052: Forging Emotional Resilience, Forgiving Past Wrongs, & Optimizing Your Fitness with Adam Von Rothfelder
Men have a tendency to bottle their emotions inside them. Even I struggle with this, especially in my past. But the result of repressed emotions never ends well: It usually means exploding at someone or something who doesn’t deserve it.
But there’s another way to get through difficult emotions and traumatic events without blowing your lid:
And today’s guest, Adam Von Rothfelder, is one man who demonstrates another way to deal with your emotions. Adam’s brother overdosed when he was 22, filling Adam with an unrelenting guilt. His father hit him often in his childhood, filling him with an undying rage.
And yet, he used these traumatic experiences as fuel instead of an excuse.
First, he became an MMA fighter. Then he opened up his own gym. Now, he owns Strong Coffee, a multimillion dollar coffee business he started from his house.
Best part?
Adam forgave his dad, his brother, and himself. He lives each day in a way that makes both of them proud because he pushed through his pain, and came out as a better man.
Adam and I have an enlightening conversation, particularly when it comes to dealing with—and leveraging—your emotions as a man.
Besides the emotional aspects we talked about, we also discussed:
And more!
Want to build emotional resilience, forgive past wrongs done to you, and optimize your fitness habits?
Listen now.
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