The Mentally Shredded Show

Christopher DeShawn Weedon
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Welcome to the Mentally Shredded Show! We’re on a mission to break the stigma surrounding mental health, empower individuals to reclaim their power, and foster resilience through personal development and holistic wellness. Tune in every Wednesday for inspiring content, thought-provoking interviews, personal stories, and practical tools that support your journey to thrive emotionally, mentally, and physically. Let’s build healthy communities where no one suffers in silence. Together, we’ll challenge our bodies, empower our minds, and create a legacy of change. #MentallyShredded

  1. 6d ago

    Ep. 175 - Do It Messy with Deborah Yager

    Some journeys begin with a whisper, but others start with a breaking point, the moment you realize the pain you’ve been carrying is no longer sustainable. In this powerful conversation, we explore what it looks like to rise from addiction, abuse, shame, and survival mode and step into a life built on worth, healing, and conscious transformation. This episode is an invitation to anyone who has ever felt stuck, small, or disconnected from their own value. It’s a reminder that even the most imperfect step forward can become the beginning of a completely new chapter. Today’s guest, Deborah Yager, is a transformational coach and trainer who rebuilt her life from the ground up. Her work blends personal development, conscious language, belief systems, and spiritual intuition to help people reclaim their identity and step into emotional resilience.🔹 Key Takeaways 🔹 How hitting a crisis point can become the catalyst for healing, clarity, and self-worth🔹 Why doing things imperfectly is often the most powerful way to begin personal growth🔹 How shame, old patterns, and fear can be released through conscious language and belief work🔹 The role of spirituality, intuition, and compassion across different faiths in emotional healing🔹 Why protecting your mental and emotional consumption is essential for long-term wellness If this episode speaks to you, share it with someone who needs encouragement today. Make sure to subscribe, leave a review, and help us spread conversations that support mental health, personal growth, and emotional resilience. 🔗 Guest Instagram: @deborahyager 🔗 Guest Business Instagram: @yourtruealchemy🔗 Guest YouTube: @yourtruealchemy

  2. Sep 23

    Ep. 174 - The Mindset Behind the Business with Brandon Yager

    Your mindset, language, and self-talk may be the hidden ceiling keeping you from more money, better relationships, and real freedom. Brandon Yager reveals how he went from watching his father lose job security to building a life around entrepreneurship, NLP, and the kind of emotional resilience most people never learn. Brandon’s story is a wake-up call for anyone who feels stuck repeating the same year over and over. He shares how early lessons from his grandfather, hours of daily cassettes and business articles, and a brutal real estate setback shaped the way he thinks about success, discipline, and identity. But this conversation goes far beyond motivation—it gets into the exact mental patterns that keep people working harder without getting ahead. You'll discover: 🔹 Why “away from” motivation keeps people trapped in fear, and how “toward” motivation changes everything 🔹 The difference between making money and actually keeping it 🔹 How limiting beliefs create a glass ceiling in business, health, and relationships 🔹 Why your self-talk may be sabotaging your results before your strategy ever gets a chance 🔹 How NLP, hypnosis, and breathwork can help rewire the subconscious patterns running your life Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it. Connect with Brandon: Instagram: @brandon.yager Brandon's YouTube Channel: ⁠@yourtruealchemy

  3. Sep 16

    Ep. 173 - Stop Running Away From Your Life and Start Running Toward Your Purpose with Matt Young

    What happens when the identity you spent your entire lifebuilding suddenly disappears? And what if the next version of you can only emerge when you stop running from the things you have been avoiding? Former professional footballer Matt Young knows what itfeels like to lose the identity that once defined him. When his football career ended, Matt found himself confronting anxiety, fear, uncertainty, and the difficult question of who he was without the game. That season eventually became the catalyst for rebuilding his mindset, understanding his emotionalpatterns, and discovering a deeper sense of purpose.  Today, Matt helps people break through limiting beliefs andemotional barriers that keep them stuck. His own pursuit of growth has taken him from professional football to completing 18 marathons and 17 ultramarathons, including five races of 100 miles or more. But as Matt explains, the real transformation was never about the miles. It was about learning to stop running from something and start running toward something.  In this episode, we unpack identity, mental health, emotional resilience, personal growth, and what it really takes to reclaimownership of your life. 🔹 How limiting beliefs gain power and howto stop feeding them 🔹Why the meaning you give adversity can shape your life 🔹How to separate your identity from your achievements🔹Why radical transparency can unlock real change 🔹How one small action can become the beginning of your breakthrough If you have ever felt stuck, lost after a major life transition, or unsure of who you are becoming, this conversation is for you. Share this episode with someone who needs to hearit, and leave a review to help us continue spreading the Mentally Shredded message. Connect with Matt: 🔗 Instagram and social: @MattYoungLC🔗Website: MattYoungLC 🎧 New episodes drop every Wednesday. Subscribe and stay connected.

  4. 12/17/2025

    Ep. 172 – From Anorexia to Freed by Faith with Elyse Tilley

    What if the thing you hated most about yourself became theplatform for your greatest purpose? Elyse Tilley spent years battling anorexia, addiction, and deep emotional pain until she found freedom through faith. This episode is a raw and redemptive look at what it means to heal from the inside out and finally become who you were created to be. 👤 Meet the Guest:Elyse Tilley is a recovery coach and founder of Freed by Faith, afaith-based program that helps others overcome eating disorders and emotional struggles with spiritual and practical tools. Her story is one of resilience, restoration, and radical honesty. 🔹 Key Takeaways:🔹 An eating disorder is not about food. It’s a cry for control, safety, and identity🔹 True recovery began when Elyse stopped trying to change for others and chose to heal for herself🔹 Her faith journey transformed her relationship with her body, emotions, and past pain🔹 Community and connection were the keys to breaking shame and isolation🔹 Her new program Nourished by Faith helps others rebuild their lives with God at the center 📢 Call to Action + Guest LinksIf you were impacted by this episode, subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone on their healing journey. 🔗 Email Elyse - elyse@freedbyfaith.net 🗓 Weekly Drop Note🎧 New episodes drop every Wednesday. Subscribe and stay connected.

  5. 12/10/2025

    Ep. 171 – Grit, Gratitude, & the Human Side of Business with Jim Shields

    What if the pain you've carried could become your greatest source of power?   In this raw and deeply inspiring episode, we sit down with veteran, entrepreneur, and business coach Jim Shields, a man who transformed childhood trauma and military discipline into a mission of impact, purpose, and human-centered leadership. From food stamps to Fortune 500, Jim’s journey is one of resilience, forgiveness, and the belief that who you are matters more than what you do.   Jim shares how embracing faith, fatherhood, and emotional healing led him to build a life and business rooted in integrity. Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur or someone on a personal growth journey, this conversation will shift your perspective and challenge you to show up fully, scars and all.   Guest Spotlight: Jim Shields is a multi-branch military veteran, business owner, and coach helping leaders build sustainable companies with values that last. His core message? Lead with humanity or don’t lead at all.   🔹 Jim’s 3-part recipe for growth: Grit, gratitude, and great people   🔹 How trauma shaped his mindset and business philosophy 🔹 Why forgiveness is the most powerful form of freedom 🔹 The myth of military discipline and what veterans really learn 🔹 Building a business that thrives without you   If this episode sparked something in you, please share it with someone who needs it. Subscribe, leave a review, and keep the movement going.   🔗 Jim’s Website – jimshieldscoach.com   🔗 Instagram – @coachjimshields   🎧 New episodes drop every Wednesday. Subscribe and stay connected.

  6. 12/03/2025

    Ep. 170 – Breathe It In: A Guided Meditation to Close the Year with Clarity & Call In What’s Next

    Before the ball drops, before the resolutions rush in, pause.This episode is your space to reflect, release, and realign. It’s a gentle, soul-centered meditation designed to help you honor everything this year held…and powerfully choose what you're calling in next. The people. The energy. The doors. The you that’s ready to rise. In this special solo episode, your host guides you through a7-minute meditation to help you close out the year with peace and step into the new one with grounded clarity and fresh intention. 🔹 Key Takeaways: 🔹 Reflect on what this year taught you, and what you're ready to release🔹 Get clear on the people, energy, and environments you want in your next chapter🔹 Set heart-centered intentions without pressure or perfection🔹 Use your breath to anchor into possibility and peace🔹 Start the new year from a place of presence, not hustle 📢 Call to Action + Guest Links: If this meditation moved you, share it with a friend whoneeds a moment of stillness.Be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and come back to this practice anytime you need a reset. 🔗 Instagram: @wearementallyshredded🔗Website: mentallyshredded.org   🗓 Weekly Drop Note: 🎧 New episodes drop every Wednesday. Subscribe and stay connected.

  7. 11/26/2025

    Ep. 169 – Growth Accelerator: Praise the Pivot with Keesha Starr

    What if the pivot you’re resisting is the exact path to your purposeIn this transformative Growth Accelerator episode, Christopher Weedon welcomes back the ever-authentic Keesha Starr for a raw, faith-filled conversation on surrender, identity, and navigating the unknown. Whether you’re facing a career shift, a relational crossroads, or just questioning your next step, this episode meets you where you are. Keesha shares powerful stories from her upbringing on a farm, where riding horses became a sacred space of trust andcommunion with God. Christopher opens up about letting go of his dream to be a professional soccer player and how releasing that vision made space for a deeper calling. Together, they remind us that you don’t need all the answers to move forward. You just need to trust the pivot. 👤 About Keesha StarrCoach, speaker, and spiritual mentor, Keesha helps others walk through transitions with courage, clarity, and purpose. 🔹 Key Takeaways🔹Letting go is not failure it’s faith in action🔹Contentment is power not passivity🔹The dream isn’t the destination it’s the vehicle🔹Storms shape strength not identity🔹Praising the pivot honors your growth journey   📢 If this episode spoke to youSubscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs encouragement to shift. Connect with Keesha Starr: 🔗Website: kstarrcoaching.com 🗓 New episodes drop every Wednesday. Subscribe and stay connected.

  8. 11/19/2025

    Ep. 168 – A Police Officer’s Journey Through Trauma, Shame, and Healing with Adam A. Meyers

    "I took a life in the line of duty and almost lost mine in the aftermath." This isn’t just a story. It is a raw, unfiltered journey through trauma, silence, and redemption. In this powerful episode, we sit down with Adam A. Meyers, a 23-year law enforcement veteran and former U.S. Army MP, who opens up about the 2016 critical incident that shattered his world and how he fought his way back to purpose. Adam’s courage to relive his darkest days, abusing alcohol, masking pain with casual sex, lying to avoid work, and spiraling into self-harm, will leave you breathless. But his recovery through therapy, faith, vulnerability, and honesty will leave you inspired. 👤 About the Guest Adam Meyers is a certified peer specialist and mental health advocate on a mission to stop the threat and stop the stigma. After surviving the weight of silence, he now speaks up so others don’t have to suffer alone. 🔹 Key Takeaways 🔹 Trauma doesn’t end when the crisis does. Adam reveals the emotional toll of a justified shooting and how it haunted him for years 🔹 Poor coping is still coping. He breaks down the destructive ways he numbed pain and why they only deepened his suffering 🔹 Silence is heavy. You’ll learn how the burden of hiding his struggle nearly cost him everything 🔹 Healing is possible. From therapy and medication to deep conversations with his daughters, Adam shows what growth looks like in real time 🔹 You are not alone. His message to fellow police officers and anyone in pain is clear. There is life beyond the breakdown 📢 If this episode moved you, don’t keep it to yourself. Share it with someone who needs to hear it. Subscribe, leave a review, and help us break the silence around mental health 🔗Connect with Adam: 🔗 ⁠StopTheThreatStopTheStigma.org⁠ 🔗 ⁠988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline⁠ 🗓 New episodes drop every Wednesday. Subscribe and stay connected.

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Welcome to the Mentally Shredded Show! We’re on a mission to break the stigma surrounding mental health, empower individuals to reclaim their power, and foster resilience through personal development and holistic wellness. Tune in every Wednesday for inspiring content, thought-provoking interviews, personal stories, and practical tools that support your journey to thrive emotionally, mentally, and physically. Let’s build healthy communities where no one suffers in silence. Together, we’ll challenge our bodies, empower our minds, and create a legacy of change. #MentallyShredded

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  • Creator
    Christopher DeShawn Weedon
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    187
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Christopher DeShawn Weedon
  • Show Website
    The Mentally Shredded Show