Gavin Meenan (Fitness, Trauma and Porn Addiction) - Episode 982

Behind The Shield

James Geering

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Fitness

4.9 • 667 Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2024

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Gavin Meenan is a personal trainer and the man behind the Modern Warrior Programme. We discuss growing up in Ireland, the car accident that changed his world, overcoming guilt, porn addiction, his powerful mental health story, the importance of fitness, empowering men and so much more.

Gavin is a leading voice in the Irish health and fitnesscommunity and a former European Powerlifting Champion. He has personally helped hundreds of people achieve life changing results.

Originally from Donegal, Gavin now resides in the town of Sligo in Ireland, where he has built his business from being a personal trainer in the local community, to helping people from all around the world via his new and exclusive online coaching platform.

Having impacted over 20,000 people with his unique message, Gavin is now expanding his platform into the men's coaching space. His goal is to help men everywhere build stronger mind, bodies and lives. This has been his main inspiration for writing his first book.

In his personal life, Gavin has overcome struggles such as childhood bullying, trauma, convictions, addictions and redundancy. He's now on a mission to help all men out there overcome their challenges.

You'll find Gavin on

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gavinmeenan/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gavinmeenan1

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gavinmeenan

Website: www.gavinmeenan.com

Transcript

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0:00.0	This episode is sponsored by New Calm, and as many of you know, I only bring sponsors onto this show
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1:42.3	Welcome to the Behind the Shield podcast. always my name's James Gearing and this
1:46.0	week it is my absolute honor to welcome on the show personal trainer and the man behind the modern
1:51.6	warrior program Gavin Mienan. Now in this conversation we discuss a host of topics from his childhood
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