What happens when a man who’s spent his life running into burning buildings, defusing bombs, and teaching gymnastics around the world realizes the one thing he can’t control is the fire inside him?

In this episode of Authenticity in Action, I sit down with Jeff Tucker—better known simply as “Tucker” in the CrossFit world—for a conversation that blew me away. This isn’t a surface-level chat about mindset or movement. It’s a full-body, full-soul unraveling of what happens when the man who's always had the answers finally admits… he doesn’t.

Tucker shares his journey from respected coach and first responder to someone wrestling with anger, trauma, and the silent weight of a life lived in service to everyone but himself. And then—how plant-based medicine cracked him open in the most unexpected, humbling, and transformative ways.

We dive into:

• Why psychedelics (like psilocybin and DMT) weren’t an escape, but a reckoning
• What PTSD and grief really look like in men trained to suppress them
• The surprising truth about ego, vulnerability, and why strength looks different now
• How Tucker is rebuilding himself, one brutally honest step at a time

This conversation is raw, layered, and exactly the kind of honest reflection I created this podcast for. If you’ve ever hit a wall in your own growth, questioned your identity, or carried pain you never gave yourself permission to name—this one will meet you there.

It's not about being fixed. It’s about getting real. And Tucker? He brought it all.

👉 Hit follow. Hit play. Then maybe hit replay.

Because authenticity isn’t just a vibe.
It’s a f*cking verb.

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