John Nieuwenburg - Overcoming Adversity (Depression)

ManTalks Podcast

Connor Beaton

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

4.8 • 591 Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2015

⏱️ 74 minutes

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John Nieuwenburg opens up in a very vulnerable way about his attempted suicide and depression on today's show. John is an award-winning coach and a TedX speaker. He talks on what depression feels like, his recovery after his suicide attempt, and how other people can prevent what John has went through. Do not be afraid to talk about your depression and to seek help. The only way to come out of your darkness is by shining a light on it. Key Takeaways: [2:55] Who is John Nieuwenburg? [7:55] What was life like for John before the age of 45? [13:40] What makes a great coach? [17:55] What type of work does John do? [23:25] Why did John attempt suicide? [25:45] What does depression feel like? [34:00] We give depression power by not talking about it. Talk about your depression. [39:35] With depression, you feel like you've run out of options. [45:00] Statistics on suicides in Canada says that 3 out of 4 suicides are men. [48:10] What happened after John's suicide attempt? [51:40] Remember, ManTalks is hosting a full one day event on Nov 7th. [55:20] How can you help people who are suffering? [58:10 The only way to come out of the darkness is by shining a light on it. [58:35] Should you take medication? [1:01:50] Should you talk about depression with children? [1:03:40] What does it mean to be a man today? [1:05:50] Do you have a written definition of the best you can be? Affirmations are important. [1:09:00] What is John excited about today? Mentioned In This Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNScHdMMw8E http://w5coaching.com Darkness Visible by William Styron http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability?language=en Music Credit: Parlange & Latenite Automatic (jesusparlange.com– lateniteautomatic.com) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You've got some living yet to do.
0:04.4	I won't give up on you.
0:10.0	Hi, guys.
0:10.8	Welcome back to another episode of the Mant Talks podcast.
0:13.2	My name is Roger Nairn.
0:14.5	And I'm Connor Beaton.
0:16.0	Today we've got another very special guest.
0:19.0	His name is John Nguenberg.
0:24.9	John is a life coach and business coach here in Vancouver, but he's recently famous for his talk that he gave at TEDx Stanley Park
0:31.7	2015. And that talk was about suicide and depression. Today's conversation is going to be tough and it's going to be deep.
0:40.9	And, you know, you're going to hear one of the most vulnerable conversations that I can remember listening to in a while.
0:48.1	But I think it's something very, very important that we all need to listen to.
0:53.0	Connor, did you want to add anything?
0:54.7	We just finished it and it's quite emotional and quite striking.
1:00.2	Yeah, I think the conversation is much needed.
1:04.0	And, you know, for all the listeners, just to give you some context, you know, there's a lot,
1:10.4	there's a lot to this dialogue. It's a lot more than just, you know, there's a lot, there's a lot to this, to this dialogue. It's a lot more
1:12.8	than just, you know, talking about depression and suicide. It's, you know, when you're struggling
1:17.6	with adversity, what do you do? When you are faced with an obstacle that you're not too sure
1:23.4	how to overcome. And that can be in many forms. You know, John actually talks about many
1:29.0	obstacles that he faced in his life and, and this was just one of them. It was the biggest one,
1:33.9	for sure. But he talks about many obstacles and how to actually move through them and how to
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