Ep. 177: SBS Special Forces Veteran on Violence, Awareness, and Self Protection

About this episode

Sonny Smith, a former British SBS Special Forces veteran, discusses violence, awareness, and self-protection, sharing insights from his experiences in high-risk environments.

Violence arrives fast and leaves a long shadow. Former British SBS Special Forces veteran Sonny Smith returns to the Silvercore Podcast for a grounded conversation on awareness, personal safety, and the realities of physical confrontation. Drawing from experience in UK Special Forces, executive protection, surveillance work, and professional bare knuckle boxing, Sonny talks through how people are selected as targets, how situations escalate, and where confidence drifts ahead of capability. We discuss awareness as a practiced discipline, avoidance as a measure of competence, and the responsibility that comes with force. As the conversation deepens, it turns inward. We explore life after high risk work, mental health, identity, and the weight carried once the external danger fades. Sonny speaks openly about his personal experiences with ayahuasca as part of a broader reflection on trauma, accountability, and integration, without instruction or advocacy. This episode is a clear-eyed look at judgment, restraint, and what survival demands, both in moments of danger and across a lifetime. Buy Man Protect Here - https://a.co/d/2C4SVkx Follow Sonny - https://www.instagram.com/sixsightco/…

People in this episode

Host: Travis Bader

Guest: Sonny Smith

Topics covered

• violence
• awareness
• self protection
• mental health
• personal safety
• physical confrontation
• trauma

Keywords

• violence
• self protection
• awareness
• mental health
• trauma
• physical confrontation
• executive protection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: British SBS, Six Sight Training Wing, Six Sight, Silvercore Club, Silvercore Podcast

Products: Man Protect

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