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

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