Armchair Expert: Alan Ritchson on Trauma, Protection, and Reaching Reacher

A raw conversation about trauma, ADHD, resilience, and learning to protect without becoming consumed. In this condensed take on the original Armchair Expert episode, Dax Shepard and Monica Padman talk with Alan Ritchson about his childhood in Niceville, Florida, his Complex PTSD diagnosis, EMDR therapy, rejection sensitivity, and the family choices that led him to Nashville. Alan also shares hard-won lessons from modeling, acting, and roles in Smallville, Blue Mountain State, Titans, and Reacher, plus what he’s learned about anger, negotiation, and self-defense after years of feeling targeted. Listen now to get the key ideas in minutes.