Curious Minds with Dr. L

Matt Hesse | Building What You Need to Heal From Trauma


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How do you separate stress from trauma? What are the ways that we end up building exactly what we need to heal from our past? And how can we get curious about the ways in which we can find safety? This and so much more deep introspection with Matt Hesse.

Matt, an Army veteran and entrepreneur, is the founder of FitOps Foundation which helps fellow veterans find stability, success, and community in the fitness industry. He also founded Performix, a supplement line, and Performix House, a premier gym and fitness center in New York City.

On this episode of Curious Minds with Dr. L, Matt Hesse explores his own history of childhood trauma and the impact that it had on his current choices and pathways as an adult. He discusses how vulnerability can allow for healing and the ways in which using your physical body can complete a psychological transformation.

TIME STAMPS:

3:34 - Seeing the glass half full during the pandemic.

6:14 - Compartmentalizing stress and trauma.

10:45 - How a history of childhood trauma and abuse inform an adult's mind.

13:03 - Internal conflict manifesting as anger.

16:07 - The power of unconscious discovery.

19:38 - Building what you need to heal.

25:58 - The importance of service.

30:17 - How you move away from living a life in fear.

33:10 - When imposter syndrome shows up where you work.

41:39 - Human Declaration Quiz

43:40 - Closing Curiosities

FOR MORE ON MATT HESSE:

website: www.fitops.org

instagram: www.instagram.com/matthesse

FOR MORE ON DR. L:

website: www.drlarapence.com

instagram: www.instagram.com/drlarapence

twitter: www.twitter.com/drlarapence

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