50 min
#9 - Shane Niemeyer’s Journey from Suicidal Junkie to Ironman to Dedicated Family Man & Entrepreneur Parenting Well Podcast
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I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today’s WELL source is Shane Niemeyer. By the time Shane was 28 years old, he was a heroin addict and had been arrested 25 times. After a failed attempt to take his life by suicide, he transformed himself. Today, Shane is a motivational speaker, elite triathlete racing ironman and 70.3 distances, full-time strength and endurance coach, and author of The Hurt Artist: My Journey from Suicidal Junkie to Ironman. He has interacted with hundreds of parents and thousands of adolescents on topics related to substance abuse, wellness, fitness, criminal justice and mental/emotional well-being. We all have a lot to learn from Shane. At the heart of his message is the importance of respect for yourself and others, generosity, grit, and importance of constantly growing and learning to be a better steward of humanity.
In this podcast, Shane shares the life experiences, challenges, transformative moments, and ongoing personal growth that has made him who he is today. We dive deep into:
What life was like for him growing up and into young adulthood
Factors that led to his ability to heal and develop after prison
Strategies for providing a healthy environment for your children can grow and develop
Going beyond the disease model of mental disorders
Identity development
Handling your inner critic
Having an authentic relationship with your child
Being true to yourself
The benefits of exercise to health and wellbeing
The importance of learning and growing as a person so that you can give back
Resources
Book: The Hurt Artist: My Journey from Suicidal Junkie to Ironman
Jean Twenge: iGen: The Smartphone Generation
Jonathon Haidt: The Dark Psychology of Social Networks
Book: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Book: The Gulag of the Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Book: Flow: They Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Book: The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche
Book: My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey by Jill Bolte Taylor
Author: Thich Nhat Hanh
Podcast: The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish
Podcast: Making Sense Podcast with Sam Harris
Podcast: The Jordan B Peterson Podcast
I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today’s WELL source is Shane Niemeyer. By the time Shane was 28 years old, he was a heroin addict and had been arrested 25 times. After a failed attempt to take his life by suicide, he transformed himself. Today, Shane is a motivational speaker, elite triathlete racing ironman and 70.3 distances, full-time strength and endurance coach, and author of The Hurt Artist: My Journey from Suicidal Junkie to Ironman. He has interacted with hundreds of parents and thousands of adolescents on topics related to substance abuse, wellness, fitness, criminal justice and mental/emotional well-being. We all have a lot to learn from Shane. At the heart of his message is the importance of respect for yourself and others, generosity, grit, and importance of constantly growing and learning to be a better steward of humanity.
In this podcast, Shane shares the life experiences, challenges, transformative moments, and ongoing personal growth that has made him who he is today. We dive deep into:
What life was like for him growing up and into young adulthood
Factors that led to his ability to heal and develop after prison
Strategies for providing a healthy environment for your children can grow and develop
Going beyond the disease model of mental disorders
Identity development
Handling your inner critic
Having an authentic relationship with your child
Being true to yourself
The benefits of exercise to health and wellbeing
The importance of learning and growing as a person so that you can give back
Resources
Book: The Hurt Artist: My Journey from Suicidal Junkie to Ironman
Jean Twenge: iGen: The Smartphone Generation
Jonathon Haidt: The Dark Psychology of Social Networks
Book: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
Book: The Gulag of the Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Book: Flow: They Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Book: The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche
Book: My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey by Jill Bolte Taylor
Author: Thich Nhat Hanh
Podcast: The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish
Podcast: Making Sense Podcast with Sam Harris
Podcast: The Jordan B Peterson Podcast
50 min