365. Making the Impossible, Possible with Charlie Engle

Commune with Jeff Krasno

Commune Media

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.6 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2022

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Summary

Crack-addict turned ultra-endurance athlete Charlie Engle knows a thing or two about overcoming long odds. In this episode he shares his story of extreme resilience – which includes running across the Sahara Desert – and how suffering can lead to extraordinary growth.

In this episode we cover:
0:09:43 – Bio
0:15:58 – Alcohol Abuse
0:23:49 – Addiction
0:33:08 – Numbing Out
0:42:00 – Leading by Example
0:45:11 – Process is the Product
0:54:35 – Impossible Becomes Possible
1:00:18 – Spirituality
1:04:08 – Running
1:04:03 – Recovery
1:11:23 – The Sahara
1:22:04 – Prison
1:27:14 – Giving
1:30:58 – Freedom to Respond
1:36:54 – Peace
1:39:35 – Treatment Options

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Commune podcast. My name is Jeff Krasno. Today on the show, I welcome Charlie Engel.
0:15.3	Charlie is an award-winning ultra-endurance athlete. He was profiled in the film running the Sahara, produced and narrated by
0:23.1	Matt Damon, that documents his 4,600 mile run across the Sahara Desert. A Charlie's autobiography
0:32.9	Running Man chronicles in compelling and lurid detail, his battles with addiction, and how running
0:41.0	became his lifeline and eventual salvation. In our conversation, Charlie describes many of his
0:48.4	struggles and setbacks from coping with alcohol and crack addiction to serving time in prison.
0:54.8	We discuss the origins of addiction, whether it's a choice, a disease, or an expected
1:01.3	product of a diseased culture.
1:04.6	We explore how suffering can sometimes lead to post-traumatic growth and the freedom
1:10.5	to choose one's attitude in any given
1:14.1	circumstance. Now, if you're interested in endurance-based in recovery programs with teachers like
1:20.7	Tony Riddle, Russell Brand and Tommy Rosen on topics such as addiction and resilience, well, you can sign up for 14 days of free all access to commune's entire course library,
1:34.1	including more than 100 courses on health, personal growth, and social impact.
1:40.0	Just go to onecom slash trial.
1:43.9	And please support this podcast by subscribing and leaving a review on your favorite podcatcher.
1:51.7	Charlie is a portrait in courage and persistence.
1:55.0	And I hope you can sense the deep connection that we had in this conversation.
2:00.5	So without further delay, I present to you, Running Man, Charlie Engel.
2:21.9	Charlie Engel, welcome to the commune podcast.
2:22.5	Thank you, brother.
2:23.3	What a treat.
2:42.0	Yeah, given what I know about your life from reading your absolutely marvelous book and sincerely just really enjoyed it. I know the story, but how the story is told is just,
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