{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68df6f255f95c3d4193089e4/6982d012b331d49efc02dfd4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"SAS Veteran On The Courage To Start Again  || How This Midlife Reinvention Gave Him Purpose`","description":"<p>What happens when an elite SAS soldier walks away from the special forces to become an emergency nurse ... at 40? Matt Bunker's story is one of the most powerful conversations about midlife reinvention, men's mental health, and finding purpose we've ever had on this podcast.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Don't Let the Old Man In, Matt opens up about his dysfunctional childhood, the brutal reality of SAS selection, a devastating breakdown in 2019, and how he rebuilt his identity from the ground up.</p><p><br></p><p>This conversation covers:</p><p>- The reality of&nbsp;SAS selection and what it takes to pass</p><p>- Why high-achieving men struggle with identity after leaving their career</p><p>- How childhood trauma shaped his path (and how he broke the cycle)</p><p>- The moment his wife told him the truth he needed to hear</p><p>- Why nursing in a chaotic ED is the closest thing to military operations</p><p>- Practical advice for any man facing a midlife career change</p><p>- Matt's views on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and&nbsp;men over 40's health</p>","author_name":"Pod O'Sullivan"}