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Oct 16, 2025 1 hr 17 min

Ryan Christensen - Engineering the optimal belief system

from Get Off The Bench Podcast Hosted by Kerryn Vaughan

Ryan Christensen is The Belief Engineer. A self-proclaimed oddball, having led a very unconventional life, with a path that seems to have been perfectly crafted to bring him to this phase and place in his life. Ryan’s journey began when he chose to join the United States Marine Corps rather than go the traditional college route. That set him on a 23 year long career in Intelligence - as a Russian Linguist in the Marines, supporting F-16 and F-22 fighter squadrons in the Air National Guard, and finally supporting counter terrorism and counter proliferation operations as a CIA contractor. In 2019, Ryan began his personal development and healing journey in earnest. He'd already been in therapy off and on for almost a decade, and knew it was time to get serious. He tried just about everything under the sun, alongside becoming a professional hypnotist. The frustration he faced, realizing that nothing worked the way it was supposed to, left him with no other option but to figure it out himself. Leveraging those 23 years of experience, plus his autistic gifts and insights, he took a deep dive into how things REALLY worked. He found out a lot about how the mind is built, how beliefs shape our reality, why they're so resistant to change, and how to break himself out of the prisons he'd created to keep himself safe. Now, he helps others finish their own journey. He says “It's the least I can do”. Socials: Website: https://thebeliefengineer.com LinkedIn: Ryan Christensen Youtube: The Belief Engineer Winner Peace (Book) Enjoy the visual here on Youtube

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Ryan Christensen spent 23 years in the US Marines working as a Russian Linguist, which led him to become a counter-terrorism contractor with the CIA. Embracing a diagnosis of ADHD, Bipolar, and Autism, Ryan began to questions why he could never find happiness despite many yeas of therapy and other modalities. Then one day he realised - when we can operate from the Optimal Belief System, everything becomes OK.

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