Cody Alford served as a Marine Scout Sniper for more than 15 years, including assignments with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (2/1) STA, 1st Force Reconnaissance, and all three Marine Raider (MARSOC) battalions. Now, he's an entrepreneur and speaker, helping others to work through post-traumatic stress and helping to dispel the stigmas associated with mental health awareness, all while running a merch company, We Defy the Norm, and living the nomad lifestyle in his van on the road. To look at Cody, you may never guess that he's served his country in so many capacities; he's an enigma in the veteran space - which is why he's sitting down with Mike to tell everybody what he's really about.

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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
03:00 - Liver Cleanse
05:00 - Temper Tantrums
11:00 - A Pocketknife for Christmas
14:00 - Convict Conditioning
19:00 - Duncanville, Texas
24:00 - Dad was a Good Man
29:30 - A Marine Corps Superfan
40:00 - Fallujah First
43:00 - Shot In the Helmet
53:00 - Taking Life
58:00 - Processing Trauma
01:07:00 - Not Everyone is in the Fight Like You
01:21:00 - Losing John
01:39:00 - Transferring to MARSOC
01:50:30 - On Varsity Now
01:58:00 - A Heart-Shaped Photo
02:16:00 - Wait for the Billow, THEN Run
02:22:30 - An Envious Desk-Rider
02:26:45 - Running The Show
02:33:00 - Evaluating the Afghanistan Evacuation
02:40:00 - Addressing Allegations
02:44:00 - The Pinnacle of my Career
02:55:00 - Inside the Ops Center
02:58:00 - American Problems
03:05:00 - Alford Solutions
03:11:00 - The Meaning of Life
03:17:00 - So... What Happens When We Die?
03:20:00 - Reincarnation, Kind Of
03:31:00 - Tumbling Down
03:37:00 - A Funny Canine Story
03:41:00 - I Got Out, My Life Ended
03:45:00 - Hippie Sh*t
03:51:00 - What's Next?
03:53:00 - Earlobe Tattoos
03:56:00 - Defy Tribe

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Support Cody Alford:

Coaching - Defy Tribe - https://defytribe.com
Merch - We Defy The Norm - https://wedefythenorm.com
Podcast - We Defy The Norm Podcast - https://apple.co/3XZSlmF
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Codyalford
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@CodyAlford
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/wedefythenorm
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thecodyalford

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