EP 04

Your host // Tim Bishop

Our guest // Cheyne Truelove 

GOLD Chunk from Cheyne

“I now look at challenges as awesome opportunities.” 

About Cheyne

Cheyne is a Sergeant in the Australian Army, having progressed through the ranks for the past 15 years.  Cheyne experienced multiple deployments to the Middle East, and post-tour, he  transformed PTSD into a growth experience and now leads other men in doing the same. 

This Episode:

• Cheyne’s story
  • Deployments & experience
  • PTSD
  • Cheyne’s role in the Australia Army
• Cheyne describes an intense deployment experience and how he emotionally responded after
• What stopped Cheyne from taking his life & the importance of connection
• How leadership can be tested
• Cheyne realised that it's not what people see but its what people don’t see that matters in leadership.
• Turning dark to light and how Cheyne turned his PTSD into a greatest growth experience
• Removing the stigma of emotional expression in men
  • That it heals you
  • Allows you to grow
  • It empowers you
  • What it does for relationships
• Metaphorical armour
• Where the journey of self mastery began for Cheyne
• The tag & label around PTSD
  • How your identity can succumb to experiences such as this
• Identity shifts & what this meant for changes in Cheyne’s world
• How Cheyne approaches challenge differently
• How action comes before confidence

Resources Mentioned In This Episode: 

Honour Roll  |  http://www.defence.gov.au/vale/

Hero's Journey Diagram  |  http://www.nxtlvl.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/IMG_7174.PNG.png

 

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