About this episode

Adan Castaneda shares his experiences as an Ex-Marine Sniper and discusses his autobiography and struggles with mental health and addiction.

Adan Castaneda is an Ex-Marine Sniper who deployed to the Iraq War shortly after 9/11. He wrote the autobiography of his time in the Military, as his life was an extreme real-life game of chess, where he had to make strategic moves, analyze the battlefield, and find a way to survive. He is the author of Chess Perception: Mindset is Everything. When he returned home, he lost a family member to gun violence. He self-medicated with drugs and alcohol for years before being admitted to psych...

People in this episode

Host: James

Guest: Adan Castaneda

Topics covered

• military experience
• autobiography
• mental health
• drug addiction
• chess

Keywords

• Adan Castaneda
• Iraq War
• military
• chess
• mental health
• autobiography
• drug addiction

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