Navy SEAL on PTSD, Ibogaine & Rebuilding His Marriage After War | Marcus & Amber Capone

Some marriages get tested by distance. This one got tested by war, by silence, and by a version of a man that combat left behind.

In this episode, I sit down with Marcus Capone, a retired Navy SEAL of 13 years, and his wife Amber Capone, co-founder and CEO of VETS (Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions). We walk through the true cost of elite military service and their recovery, individually and as a couple. Marcus speaks candidly about compartmentalization, a survival skill that protects a SEAL in combat but erodes his home life, his drinking habits, treatments that failed him, and a period when suicide felt logical. Amber talks about her resentment and the personal work that freed her from waiting to be rescued.

It's a story of refusing to stay stuck, and of a treatment that changed everything afterward.

What we explore:

- How deployment trains you to compartmentalize, and why that skill quietly erodes a marriage.

- Why conventional PTSD treatments failed Marcus, and the undiagnosed traumatic brain injury behind it.

- What ibogaine treatment actually involves and what shifts after.

- How Amber healed through therapy, faith, and surrender rather than waiting on Marcus.

- Why heavy drinking and pharmaceuticals became coping tools, and what finally broke the cycle.

- Why roughly 17 veterans die by suicide daily, and what VETS is building to change it.

Chapters:

00:00 A Navy SEAL Couple's Journey to Healing