Kelsi Sheren is a Canadian military veteran who served as an artillery gunner in Afghanistan when she was just 19 years old. The intensity of her tour ultimately led to the development of PTSD. She is now an advocate for veterans grappling with PTSD and suicide. Kelsi is the author of ‘Brass & Unity: One Woman's Journey Through the Hell of Afghanistan and Back’ - available here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1637588917 Kelsi’s website: https://www.kelsisheren.com Check out: https://brassandunity.com/pages/podcast #war #military #interview SPONSOR: https://GETSUPERBEETS.COM Use Promo Code: TRIG to get a free 30-day supply + 15% off your first order SPONSOR: Ekster Smart Wallet. Buy yours today at https://partner.ekster.com/Triggernometry | Use code: TRIGGERNOMETRY for an additional 5% discount. OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Music by: Music by: Xentric | info@xentricapc.com | https://www.xentricapc.com/ YouTube: @xentricapc Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/ About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. 00:00 Introduction 00:35 What Makes a 19 Year Old Girl Join the Military? 02:00 From Training to the Front Line 05:18 Anticipating the Conflict Zone 07:20 Time in Training 09:15 Deployment to Afghanistan 13:26 Playing By Different Rules to the Enemy 20:32 Sponsor Message: SuperBeets 21:53 Is War Something We Just Can't Explain? 24:11 Does a Part of Humanity Like War? 26:43 Being a Woman Serving in Afghanistan 35:22 Difficult Experiences in Afghanistan 40:28 Personal Impact of War 44:50 Dealing with PTSD 46:01 Sponsor Message: Ekster Wallet 47:38 Kelsi's Experience of PTSD Treatments & Support 52:35 Can Women Do the Job & Should They? 57:58 Brutal Cultures Win Wars 1:01:00 When Canada Pulled Out of Afghanistan 1:06:55 Should We Have Gone into Afghanistan? 1:11:41 Thoughts on Israel/Palestine War 1:14:34 'Donkeys Leading Lions' 1:17:15 What's the One Thing We're Not Talking About? Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Substack! https://triggernometry.substack.com/