Unsealed: A Navy Seal's Guide to Mastering Life's Transitions

by Mark Greene, Shelby Rawson (primary_contributor)

SEALs are notorious for telling riveting stories without a shred of emotion. There's a good reason for that. They've been trained to keep their emotions at bay-to be hard-so they can accomplish seemingly impossible missions. Rarely do you find a Navy SEAL who is willing to be vulnerable and share from the heart.

Mark Greene is one of those SEALs. For years, he didn't understand how emotions played a part in decision-making. He had trained and worked under such extreme conditions that there was no room for subjectivity. Logic dominated his thoughts.

That is, until he suffered an accident that ripped away his outer seal of protection. What he experienced was unparalleled. As a result, Mark became unsealed.

The transition from college athlete to college dropout, then from SEAL training to enlisted SEAL, and from sniper to civilian proved more painful than exciting. But one thing remained constant ... Mark never suffered alone.

Through the process of navigating his own difficult transitions and helping other veterans with theirs, Mark has discovered that there are six phases of transition, and each phase follows a predictable pattern.

● ISOLATION

● INDULGENCE

● COCOONING

● EMERGENCE

● GRIEF

● RESOLUTION

By embracing these phases, locking in your anchor points, and adapting each one to your own specific situation, you can ease the pain of change, knowing that the next phase is coming soon.

Everything you want-life-giving relationships, genuine happiness, a successful business, peace of mind-awaits on the other side of the struggle. UNSEALED will light the path.

274 pages, Paperback

Published January 19, 2024

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Reviews

[Stephen · Rating 5 out of 5]

So many military and especially SEAL books are about the stereotypical elements of being in the military—the training, the toughness, the sacrifice, the hard core-ness. Maybe they’re about the tactics, the strategy, maybe even the strategery. Those are a dime a dozen of veterans cashing in on their veteranness. This book, though, is such a warm and often funny invitation into the uncertainty, the insecurity, the vulnerability of being and having been in the military, and the inevitable mourning and evening colors in every journey. It’s a wide open window into a wonderful man’s mind and heart.

[Michael Maloof · Rating 5 out of 5]

An Inspirational Journey and Template for Facing Adversity

This book is both a unique peek behind the curtain of becoming a SEAL, and an important guide to facing adversity. I confess I was drawn to the book for insight into Mr. Greene’s journey, and I was not disappointed. The book is entertaining and engaging and written with wit and humor. You’ll find stories that will have you holding your breath, wincing in sympathetic agony, and racing to read how it turns out. For this alone, the book is five stars and worthy of your time and dollars.

But this book is so much more. This book looks beyond the physical and mental challenges of becoming a SEAL, and the training and war stories that follow that extraordinary accomplishment. It was sobering to read that Mr. Greene has lost more Special Forces brothers to suicide than combat, and that he faced the same doubts, fears and insecurities that take so many lives—every day.

In unSEALed, Greene takes readers on his journey through life’s many, many transitions. Through his challenges, failures and triumphs, he shares the lessons learned, one of which was to build a foundation of hope on one of daily gratitude.

I would encourage you to buy, read and embrace the message of this book, even if you don’t think it applies to your life. Some very special people who took the time to listen and help Mr. Greene, and you could be one of those people for someone else.

This is a book that will change lives, and I believe will save them as well.

[thomas gleason · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great insight

A great book on understanding service sacrifice never giving up. Being a gold star father confronting the grief seems to be a constant battle,

[Justin Schulwitz · Rating 3 out of 5]

The wisdom and insight were great, but the presentation wasn't.