{"podcast":{"title":"The Adversity Advantage with Doug Bopst","slug":"the-adversity-advantage-with-doug-bopst-1209565","podcast_index_feed_id":1209565,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/QCD6800025034","website_url":"http://theadversityadvantage.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/5438f09a-4413-11ee-8d7a-23246612e332/image/1bf60ff268600cd577796bf4fe5c9ff1.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Doug Bopst","episode_count":725,"summary":"The Adversity Advantage is where life’s hardest struggles become your greatest strengths. Each week, host Doug Bopst — a former felon and addict who used fitness to save his life — brings you raw, powerful conversations with world-class experts and thought leaders. From Andrew Huberman to Mel Robbins, Gabby Bernstein, Gabor Maté, Robert Greene, Rich Roll, Kevin O’Leary, and more - you’ll hear the untold stories of how they turned setbacks into comebacks. 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He was a faculty member at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where he founded the Laboratory for the Science of Individuality and directed the Mind, Brain, and Education program. Dr. Rose is the author of the bestselling books Collective Illusions, Dark Horse, and The End of Average. Today on the show we discuss how rock bottom can become the turning point that forces real change, why identity is shaped by actions not circumstances, how perseverance and refusing to quit can completely rewrite your life, why creating the right environment is critical for success, how adversity reveals who you are and what you’re capable of, and why taking responsibility for your future is the key to building a life worth living and much more. ⚠ WELLNESS DISCLAIMER ⚠ Please be advised; the topics related to health and mental health in my content are for informational, discussion, and entertainment purposes only. 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