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1st Apr 2022

How To Heal From Trauma and Addiction w/Theo Fleury EP 360

Theo Fleury is a two-time Olympic Gold medalist in Hockey, motivational speaker, and best-selling author. But prior to this, his life once carried the markings of a troubled childhood, abuse, and coping with emotional pain through addictive and self-destructive behaviors.

Today, Theo defines himself as a victor over trauma and addiction and a facilitator to those still trying to find their way. His best-selling books, Playing with Fire and Conversations with a Rattlesnake, encourage open sharing and provide practical tools that people seeking help can personally use. These tools are also useful to those who want to lead a productive conversation, called “Real Conversations”, with anybody else experiencing trauma.

In this flashback episode, Lance and Theo talk about the struggles of addiction, abuse, and trauma that leaves deep emotional pain and scar in a person’s life. Theo particularly explained his journey toward healing and overcoming his battles in different ways.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN: 

  • 7:40 What I found in sports that I lacked at home 
  • 13:19 Falling into addiction when you’re at your peak
  • 23:24 Becoming a best-selling author 
  • 34:28 The journey of inner healing and spirituality 
  • 56:33 Medication alone isn’t the answer to mental health

The University of Adversity podcast is brought to you by Mic-Up Podcast Productions. We help Visionary Leaders amplify their brand, reach and impact. https://lanceessihos.com/mic-up/ 

🥇“What advice do you have for someone who is struggling with adversity right now”🥇

Theo says, “Forgiveness leads to freedom and heals us from emotional pain. It frees us from bitterness and allows us to accept ourselves and in the process accept others too.” 

Connect with Theo Fleury

● Follow Theo on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook  

● Visit Theo’s website

Connect with Lance: 

📺 SUBSCRIBE to the University of Adversity Youtube Channel 

📲  On social media Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn

📧 Email Lance at info@universityofadversity.ca 

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About the Podcast

University of Adversity
Real stories and tools to help you grow through adversity, burnout, and reinvention.
University of Adversity is a show about the moments that change us — especially the ones we didn’t ask for.

I’m Lance Essihos, and I sit down with athletes, bestselling authors, doctors, entrepreneurs, spiritual teachers, and everyday warriors to have real conversations about adversity — the kind that strips away the surface and forces us to face who we really are.

We go deep into the mindset shifts, emotional breakthroughs, and practical tools that helped them rebuild. Not just to survive, but to come back stronger, clearer, and more aligned.

This isn’t motivation.
It’s what happens after the breakdown, when you’re trying to put the pieces back together and make it mean something.

If you’re in a season of uncertainty, burnout, or reinvention — this show is here to walk with you.

We don’t just talk about getting through the hard times.
We talk about who you become because of them.

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Lance Essihos

As an experienced veteran with adversity, Lance has faced some of life's most difficult challenges. Grinding his way through the hockey ranks to traveling the world as a bartender. Through his personal battle with drugs and alcohol for well over a decade, the tragic loss of his brother to suicide followed by the great loss of his father to cancer only a year later, Lance realized he had hit rock bottom. In the darkest of days, he made a promise to himself that he would create a new life, one that would make an impact and inspire the masses, leaving the world in a better place than he found it. Lance has made it his mission to facilitate the message of positive change through adversity and encourage people to see the light through the darkness of life's worst moments.