Andrew Fraser - Understanding School Shootings and Men’s Mental Health

ManTalks Podcast

Connor Beaton

Relationships, Mental Health, Education, Society & Culture, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 591 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2020

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Andrew is a storyteller, adventurer, coach and consciousness disruptor. He's lived through a mass shooting, tied himself to a puma in the Amazon, wingsuit BASE jumped off the Eiger, and spent thousands of hours sitting on a meditation cushion. As a yoga instructor and Director of a climbing gym in Denver, Colorado, Andrew challenges others to push their perceived physical and mental limits. As a speaker and coach, he helps others to overcome their fears and pursue their calling. Andrew's new podcast, Fear.Focus.Freedom, will be launching on November 4th, in which he speaks with former desk job daydreamers who've transformed themselves into conscious leaders, and the road they travelled to pursue their calling. He is building a legion of change-makers whose impact is bigger than their inhibition. Connect with Andrew: Facebook - www.facebook.com/ajfraser81 Instagram - @theandrewfraser Website - www.fearfocusfreedom.com Are you looking to find your purpose, navigate transition or fix your relationships, all with a powerful group of men from around the world? Check out The Alliance and join me today. Check out our Facebook Page or the Men's community.Subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify For more episodes visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Did you enjoy the podcast? If so please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. It helps our podcast get into the ears of new listeners, which expands the ManTalks Community Editing & Mixing by: Aaron The Tech See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome. I'm Connor Beaten and this is The Man Talk Show. This podcast brings together some of the best thought leaders, teachers, and extraordinary individuals who teach and mentor you on how to be a top performer in life, love,
0:22.3	and business.
0:24.0	Joining me today is Andrew Fraser.
0:26.5	And Andrew is a man of many talents.
0:28.9	He is a rock climbing specialist.
0:33.2	He owns a gym in Boulder, Colorado.
0:36.6	He is a survivor. And he survived Columbine, the Columbine shooting.
0:42.1	So Andrew and I are going to talk about a number of things on this episode.
0:47.4	Specifically, we are going to talk about the events that unfolded on that day, and we're going to talk about why some of these things happen,
0:57.1	why mass shootings happen from his perspective.
1:01.5	He's going to share a little bit about some of the things
1:04.2	that have unfolded in the United States since Columbine,
1:06.8	how the culture around guns has shifted out of the culture
1:09.6	around men and masculinity has shifted. And the culture within high guns has shifted, how the culture around men and masculinity has shifted,
1:12.0	and the culture within high schools has shifted.
1:14.6	So there's a ton of really incredible information in here.
1:19.0	Obviously, you know, Andrew's going to share his story of reliving that day, that horrific day.
1:26.4	So if you are sensitive to that, please be mindful. And it's just a
1:32.2	reminder for everyone that's out there to reach out to people in your life that you know are struggling,
1:37.8	that you know going through a tough time, and to really be mindful of those around us
1:43.6	compassionally.
1:45.0	And, you know, this episode really isn't meant to try and make some commentary around gun laws
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