Mick Hawkes QCB is a former member of the British SAS, and a private security consultant.Mick Hawkes is a leader with over 22 years of corporate experience managing extreme and high-risk HSSE operations across the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia, following a distinguished 22-year military career, including 14 years with 22 Special Air Service (SAS), where he was awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal for bravery. Mick has an MSc and certification as a Certified Crisis Management Professional (CCMP), and has spent the last 15 years applying his expertise in the Petrochemical, Gas, and Oil industries, presenting security solutions at Board level. Renowned as an honest, composed, and determined professional, Mick is also an accomplished Tier 1 trainer in security and situational awareness, specialising in VIP protection, conflict management, active shooter response, and kidnap and ransom. His leadership has ensured an exemplary 15-year record of zero security incidents under his management.In this conversation today, Mick and I discuss us:00:00 - Getting Captured with Billy Billingham05:18 - Surviving interrogation11:26 - Aftermath of capture14:36 - Reflecting on capture17:27 - Was Mick worried about being killed?24:22 - Mick's honest opinion of Billy Billingham29:08 - Going undercover in Northern Ireland44:18 - How dangerous was Northern Ireland at the time?49:15 - Going undercover with MI550:42 - Why the SAS are the best in the world54:03 - What was it like training with Delta force?58:00 - How to tell if someone is a threat01:08:00 - Staying safe in today's world01:18:00 - Connect with MickConnect with Mick here:https://www.hawkesandco.ukLinks:https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter)https://www.Instagram.com/freedompactwhttps://ww.twitter.com/freedompactpod Email: freedompact@gmail.com

General Stanley McChrystal is a retired four-star U.S. Army General and former commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.In this episode, General McChrystal and Joe discuss modern times, the potential of civil war, how civil war could start in America, who really holds decision-making power in the US, America's role in global affairs, and more.Buy General McChrystal's book: ‘On Character’ Here: https://www.mcchrystalgroup.com/about/books/detail/2025/01/04/on-character--choices-that-define-a-life00:00 - These Are Dangerous Times03:54 - Risk In Modern Society07:14 - A Power Outage Could Spark Civil War10:13 - We've Lost Personal & Institutional Character15:43 - How Much Influence Does President Trump Really Have On War?21:02 - Where True Power Lays In America27:57 - Civil War & How It Starts32:45 - How We Prevent A Civil War34:41 - The Lesson That America Is Yet To Learn38:40 - Should America Get Involved In Foreign Affairs?41:25 - Will Militaries or Economics Decide The Future of Warfare?43:46 - America Need British & Canadian Forces48:15 - Being Played by Brad Pitt49:55 - How General McChrystal Wants To Be Remembered51:24 - A Conversation About CharacterConnect with us:https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter)www.Instagram.com/freedompactwww.twitter.com/freedompactpod Email: freedompact@gmail.com https://Tiktok.com/personaldevelopment

James J. Sexton, Esq. is a trial lawyer with two decades of experience negotiating and litigating high-conflict divorces.Timestamps:

0:00 The #1 Reason For Divorce

03:10 Spotting Disconnection In Your Marriage

09:00 How To Have Hard Conversations With Your Partner

24:30 Losing 'The Plot' Of Your Relationship

30:00 86% People Remarry After Divorce

39:30 Why People Cheat

49:00 The Signs Your Partner Is Cheating

54:00 Prenups Are Romantic

58:00 More From James

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Website - https://www.nycdivorces.com/

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Craig Harrison is former British Army sniper who once held the World record for the longest kill in combat, achieved in Afghanistan in 2009. His military career included tours in Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan.Timestamps:

0:00 World's Longest Sniper Kill

11:50 Spending 7 Days In Sniper Position

16:00 Afghanistan

18:00 Emotions Of Taking Out Targets

23:00 PTSD

34:00 Trauma Of War

41:00 Signs Of PTSD

44:30 IED Explosion

46:30 PTSD In Everyday Life

51:00 My Wife Saved My Life

57:30 Living With Trauma

1:03:50 The Army & Identity

1:09:00 What Makes Life Worth Living?

1:10:00 More From CraigConnect with Craig:

https://www.themavericksurvivalschool.co.uk

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Robin Horsfall is a former member of the British 22SAS known for his role in the famous Iranian Embassy Siege, and a best-selling author. Timestamps:

00:00 - Iranian Embassy Siege

10:20 - What makes the British SAS special

13:41 - SAS vs Delta Force

20:05 - Failing SAS selection then succeeding on the second attempt

24:09 - What it truly takes to pass SAS selection

27:57 - The only good SAS tv show worth watching

32:03 - Operation Mikado (Certain Death)

37:03 - Accepting Death

38:34 - The mindset Robin used to deal with Cancer

42:23 - Robin’s history: Fatherlessness, isolated and bullied

47:31 - How to deal with bullies

55:30 - Is Britain still great?

59:04 - What makes a life worth living?

01:00:24 - Connect with Robin

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https://robinhorsfall.substack.com/

Taylor Cavanaugh is the only United States Navy SEAL/French Foreign Legionnaire.Timestamps:0:00 Best Special Forces In The World

02:30 Journey To Military

04:00 Not Settling For Average

12:10 Hell Week & SEAL Selection

23:40 Sniper School

32:00 Brotherhood in SEALs

35:00 Seal Operations

38:20 Kicked Out of SEALs

42:00 Rock Bottom

43:30 French Foreign Legion

50:10 The Gestapo Interview

52:50 ‘The Farm

54:45 Navy Seals Vs Foreign Legion

58:40 Leaving The Foreign Legion

1:02:00 Most Badass Career Moment

1:04:45 Lessons From Military

1:06:00 What Makes Life Worth Living?

1:07:20 Connect With TaylorConnect with Taylor: @tcavofficial Connect with us:

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Dr Joanna Moncrieff is a psychiatrist, professor, and best-selling author, who is leading the charge in how we understand psychiatric drugs, like anti-depressants. Joanna is Professor of Critical and Social Psychiatry at University College London (UCL) and a practising consultant psychiatrist in the NHS. Moncrieff is best known for challenging the ‘chemical imbalance’ theory of depression and for her influential work on how psychiatric medications actually work—arguing they produce psychoactive effects rather than correcting underlying brain disorders. Her books, including Chemically imbalanced have reshaped public and professional debates around antidepressants. Timestamps:00:00 - The anti-depressant myth that people have been misled on06:05 - Serotonin & Mass Learned Helplessness 11:10 - The history of anti-depressant medication16:13 - Anti-depressants impact the brain like alcohol and drugs18:45 - Patient reports that anti-depressants have saved their lives25:03 - Anti-depressants vs exercise as a treatment for depression28:17 - Normal depression vs clinical depression & should psychiatrists treat depression?37:10 - Depression as a reaction to the souls suffering40:01 - Gen Z and SSRI’s as ‘hot girl pills’45:05 - Medications for ADHD vs SSRI’s54:50 - Sexual dysfunction after taking SSRI’s58:45 - The backlash that Joanna has faced from colleaguesConnect with us:https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter)www.Instagram.com/freedompactwww.twitter.com/freedompactpod Email: freedompact@gmail.com https://Tiktok.com/personaldevelopmentJoanna’s seminal 2022 paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-022-01661-0.pdfMoncrieff, J., Cooper, R. E., Stockmann, T., Amendola, S., Hengartner, M. P., & Horowitz, M. A. (2023). The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence. Molecular psychiatry, 28(8), 3243-3256.Maudsley deprescribing guidelines: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Maudsley-Guidelines-prescribing-Prescribing/dp/111982298XConnect with Professor Moncrieff: https://joannamoncrieff.com / https://x.com/joannamoncrieffDISCLAIMER: The content provided by the Freedom Pact Podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. Our content is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on our social media or other platforms.

Kevin Robert Kesar, also known in WWE as Karrion Kross, is an American professional wrestler, actor, and martial artist. He is the author of the new book 'Life Is Fighting.'

In this episode, Kevin discusses his viral Wrestlemania promo, surreal current levels of fan support, the struggles he has faced throughout his career, learning from Triple H & Shawn Michaels, developing his character and much more.

Timestamps:

0:00 Fan Support

02:30 Viral Wrestlemania Promo

07:30 Living Your Dream

09:00 Career Struggles

16:00 Frustrations With WWE

24:30 Wrestling School

31:00 William Regal's Advice

33:00 Favourite Wrestlers To Work With

36:00 Character & Storytelling

38:00 First NXT Title Win

42:00 Being Released From WWE

49:00 How I Want To Be Remembered

51:00 What Makes Life Worth Living?

52:00 Connect With Karrion

More from Karrion & his new book: https://linktr.ee/realkillerkross

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