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From Childhood Abuse to Living Unbroken with Michael Anthony

Episode Summary

Michael Anthony is the author of the best-selling book Think Unbroken and is a coach, mentor, and advocate for adult survivors of child abuse.. Michael spends his time helping other survivors get out of “The Vortex” to become the hero of their own story and take their lives back. Michael hosts The Michael Unbroken podcast and blogs weekly at www.ThinkUnbroken.com We take a deep dive into his life story of surviving childhood abuse and trauma into eventually thriving in adulthood with accountability and intention. His story and mission are so compelling, I am so honored to share it with all of you. He is now talking about his experience and mentoring survivors of child abuse to create profound change in this world. We learn about what ‘Think Unbroken’ means to him and how he began a very deep healing process through accountability, as well as what he was willing to do to create the life that he now has. We also touch on the profound invitation that COVID and “quarantine” has given us to drop into our personal abilities and on his open letters to America about racism in the midst of the Black Lives Matter movement where he highlights our society in relation to being proactive vs. reactive. In the end, Michael leaves us with some wonderful words of wisdom about how to empower yourself in trauma work with a declaration of health and so much more!

Show Notes:

A history of abuse and trauma
“These 10 Aces” – “Think Unbroken” inception
A mirror moment
The science and understanding of mindset and trauma
“I am a product of my product.”
A childhood promise broken
Becoming accountable
“What was I willing to do to create the life that I have today?”
Environmental triggers
The layers of cultural masculinity in healing work as a man
Men’s group therapy
Creating an identity from a personal value system
‘Radical Acceptance’ by Tara Brach
The COVID gift
Meditation shifts from uncomfortable to a pre-curser
Quick fix vs. root cause
A parental declaration as self-preservation
Breaking trust with physical discipline
An open letter to America regarding racism and the Black Lives Matter movement
Systemic racism is built for a purpose
Being proactive vs. reactive
A declaration of health
How long would you carry a brick?
Who would be your dream guest and why?

Links Mentioned:

Michael Anthony
https://www.thinkunbroken.com
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/acestudy/about.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fviolenceprevention%2Fchildabuseandneglect%2Facestudy%2Findex.html
Radical Acceptance by Tara Brach
https://www.tarabrach.com/store/
Mindset by Carol Dweck
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/44330/mindset-by-carol-s-dweck-phd/
A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn
https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/peoples-history-of-the-united-states
Freddie Mercury
http://www.freddiemercury.com
Dax Shepard
https://www.instagram.com/daxshepard/?hl=en
A Critical Conversation About Racial Profiling and Police Reform
https://therawandwildhearts.com/2020/06/14/a-critical-conversation-about-racial-profiling-and-police-reform/

Episode Summary

This is an intimate conversation from the perspective of Todd Davis, a Black Man in the United States of America who shares the racial profiling he has experienced from police and Dave Smith, a White Man who served as a Captain in the LA Police Division and who fought for accountability and reform within the department. I am extremely grateful to both of these men for their honesty, transparency and vulnerability at a critical time in systemic change for racial justice.