One Breath at 2 A.M. Changed Everything | Former Special Forces on Survival

One Breath at 2 A.M. Changed Everything | Former Special Forces on Survival

From This Week Explained by Leon Media Network

April 3, 2026 · 1h 3m

About this episode

Tim Thomas shares his journey from addiction to finding healing through breathwork.

In this deeply personal and impactful episode of This Week Explained, we take a brief step back from the usual geopolitical chaos to focus on the home front: our own minds and bodies. Fellow combat veteran and Aussie former Special Forces operator Tim Thomas joins the show to share his incredible journey from the absolute darkest places to finding genuine light. Tim opens up about losing six years of his life to prescription pills , a terrifying turning point in a psychologist's office , and how the crushing weight of isolation and fatigue almost drove him to the edge. Through his rock-bottom moments, Tim discovered the life-saving chemical power of his own breath. Now the creator of the Breathwork in Bed app, he's here to teach us how to reclaim our sleep, protect our energy from "energy vampires," and tap into the medicine cabinet we carry in our lungs. Whether you're perpetually online tracking open-source intelligence or just trying to survive the daily grind, this episode provides actionable, biological tools to instantly reset your nervous system. Stay tuned until the end for a live, guided breathwork exercise that will clear your head in under three…

People in this episode

Host: Leon Media Network

Guest: Tim Thomas

Topics covered

  • mental health
  • survival
  • breathwork
  • personal journey
  • isolation
  • prescription pills

Keywords

  • breathwork
  • mental health
  • survival
  • Tim Thomas
  • prescription pills
  • isolation
  • energy vampires

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Organizations: Breathwork in Bed, Leon Media Network

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