From Felon to Fitness to Freedom, feat. Doug Bopst (Enneagram 3) [S05-032]
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Every personality style has a story that includes a catalog of false beliefs about themselves and the world. But what happens when you take those false beliefs and pain from your younger years and turn them into purpose?
Our guest today, award-winning personal trainer and host of the Adversity Advantage podcast, Doug Bopst explains how he went from hopeless and emotionally bankrupt to helping others overcome adversity to achieve greatness. His inspiring story of transformation is a prime example of what happens when we learn to re-interpret our past and choose to lean into a new narrative.
Doug Bopst is an award-winning personal trainer, author of three books, and host of the Adversity Advantage Podcast on a crusade to inspire others to overcome adversity and become the best version of themselves. He is a former convicted felon and drug addict who spent time in jail for “possession with intent to sell.” While locked in a cell, he slayed his personal demons, kicked addiction, and reinvented himself. As a matter of fact, he hasn’t touched drugs since the day he was incarcerated in 2008. With the drug epidemic at an all-time high, he has been relentless about sharing his story with hopes of inspiring others not only on the power of fitness, but also to help inspire others to get and stay in recovery.
He has appeared on NBC’s Today Show, Men’s Health, Forbes, Rich Roll’s podcast, Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, The Skinny Confidential Him and Her podcast, Mind Pump, The Be Well By Kelly podcast with Kelly LeVeque, Bulletproof Radio with Dave Asprey, The Blonde Files podcast with Arielle Lorre and more.
“From Felony to Fitness to Free,” a short documentary about his story, has been screened at The Reel Recovery Film Festival in Los Angeles and New York City.
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