Becoming Reborn

Travis Young

Becoming Reborn is a podcast dedicated to inspiring parents and ambitious individuals who are striving to balance the demands of fitness, career, and health while being present for their families. We explore real stories, mindset shifts, and actionable strategies to help our listeners navigate the challenges of modern life. By sharing lessons learned through resilience, adversity, and personal growth, we aim to empower parents to lead fulfilling lives while staying grounded in their values and prioritising family.

  1. 2d ago

    I Woke Up With My Teeth In My Hand (Chapter One: Before The Gym)

    CHAPTER ONE: BEFORE THE GYM — Episode 01: My Upbringing and the First Crack This is the start of a whole new chapter of the Becoming Reborn podcast. We're hitting rewind and telling the story of how Reborn came to be, starting right back at the beginning with the founder story. In Episode 01, Paddy sits down with Reborn founder Travis Young to go right back to the start. Travis talks about growing up the youngest of four in a stable, traditional home: a mummy's boy whose hero was his disciplined, hard-working dad. Then at 11 came the first real adversity. On the night of a grand final, a bunk bed collapsed on him while he slept. He woke up with his front teeth in his hand and a fractured skull, then needed surgery: cut open from ear to ear, two plates, screws and his sinus removed. Doctors told him he'd probably never play contact sport again. He spent a year watching from the sideline, played in headgear, and eventually came all the way back. Along the way he learned the mindset that has carried him ever since: here's the problem, here's the solution, just do it. KEY POINTS • The start of a new chapter: the story of how Reborn began • Travis's upbringing and why his dad's discipline shaped everything • "If it wasn't for my dad… I'd be in jail" • The bunk bed accident and waking up with his teeth in his hand • Dad and brother both fainting at the hospital • The surgery: plates, screws and a scar from ear to ear (graphic warning) • A full term off school, a signed Sharks jersey and the headaches • Being told he'd likely never play contact sport again • A year on the sideline, headgear, and the comeback • Why something that should have shaken him didn't • His first lesson in resilience, and how it set him up for later CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome to a new chapter 01:18 Pivotal moments, good and bad 02:03 Growing up the youngest of four 03:23 Dad, discipline and "I'd be in jail" 04:35 Grand final day and the bunk bed 06:01 Waking up with my teeth in my hand 08:49 The surgery (graphic) 10:44 Home, gifts and a term off school 12:13 "You'll never play contact sport again" 13:40 Headgear and getting back on the field 14:42 Why didn't it rattle him? 18:01 What it taught him 19:20 Close: it wasn't the last timeI Woke Up With My Teeth In My Hand (Chapter One: Before The Gym) Subscribe and follow the story. #BecomingReborn #RebornHQ #Podcast #Resilience #FounderStory #Cronulla

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Becoming Reborn is a podcast dedicated to inspiring parents and ambitious individuals who are striving to balance the demands of fitness, career, and health while being present for their families. We explore real stories, mindset shifts, and actionable strategies to help our listeners navigate the challenges of modern life. By sharing lessons learned through resilience, adversity, and personal growth, we aim to empower parents to lead fulfilling lives while staying grounded in their values and prioritising family.

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