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Supernaut

Supernaut is a podcast about spirituality, sobriety, suicide, and the full spectrum of being human.Hosted by Beth Kelling, the show opens space for honest conversations about healing, identity, and the parts of life we often keep quiet.As the show has grown, mental health has become a defining theme. Many guests have shared deeply personal experiences with anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, and loss. In response, Supernaut is dedicating more space to conversations around suicide—approaching the topic with care, honesty, and compassion.The goal is not to sensationalize pain, but to reduce stigma, encourage vulnerability, and remind people that struggling does not mean failing—and that help, connection, and light are possible.Whether you’re sober-curious, spiritually inclined, or simply looking for real conversations that make you feel less alone, you’re welcome here.If you or someone you lo

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    Service, Surviving & Thriving

    Some people come home from war and never fully come down from the adrenaline. Cody Knox knows that feeling from the inside. He joined the military at 17, became a combat medic, deployed to Iraq as a teenager, then chased the same intensity in EMS and nursing, all while trying to outrun what he had seen and what he felt. Along the way, alcohol became the most reliable switch in the room, until it stopped being a choice and started being survival.We talk about what reintegration really looks like when nobody teaches coping skills, when there are no debriefings after the worst calls, and when trauma follows you through a small town you cannot avoid. Cody opens up about a bipolar diagnosis, self-medicating, and the moments that pushed his drinking into freefall. He also shares what actually helped: treatment, veteran community, relapse lessons, and a sober mindset built on boundaries like sleep, food, and slowing down. If you care about veteran mental health, PTSD, EMS burnout, nurse addiction recovery, and trauma-informed care, this conversation puts language to what often stays hidden.We also get into meaning: choosing happiness over pleasure, rebuilding identity when people miss the “fun” version of you, and how to support first responders with specific, human gestures that land. Cody explains why peer support matters, including nurse-focused recovery spaces, and why checking on veterans hits differently during heavy news cycles.If this resonates, subscribe, share it with someone in healthcare or the military community, and leave a review so more people find it. What is one boundary you could set this week to protect your mind?0:00 Welcome And Hard-Won Perspective0:35 A Song That Holds A Memory1:45 Why He Joined At Seventeen6:54 Recon Life And Iraq Deployment11:22 Coming Home Without Coping Skills12:35 Bipolar Diagnosis And Self-Medicating14:25 EMS As Purpose And Belonging17:23 The Calls That Never Leave You21:50 How Drinking Took Over28:59 Malibu Rehab And Choosing Nursing35:50 Relapse And Healing With Veterans37:58 Happiness Over Pleasure Plus Boundaries46:30 Nursing Trauma And Facing Death54:40 How To Support First Responders56:36 War News And Social Media Overload1:01:53 Overstimulation And Losing Yourself1:07:21 North Star And Daily Persistence1:11:12 Faith And Why We Are Here1:12:33 The Words Others See In Him1:17:52 Veteran Suicide Ruck And Nurse Support1:22:43 Hopes For His Future Grandkids

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Supernaut is a podcast about spirituality, sobriety, suicide, and the full spectrum of being human.Hosted by Beth Kelling, the show opens space for honest conversations about healing, identity, and the parts of life we often keep quiet.As the show has grown, mental health has become a defining theme. Many guests have shared deeply personal experiences with anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, and loss. In response, Supernaut is dedicating more space to conversations around suicide—approaching the topic with care, honesty, and compassion.The goal is not to sensationalize pain, but to reduce stigma, encourage vulnerability, and remind people that struggling does not mean failing—and that help, connection, and light are possible.Whether you’re sober-curious, spiritually inclined, or simply looking for real conversations that make you feel less alone, you’re welcome here.If you or someone you lo

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