a best-selling author, speaker and business consultant. He’s the founder and CEO of Fit Body Boot Camp. We discuss his childhood in Armenia, immigrating to the US, the obesity epidemic, warning signs of tyranny, capitalism, his powerful mental health story and so much more.

Feb 5, 2022 • 2h 13min
Kevin Cyr - Episode 572
Kevin Cyr is a RCMP SWAT Commander who has worked in multiple specialist teams in his 21 year career. We discuss his journey into policing, jiujitsu in law enforcement, physical fitness, the war on drugs, his powerful mental health story, Echelon Front and so much more

Feb 3, 2022 • 1h 30min
Dr Sean Rockett - Episode 571
Dr Sean Rockett is the Head Orthopedic Surgeon for the Crossfit Games and a lifelong athlete. We discuss his journey into medicine, injuries in the youth athlete, finding Crossfit, healing injury through movement, when to get surgery, opiates and so much more.

Feb 1, 2022 • 1h 28min
Ryan Parrott II - Episode 570
Ryan Parrott is a former Navy SEAL and the man behind the burn charity "Sons of the Flag". In this first of the HPP Series, Ryan unveils the Human Performance Project and the incredible 7X event that he will endure in January 2023. He has assembled some of the greatest minds on the planet to develop a guide book for physical, mental and spiritual excellence. You can be part of this incredible community today.

Jan 29, 2022 • 1h 6min
Katherine Grimm - Episode 569
Katherine Grimm is a massage therapist, strength and conditioning coach and meditation teacher. We discuss her journey into wellness, the power of massage therapy, coaching tactical athletes, Project Lyceum, healing relationships and so much more.

Jan 26, 2022 • 1h 40min
Jim McDonald - Episode 568
Jim McDonald is a strength and conditioning coach and firefighter. We discuss his journey into coaching, the importance of movement diversity in youth athletics, coaching high level sports athletes, his journey into the fire service, training the tactical athlete and much more.

Jan 25, 2022 • 2h 9min
Doug Mitchell And Dan Shaw - Episode 567
Doug Mitchell and Dan Shaw are veteran firefighters, authors and members of Traditions training. We discuss the importance of mentorship, combat readiness, physical fitness, learning from line of duty deaths, mental health and so much more.

Jan 22, 2022 • 1h 29min
Neville Johnson - Episode 566
Neville Johnson is a native South African, British Army veteran and author. We discuss growing up during apartheid, his journey into the British military, Northern Ireland, contracting, transitioning out, catharsis through poetry and so much more.

Jan 20, 2022 • 1h 34min
Sebastien Lavoie - Episode 565
Sgt Maj Sebastien Lavoie is a retired commanding officer in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, use of force expert and elite tactical athlete. In this second conversation we discuss the medical event that could potentially take one of his legs, the physical and mental rehab journey, jiujitsu, his incredible mindset, deploying to Haiti and so much more.