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Episode: EXTRA – Mindful Soldier, how combat offers resilience lessons for us all
Description: In his 22 year army career Ash Alexander-Cooper was shot multiple times, targeted by a suicide bomber, and caught in numerous explosions. But he has taken those traumatic moments, learnt from them, and now uses those experiences to help others with leadership and resilience.Now he’s teamed up with leading neuropsychologist Dr Jessica Miller for a new book, “Mindful Soldier”, which tells the stories of Ash’s experiences and explains the science of how our brains manage such extreme moments.They tell Kate Gerbeau how we can all use techniques, from squaddie humour to “helicop...