431 How to Overcome Adversity with Doug Bopst
The Terri Cole Show
Terri Cole
4.9 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2022
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
In this episode I'm going to be talking to Doug Bopst, who was arrested when he was 20 years old and sent to jail for possession of a large amount of weed with intention to sell. Since then, he has become a successful personal trainer, author, and podcast host. His mission is to inspire others to overcome their own adversity, whatever it may be. He shares his inspiring life story and reminds us to reflect on how we can take responsibility for our actions and their consequences, even in difficult circumstances.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hello there and welcome to this episode of The Terry Cole Show. |
| 0:04.5 | In this episode, I'm going to be talking to a guy named Doug Bopes, who was arrested |
| 0:09.9 | when he was 20 years old and sent to jail for possession of a large amount of weed with |
| 0:15.4 | the intention to sell. |
| 0:17.6 | And he is now an award-winning personal trainer. |
| 0:19.8 | He's authored three books. |
| 0:21.0 | He's the host of the Adversity Advantage Podcast, which I was on, which is how we met, I |
| 0:26.2 | think they're my PR person. |
| 0:28.0 | But he is really on this crusade to inspire others to overcome their own adversity, whatever |
| 0:33.2 | it may be. |
| 0:34.2 | He was overweight and out of shape, but he was massively addicted to opioid. |
| 0:38.2 | So he did a cold detox in jail. |
| 0:42.0 | That was not easy. |
| 0:43.4 | And his whole story is so inspiring. |
| 0:47.1 | So I hope that you enjoy learning more about Doug and his story. |
| 0:52.3 | He's got a short documentary out called From felony to fitness to free that I think you |
| 0:57.5 | would actually love. |
| 0:58.7 | So I hope that you enjoy this conversation with Doug as much as I enjoyed interviewing |
| 1:02.6 | him. |
| 1:05.6 | This is the Terry Cole Show and as you might have guessed, I'm your host, Terry Cole. |
| 1:18.9 | For over two decades, I've been a licensed psychotherapist, love and boundaries expert, |
| 1:23.6 | and I'm also the founder of the Rail of Revolution and Boundary Boo Camp. |
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