Ep#60 - Michael Anthony, Overcoming Trauma: Move Your Mind w/ Nick Bracks

Описание: Michael Anthony is the author of the best-selling book Think Unbroken, as well as a coach, mentor, and educator for adult survivors of child abuse. On a mission to create change in the world, Anthony teaches at Think Unbroken Academy and hosts the “Michael Unbroken” podcast. He spends his time helping other survivors get out of “The Vortex” to become the hero of their own story and take back their lives.

With his mother cutting off his finger at the age of four, Michael Anthony has experienced tremendous amounts of trauma. As a child, Anthony grew up in an abusive household which led to drug and alcohol use by 12 years old, homelessness, and an overall lack of stability. Throughout his teen years, Anthony ran with gangs, used drugs, stole cars, and broke into houses all in order to survive.

“I was leveraging and using my trauma as an excuse to not show up for myself,” Anthony reveals.

By the time he was 20, he was morbidly obese and a workaholic. Anthony reflected on his life and realized that “no matter what, no matter where you are from or how bad your trauma was… there is always potential for what’s next.” It was this pivotal moment that caused him to turn himself around and change the life he was living.

“Acknowledge that bad things have happened to you and accept it, not in that you deserved it but in that it was a reality, and move forward,” Anthony tells the audience.

“Though trauma may be our foundation, it is not our future.”

...

You can learn more about Michael here: @michaelunbroken — across all platforms and https://www.linktr.ee/michaelunbroken

Thanks for Watching! We would love your support so we can keep growing this show! Please sign up to nickbracks.com to receive a free chapter of my book.

We would love you to subscribe, review, share and comment on the podcast to help us make a difference!

The Move Your Mind book & Audiobook is now Available in stories Australia wide and online globally! You can find free chapters & order here: Move Your Mind Book or on my site: nickbracks.com

You can also sign up to our new Move Your Mind community group here: moveyourmind.me

All other links here: https://linktr.ee/moveyourmind