#30: Michael Unbroken
The BetterLife Podcast: Wealth | Real Estate Investing | Life
Brandon Turner and Cam Cathcart
4.8 • 767 Ratings
🗓️ 2 October 2023
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Michael Unbroken is a coach, speaker, advocate for survivors of childhood trauma, and the best-selling author of ‘Think Unbroken: Understanding and Overcoming Childhood Trauma.'
In this episode, Michael shares his experience with childhood abuse; how he overcame it through a combination of forgiveness and self-development; how he built a successful business and lost 100 pounds; and how he helps others work through the impacts of trauma today.
Michael also speaks about:
- Being raised by a drug-addicted mother and a racist grandmother, leading him to a life of addiction and chaos
- How genetic and energetic factors play a role in passing down behaviors and experiences from one generation to another
- How forgiveness is for oneself, not for others – and how it helped him find release and freedom
- How he achieved his goal to make $100k per year legally by age 26
- The teacher that changed and saved his life
- Confronting his own victim mentality and adopting a tough approach to personal growth
- The negative impact of the American food system and the government's misleading food pyramid
- His journey of starting with a yoga program, losing weight, and eventually becoming a certified personal trainer and nutritionist
- How he moved away from religion and found spirituality, tapping into the universe through meditation and visualization
- The importance of taking risks that lead to unexpected opportunities
- How childhood trauma, regardless of its severity, can have long-lasting effects on mental health, addiction, and physical well-being
- The importance of intervening and speaking up against abuse when you see it
Books mentioned in this episode:
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Crush It by Gary Vaynerchuk
The 10X Rule by Grant Cardone
Michael’s charitable cause:
Operation Underground Railroad, which “exists to rescue children from sex trafficking and sexual exploitation around the globe”.
Connect with Michael on socials:
https://www.thinkunbroken.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/traumasurvivormentorandcoach
https://www.instagram.com/michaelunbroken/
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | So on paper life is great. |
| 0:05.0 | Except in every single possible fathomable way, |
| 0:08.0 | I was not keeping the promise that I made to myself |
| 0:10.0 | when I was aged. |
| 0:12.0 | And people always like, what was the change? |
| 0:14.0 | Dude, I stood in front of that mirror |
| 0:16.0 | and I destroyed myself. |
| 0:18.0 | Because I realized in that moment, like a truth, and it was that I was being a victim. |
| 0:27.0 | Welcome to A Better Life with Brandon Turner. That is me where world-class guests share |
| 0:32.1 | their wisdom on building a better life. Join me as we explore the habits, the actions and the |
| 0:36.7 | beliefs that have guided |
| 0:37.6 | their journey with the aim of helping you apply those lessons to your own. |
| 0:56.7 | Hey, it's Brandon. |
| 1:00.5 | So I'm a big believer in letting guests be their authentic self and tell their authentic story. |
| 1:01.0 | So a quick disclaimer, this episode may have some content or language that might not be |
| 1:04.8 | for little ears. |
| 1:05.5 | So be warned and be prepared for a great episode. |
| 1:10.6 | Michael Unbroken. Dude, welcome to the podcast. Thanks for being here. Thanks, man. It's an episode. Michael Unbroken. |
| 1:12.0 | Dude, |
| 1:12.1 | welcome to the podcast. |
| 1:13.2 | Thanks for being here. |
| 1:13.8 | Thanks, man. |
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