Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Privacy Isn't Paranoia, It's Protection.
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Alex West, a retired Navy SEAL with 20 years of service and 15 combat deployments with SEAL Team 3 and DEVGRU, joins Shawn Ryan to discuss a life shaped by war, trauma, service, and recovery. West reflects on growing up in Africa with a Vietnam veteran father, entering BUD/S at 18, his path through the SEAL Teams, and leading the assault team during Operation Neptune Spear, the mission that killed Osama bin Laden. He also opens up about the devastating loss of Extortion 17, the psychological toll of years of combat, and the difficult road that ultimately led him toward healing, founding the veteran surf-therapy nonprofit One More Wave, becoming a mental health therapist, and advocating for treatments including ibogaine.
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#PODCAST #MILITARY #HISTORY #NAVYSEALS #NAVYSEAL #WAR #COMBAT
Vigilance Elite/Shawn Ryan Links:
Website - vigilanceelite.com
Patreon - patreon.com/VigilanceElite
TikTok - tiktok.com/@shawnryanshow
\Instagram - instagram.com/shawnryan762
Alex West Links:
Website - alexwest.com
Americans for Ibogaine - americansforibogaine.org
One More Wave - onemorewave.com
Instagram - instagram.com/alexwestimpact
X - https://x.com/AlexWestImpact
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/alex-west
Privacy Isn't Paranoia, It's Protection.
Download the Glacier app today: https://srs.site/glacierapp
Alex West, a retired Navy SEAL with 20 years of service and 15 combat deployments with SEAL Team 3 and DEVGRU, joins Shawn Ryan to discuss a life shaped by war, trauma, service, and recovery. West reflects on growing up in Africa with a Vietnam veteran father, entering BUD/S at 18, his path through the SEAL Teams, and leading the assault team during Operation Neptune Spear, the mission that killed Osama bin Laden. He also opens up about the devastating loss of Extortion 17, the psychological toll of years of combat, and the difficult road that ultimately led him toward healing, founding the veteran surf-therapy nonprofit One More Wave, becoming a mental health therapist, and advocating for treatments including ibogaine.
Support the Shawn Ryan Show for $5 and get the chance to watch the shows AD FREE, with the exception of Shawn's personal reads, before they release!! Sign up here: patreon.com/VigilanceElite
Please leave us a review on Apple/Spotify Podcasts:
Apple - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shawn-ryan-show/id1492492083 Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/5eodRZd3qR9VT1ip1wI7xQ?si=59f9d106e56a4509
#PODCAST #MILITARY #HISTORY #NAVYSEALS #NAVYSEAL #WAR #COMBAT
Vigilance Elite/Shawn Ryan Links:
Website - vigilanceelite.com
Patreon - patreon.com/VigilanceElite
TikTok - tiktok.com/@shawnryanshow
\Instagram - instagram.com/shawnryan762
Alex West Links:
Website - alexwest.com
Americans for Ibogaine - americansforibogaine.org
One More Wave - onemorewave.com
Instagram - instagram.com/alexwestimpact
X - https://x.com/AlexWestImpact
LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/alex-west
