Ben Mckelvey almost didn’t go to Iraq.

<p><a href="https://www.benmckelvey.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ben Mckelvey </a>is an author of best selling books about other people. Like soldiers, fighters and shark whisperers, but he has an uncanny knack for drawing deep truths from his subjects. His reaction to his own crap-tastic health challenges in his early 20s could be the key.</p><p>Ben’s podcast is <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a-theory-of-mind/id1554797672" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Theory of the Mind</a>.</p><p>Ben’s latest book is <a href="https://www.hachette.com.au/ben-mckelvey/mosul-australias-secret-war-inside-the-isis-caliphate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mosul: Australia’s War Inside the Caliphate.</a></p><p><br></p><p>Thank you to Uncle Jack Charles for the acknowledgement of country.</p><p>For more calming ideas head to our <a href="https://www.calmyafarm.com.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">website.</a></p><p>Subscribe to BRAVE, your new favourite free monthly newsletter <a href="http://eepurl.com/hlIfp5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here.</a></p><p>Follow us on the socials.</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/calmyafarm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/calmyafarm_/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></p><p><br></p><p>How do YOU #CalmYaFarm? Leave us a voice message via our Speakpipe! It's free! And we'll share our favourites in upcoming podcasts / newsletters. <a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/CalmYaFarm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Record your message here.</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>