030: Rock Bottom and Rising: Will Burnett on Healing, Identity, and the Run Across Australia

<p>Former Air Force PTI, veteran, and endurance runner <strong>Will Burnett</strong> (@theveteranrunner) joins <em>Behind the Badge</em> to share his incredible story of resilience—from military life and loss of identity, through rock bottom, to finding purpose on a 4,000km run across Australia.<br />Will opens up about the moments that broke him, the unconventional healing journey that rebuilt him, and what it truly means to put one foot in front of the other when everything else falls away.</p><p>A raw, powerful conversation about courage, recovery, and the strength to keep moving forward.</p><p>You can get in touch with Will here:<a href="https://www.halcyonwoodcraft.au/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.diginhealthco.com.au/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://origink9.com/pages/the-origin-initiative" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/theveteranrunner/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></p><p>Check out his Doco here: </p><p>https://youtu.be/LegW8z9fNK8?si=kTuR_sKgp9ab2bMe</p><p>Music thanks to:</p><p><a href="https://thesefourwallsband.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠These Four Walls - Hard Rock Band Gold Coast QLD⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Thanks to our sponsor:</p><p><a href="https://www.smokesoap.com.au/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SmokeSoap – Australian Firefighter Decontamination Soap⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Discount code 'BADGE10'</p><p><a href="https://thegoatco.au/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Greatest of All Tapes - Sleep Better. Perform Better. – The Greatest of all Tapes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Discount code 'BTB15'</p><p>You can keep up to date by following us here:</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/behindthebadge_podcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>We hope you enjoy the show, please subscribe &amp; leave a rating.</p><p></p>