Battle Scars: A Story of War and All That Follows

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His expert presentations give audiences an insight into the truth behind PTSD, as he candidly shares his story to promote acceptance and understanding. In 2019 Fox alongside Sean Johnson kayaked the length of the Yukon river [16] over 1,980 miles in Alaska. The expedition was unsupported, with Johnson and Fox raising awareness and funds for The Royal Marines Charity, The Special Boat Service Association and Rock 2 Recovery.

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In 2017, Fox co-authored a book SAS: Who Dares Wins: Leadership Secrets from the Special Forces [7], with his fellow TV presenters and Special Forces soldiers Anthony Middleton, Matthew "Ollie" Ollerton and Colin Maclachlan.

This is the fifth or so self help book that I have read over recent years so I like to think I have a good feel for what makes a good one.

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I’m not sure I’d revisit this one, but for the most part I enjoyed it and my review certainly doesn’t take away from his aim to help people.

Fox became the host of a podcast Jason Fox Wild Tales [10] in 2018, in conjunction with the Book of Man, with whom he is a regular columnist. He is a man who has experienced a lot in life – composing through extreme jobs in his British Army roles as well as a simple guy from England living his own life – Jason has a lot to say.

Life Under Fire: The Sunday Times Bestseller - Build Inner

During my military career, I dealt regularly with fear, emotional breakdown, pain in hostile environments and the horrors of war. Off-screen, he has undertaken several charity challenges including a record-breaking row across the Atlantic with Team Essence and walking to the North Pole with Will Greenwood MBE and Alan Chambers MBE. He added: “I was like a big non-believer in PTSD and mental health issues in soldiers because I’d hear stories of people suffering from experiencing combat. Jason “Foxy” Fox is one of the main presenters – and taskmasters – of SAS: Who Dares Wins, in which they push contestants to breaking point in challenges that are gruelling on both mind and body. In Life Under Fire, ex-Special Forces Sergeant Jason Fox shows you how to build the strength of mind and the resilience of an elite soldier.Having come through my own mental journey this book has helped me reflect on the skill set I have gained in resilience overall in not doing to bad. He also trained as a combat swimmer, demolitions expert, Special Forces dog handler and jungle survival expert. Known as Team Essence, their expedition [13] took the crew 50 days over 3,308 nautical miles, and landed them a record for becoming the first team to row unsupported, crossing the Atlantic Ocean from east to west - from mainland Europe to South America, non-stop from mainland to mainland. But when he woke up the next day he felt lower than ever and, now that he wasn’t part of the forces, alone. In each episode Fox interviews people who have experienced a variety of adventures in their life, touching on their background, and the mental and physical challenges they have faced.