How Suffering Becomes the Path to Freedom | Jeff Nichols | Ep. 73
By The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
November 5, 2025
Jeff Nichols, former Navy SEAL and world-class strength coach, sits down with David Rutherford to talk about the hardest battle of all — healing the human soul.
From addiction and failed suicide to faith and forgiveness, Jeff reveals the spiritual lessons hidden inside extreme violence, trauma, and failure.
Next Steps:
- 🏫 Get coaching by David Rutherford: https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/
- 📕 Get David's novel, The Poet Warrior: https://www.ballastbooks.com/ballast-bookstore/the-poet-warrior
- 📰 Sign up for David's weekly newsletter for free coaching tips, updates, and more: https://davidrutherfordletter.substack.com/
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro – The Need for Strength, Service, and Self
3:00 The SEAL Ideology and Its Limits
8:00 From Violence to Meditation
12:00 Addiction, Failure, and Grace
20:00 Rediscovering Faith Through Suffering
25:00 Building Performance First
40:00 Healing Through Teaching
50:00 Living With Purpose and Peace
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This story originally appeared in The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show