Jordan Wylie: War Zones, Wild Missions and the Fight to Find Himself

He’s dodged bullets, been held at gunpoint, worked as a private security contractor in the world’s most dangerous places and still says the scariest thing he ever did was sit still with his own thoughts.

This week, Ellie McKay is joined by the unstoppable force that is Jordan Wylie. Soldier. Adventurer. Author. TV personality. But underneath it all, a man who’s had to battle his demons harder than most.

In this brutally honest episode of On a Mission, Jordan opens up about the journey that took him from a council estate in Blackpool to the frontlines of Iraq, and then straight into a full-blown mental health crisis when the adrenaline ran out.

He talks about the high-stakes missions, the chaos, the wild expeditions and the slow, painful work of rebuilding himself after years of running on fumes. ADHD, PTSD, depression. He’s lived it, faced it and turned it into something meaningful.

Jordan isn’t here to play the hero. He’s here to tell the truth. And it might be one of the most important conversations we’ve had on this podcast.

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Key moments include:

✔ Sleeping on a prison floor at 15 and how it changed everything ✔ Why joining the Army gave him a reason to live ✔ Life as a private contractor in war zones ✔ The emotional crash that came when the chaos stopped ✔ Getting addicted to recognition and losing his sense of self ✔ Using adventure to mask the pain ✔ How humanitarian work helped him find real purpose ✔ Living with ADHD and finally getting the diagnosis ✔ What it really takes to stop performing and start healing ✔ Why being honest saved his life and how he’s helping others do the same

Subscribe to On a Mission for conversations that go there, the mess, the mindset, and the mission behind it all.

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