What a Navy SEAL Learned About Survival Off the Battlefield

"I was twenty-three, sitting on top of a water tower with a steak in one hand, a Corona in the other, and cops at the base yelling for me to come down. I thought I was unstoppable. I was already lost."

Before Dr. Dice became a Navy SEAL and later a doctor of mental-health counseling, he was a small-town kid addicted to chaos. From stealing guns and rigging booby traps to surviving childhood violence, addiction, and near-death experiences, After the Trident is the true story of a man who pushed every boundary—and then learned what it takes to rebuild a life from the wreckage.

Told with unflinching honesty and dark humor, this book takes listeners deep inside the mind of a high-performing addict and adrenaline chaser who turned his pain into purpose. Through raw memoir and the Holistic Change Model (HC-Mod)—a practical framework he built from lived experience and doctoral research—Dr. Dice reveals how survival, recovery, and transformation actually work.

Inside you'll find:

• Candid, cinematic stories from childhood to the SEAL Teams—gritty, fearless, and brutally human.
• 20/20 Hindsight reflections showing how trauma, addiction, and shame transform into clarity and growth.
• Real-world tools for anyone ready to face their own darkness and create change that lasts.

Whether you're a veteran, first responder, or simply someone trying to survive the battles no one else sees, this book will make you laugh, wince, and ultimately believe in redemption.

Because sometimes the hardest enemy to face…is the one inside.