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Colin Gibson is an ex-soldier, military contractor, scuba-diver, and owner of Talon: a security training company based in Northern Ireland. He\u2019s served in Iraq and Afghanistan, lived in Belize for 6+ years and has been on a rollercoaster journey of dealing with combat-induced PTSD and childhood trauma.

In part one of this epic four-part special we talk about:

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• The effects of growing up with an abusive father
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• How violence dominated his early years
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• Getting in trouble with the police
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• The moment his life changed and all the anger disappeared
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• Walking through fields barefoot in the rain
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• The one positive male influence on his life
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• Moving to Belize
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• Scuba diving stories: manta-rays, blackness and pica-pica jellyfish
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• Finding happiness for the first time
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• And a few teasers to what you\u2019ll hear in part two.
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In this part two we talk about:

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• Getting his feet washed by an Iraqi driver
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• Being challenged to a fist-fight by his girlfriend\u2019s dad
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• Getting thrown into a Belize prison cell with 20+ other people
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• What led him away from Belize
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• Why he ended up joining the military
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• And a few stories from his deployment\u2026
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In part three we talk about:

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• The specific combat-event that \u201csent him down the rabbit-hole\u201d
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• Dealing with survivors guilt
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• And battling with suicide.
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In part four we talk about:

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• How his experiences affect his life today
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• Why he\u2019s thrown himself into serving others through his new teaching business
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• (Talon Security Training)
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• What he\u2019s focused on
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• Why he started opening up about his experiences
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• And advice he\u2019d give to an 18-year-old version of himself
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Check it out.

https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/colin-gibson-talon-security