From Special Forces to Breathwork: Tim Thomas on Healing PTSD & Fixing Sleep
In this episode of the Joel Gandara Podcast, Joel sits down with Tim Thomas, former Australian special forces soldier, professional fighter, and founder of Breathwork in Bed.
Tim shares his powerful journey through PTSD, addiction, and personal loss and how hitting rock bottom led him to discover the life-changing power of breathwork and sleep optimization.
Today, Tim helps veterans, athletes, and professionals improve their resilience, recovery, and performance through simple, drug-free breathing techniques. His philosophy is simple but powerful: sleep is the foundation for everything in life.
Joel and Tim dive into practical tools you can start using immediately, along with the deeper connection between the nervous system, stress, and long-term health.
In this episode, we cover:
- Why sleep is the foundation of physical and mental health
- Tim’s journey through PTSD, addiction, and recovery
- How breathwork can improve sleep, focus, and resilience
- Simple techniques to calm your nervous system
- The connection between stress, performance, and recovery
- How to build habits that create lasting change
- Why most people are overlooking the power of breathing
- How couples can use breathwork to reconnect
Learn more about Tim Thomas and Breathwork in Bed:
👉 https://breathworkinbed.com
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Founder - Breathwork in Bed
Meet Tim Thomas, a man deeply passionate about helping YOU get a good night’s sleep.
Tim is a former professional fighter and Special Forces soldier who has spent over a decade working with veterans, professionals, athletes, and everyday people to improve sleep, resilience, and nervous system health.
He is also a survivor of PTSD, pharmaceutical addiction, alcohol addiction, and family breakdown.
Along the way, he has raised over 1.3 million dollars for charities close to his heart and founded his company Breathwork in Bed. A platform focused on natural and immediate sleep improvement.
Tim’s work sits between lived experience, mental health, and simple human practices that actually work. His mission is straightforward. Better sleep, better humans, better world.
