EP 99: Nick Norris - SEAL Team Leader on Psychedelics, Purpose, and Rebuilding After Loss

Nick Norris is a former Navy SEAL Officer and the founder of RANGE SD. In this deeply honest conversation with host Ryan “Birdman” Parrott, Nick talks about transitioning out of the SEAL Teams, founding multiple companies, and facing the grief of losing his father and younger brother. But it was psychedelic therapy that forced him to stop running from pain and start rebuilding from within.

They dive into veteran mental health, Ibogaine and 5-MeO-DMT, entrepreneurship, family, patriotism, and the emotional burden of bringing home a fallen teammate. This is what leadership looks like beyond the uniform.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro: Psychedelics, Service, and Transformation
05:00 Grief, Loss, and Family First
10:45 Transitioning from the SEAL Teams
16:20 Building Protekt and Founding RANGE SD
22:00 What Fuels Nick’s Work
27:00 Commercial Real Estate and Ethics
33:30 Greatest Success as a Broker
37:45 Greatest Day in the Teams
41:15 Psychedelic Therapy: Ibogaine & 5-MeO
48:30 Loving Yourself and Facing Your Pain
54:00 Veteran Advocacy and Nonprofits
58:00 Project Restore Hope and the VFW Vision
1:04:00 Lasting Change and Hard Work
1:09:00 Final Reflections and Fatherhood
1:12:30 Who Is Your Hero?
1:15:00 Closing Thoughts

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