Podcast appearances and mentions of shane niemeyer

Welcome to Resiliency Radio with Dr. Jill Carnahan! In this powerful episode, Dr. Jill is joined by Coach Shane Niemeyer, a renowned strength and conditioning coach, speaker, and author of The Hurt Artist. Together, they explore how exercise can serve as powerful medicine—not only transforming the body but also rewiring the mind. Shane shares his incredible personal journey from incarceration and addiction to becoming a respected coach and expert in exercise physiology. Discover how movement and mindset helped him reclaim his life and now guide his work helping others achieve resilience and peak performance.  Key Discussions: ①  Shane's Personal Journey:

I am Dr. Shelly Mahon, your host, and today’s WELL source is Shane Niemeyer. By the time Shane was 28 years old, he was a heroin addict and had been arrested 25 times. After a failed attempt to take his life by suicide, he transformed himself. Today, Shane is a motivational speaker, elite triathlete racing ironman and 70.3 distances, full-time strength and endurance coach, and author of The Hurt Artist: My Journey from Suicidal Junkie to Ironman. He has interacted with hundreds of parents and thousands of adolescents on topics related to substance abuse, wellness, fitness, criminal justice and mental/emotional well-being. We all have a lot to learn from Shane. At the heart of his message is the importance of respect for yourself and others, generosity, grit, and importance of constantly growing and learning to be a better steward of humanity.In this podcast, Shane shares the life experiences, challenges, transformative moments, and ongoing personal growth that has made him who he is today. We dive deep into:What life was like for him growing up and into young adulthoodFactors that led to his ability to heal and develop after prisonStrategies for providing a healthy environment for your children can grow and developGoing beyond the disease model of mental disordersIdentity developmentHandling your inner criticHaving an authentic relationship with your childBeing true to yourselfThe benefits of exercise to health and wellbeingThe importance of learning and growing as a person so that you can give backResourcesBook: The Hurt Artist: My Journey from Suicidal Junkie to IronmanJean Twenge: iGen: The Smartphone GenerationJonathon Haidt: The Dark Psychology of Social NetworksBook: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. FranklBook: The Gulag of the Archipelago by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynBook: Flow: They Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiBook: The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal RinpocheBook: My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey by Jill Bolte TaylorAuthor: Thich Nhat HanhPodcast: The Knowledge Project with Shane ParrishPodcast: Making Sense Podcast with Sam HarrisPodcast: The Jordan B Peterson Podcast 

Shane Niemeyer talks about his new fitness app, The Helm. Master frame builder Alex Meade discusses his ideas about frame building, including teaching classes.

Shane Niemeyer's life was not headed in the right direction.  He committed crimes and used drugs and spent time in jail and prison.  He tried suicide.  While in prison he read an article about Dave Scott and triathlon became his new passion. In his first year after release he did a half ironman and a full Ironman. In 2013 he recorded his fastest ever Ironman, going 9:14 and finishing 20th and Ironman Texas. This is his story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgprFfxQHIU   http://trueambitions.com/ His book, The Hurt Artist, details his story.    

Shane Niemeyer, author of autobiography, "The Hurt Artist," joins us on this episode of Success Hackers. His story is a gritty one, but teaches us that even when we hit rock bottom, we must continue to persevere. Steve has been featured on The Steve Harvey Show, is a motivational speaker, and a wellness and conditioning coach, helping his clients with both mind and body.