E242 | Carl Sheridan
Show Notes | Carl Sheridan
00:00 - Carl’s First Bulimia Experience & Body Image
01:07 - Why Carl Reached Out (Backstory & Community Hero)
02:15 - Podcast Intro, Sponsors, Sensitive Content Note
02:42 - Carl Joins the Studio (Opening Conversation)
03:00 - Anxiety, Nervousness & Why He’s Telling His Story
04:10 - Going Viral (NZ Rugby Video, Recognition)
10:00 - Eating Disorder Routine Becomes Everyday Life
12:30 - Identity, Belonging & External Validation
20:00 - Drinking + Purging Pattern
21:10 - Rock Bottom (Treadmill Story)
23:24 - Realising Something Had to Change
25:12 - Depression & Parenting Breaking Point
26:48 - The Sandpit Turning Point
28:20 - Asking for Help
30:44 - Therapy, Brain Patterns & Healing
33:22 - Values, Identity & Belonging
37:06 - Fear of Losing His Relationship
39:16 - Wife’s Unconditional Support
42:44 - Time & Space as Daily Practice
46:20 - Service, Coaching & Rugby Community
51:45 - Helping Young Men
58:30 - What He Wants People To Understand
01:28:30 - Relapse, Food, Drinking, Changing the Relationship
01:29:30 - The Email That Started the Manifesto
01:30:00 - Reading Carl’s Manifesto (Full Reading)
01:33:00 - Final Thoughts & Close