43: University of Adversity with Lance Essihos

<p><span style= "font-family: Myanmar Text, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Our guest for this episode is the man behind the University of Adversity Podcast, Lance Essihos. By mastering adversity in his own journey, Lance is on a mission to offer messages of hope and drive positive change despite adversity.<br /> Lance shares how he overcame his personal darkness and turned it into light:</span></span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style= "font-family: Myanmar Text, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <strong>Lance’s Story</strong> [2:40]</span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p>“<span style= "font-family: Myanmar Text, sans-serif;"><span style= "font-size: small;"><em>It shines a light on all my weaknesses.”</em></span></span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style= "font-family: Myanmar Text, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <strong>On Opening Up</strong> [9:29]</span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p>“<span style= "font-family: Myanmar Text, sans-serif;"><span style= "font-size: small;"><em>That’s where the magic and healing happen.”</em></span></span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style= "font-family: Myanmar Text, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <strong>Addiction</strong> [11:35]</span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p>“<span style= "font-family: Myanmar Text, sans-serif;"><span style= "font-size: small;"><em>'I’ve never felt that I’m on top of things and I just got tired of that.”</em></span></span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style= "font-family: Myanmar Text, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <strong>Awareness</strong> [16:19]</span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p>“<span style= "font-family: Myanmar Text, sans-serif;"><span style= "font-size: small;"><em>I don’t beat myself up like I was used to.”</em></span></span></p> <ul> <li> <p><span style= "font-family: Myanmar Text, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <strong>Taking the Shift</strong> [22:42]</span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p>“<span style= "font-family: Myanmar Text, sans-serif;"><span style= "font-size: small;"><em>You are what you