My Mother Was Stabbed 32 Times — From Australia's Steel City to Special Forces to Microsoft

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He watched his mother nearly die in New South Wales' roughest streets. Then he became a Special Forces operator and Microsoft executive. He watched his mother get stabbed 32 times. He grew up in the streets of New South Wales (NSW) with every reason to fail. Instead, he became a U.S. Special Forces operator and eventually a Microsoft executive. This is one of the rawest, most intense conversations Jeff Cluff has ever recorded. This episode is about trauma, resilience, military discipline, and the kind of mental toughness that most people never develop — because they've never had to.