175: Overcoming Drug Addiction | Court McGee
Order of Man
Ryan Michler
4.8 • 9K Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2018
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Addiction is something a lot of men are facing. Whether it's an addiction to alcohol, pornography, or drugs, it is something that can be overcome.
Today, I am joined by UFC fighter, Court McGee, to talk about his battle with addiction and his ability over the past decade to fight and win this never-ending battle. We talk about his positive upbringing, how he used fighting as an outlet, the disease of addiction, his downward spiral, and how he has overcome his drug addiction. This one is a bit different as I wanted to give Court the platform to share his story so I gave him the mic and let him run.
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
- The disease of addiction
- The importance of meaning and significance
- How ego gets in the way and magnifies addiction
- Why people turn to self-medication
- How to avoid lying to yourself
- The importance of finding a team to surround yourself with
- Developing and fostering willpower
- The power of a support unit
- How martial arts and other activities can help in overcoming addiction
- How to use your pain as a catalyst for growth
- How to use your struggles to serve others
COURT MCGEE
I'm honored to introduce you to my guest, Mr. Court McGee.
Court is a UFC fighter and the winner of the 11th season of the Ultimate Fighter. Despite his accomplishments in the ring, today, we focus on his personal life outside of it
Court spent a lot of his life hooked on just about every drug imaginable and once overdosed on heroin where he was estimated to have spent 8 minutes without a heartbeat or pulse.
There is no doubt that Court McGee is a man who knows how to fight but I am absolutely blown away with the story of his greatest battle in overcoming addiction, walking the path of long-term sobriety, how he handles adversity, and how he's taken his greatest challenge and turned himself into a force for good.
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| 0:00.0 | Addiction is something a lot of men are facing, whether it's an addiction to alcohol, |
| 0:04.3 | pornography, or drugs. It is something that can be overcome. Today, I am joined by UFC fighter |
| 0:10.5 | court McGee to talk about his battle with addiction and his ability over the past decade to fight |
| 0:15.9 | and win this never ending battle. We talk about his positive upbringing, how he used fighting as an |
| 0:21.5 | outlet, the disease of addiction, his downward spiral, and how he has overcome his drug addiction. |
| 0:27.7 | Guys, this one is a bit different as I wanted to give court the platform to share his story |
| 0:32.6 | because I know it's going to resonate with so many of you, so I gave him the mic and let him run. |
| 0:38.0 | You're a man of action. You live life to the fullest. Embrace your fears. |
| 0:42.0 | You've boldly charged your own path. When life knocks you down, you get back up one more time, |
| 0:47.2 | every time. You are not easily deterred or defeated. Rugged, resilient, strong. This is your life, |
| 0:54.4 | this is who you are. This is who you will become. At the end of the day, and after all is said and |
| 0:59.9 | done, you can call yourself a man. Gentlemen, what is going on today? My name is Ryan Mickler and I |
| 1:06.3 | am the host and the founder of this podcast, The Order of Man. I want to welcome you to |
| 1:11.3 | what I at least, and I think probably thousands of other men consider to be the best podcast |
| 1:16.2 | available for men. We are having discussions that are relevant to you, that are important to you, |
| 1:21.2 | all with the goal of helping you become a better father, a better husband, a better business owner, |
| 1:25.9 | a better community leader, a better whatever. In whichever way you are showing up in life, |
| 1:31.6 | it is my goal to bring on some amazing guests, athletes, scholars, New York Times bestselling |
| 1:37.3 | authors, warriors, any man who has an inspirational story, who's doing great things in his life, |
| 1:44.3 | and then of course sharing that wisdom with you guys. So guys, if you would, make sure you |
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| 1:52.7 | and we've got about five or six in the works in the process right now of being released soon |
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