EP 25: Chris Duffin — Building Resilience With A World Record-Holding Athlete & Trauma Survivor

Good Dudes Grow

Chris Duffin’s belief in resilience runs deep. As an athlete — who, no big deal, holds the Guinness World Record for squatting and deadlifting over 1,000 pounds — he knows the value of tearing down muscle to build it back stronger. In his life, he’s seen that value manifest, too, as the survivor of a deeply traumatic childhood.

Chris grew up homeless in the mountains of Northern California. His parents made a lifestyle choice, who wanted to exist outside of society’s parameters. For much of Chris’ childhood, they were growing weed — a risky enterprise at the time.

“People were disappearing all the time,” he says. “It’s not the cannabis-growing professional industry that we have today. It’s ‘be careful walking around in the woods because you’re going to run into somebody with a machine gun, and you will disappear.’ Those were interactions I grew up with.”

A murderer was camping out near his family, and not far away was a serial killer’s hideout. Later, when Chris’s mother was ultimately sent to his jail, local authorities tried to traffick Chris and his younger sisters. Chris says it was an intensely chaotic childhood, and his confidence suffered deeply as a result until he discovered weight lifting.

As a health and fitness entrepreneur, Chris helps others cultivate strength physically, mentally, and emotionally. In this episode of “Good Dudes Grow,” Gary and Chris talk about creating a solid foundation for your life, no matter what cards you have initially been dealt, and how this can be a powerful antidote to addiction and trauma.

What You'll Learn:

• How Chris processed and healed from his childhood trauma through lifting
• Why, after 20 years of corporate life, he walked away from his job and his marriage and built a globally recognized brand in just five years (one that works with 90% of American professional sports teams, as well as figures like The Rock and LeBron James)
• What a study was done on trees planted in biodomes can teach us about resilience
• And much more!

Favorite Quote:

“I hate f***ing bucket lists. It’s what’s fancy and shiny that you throw in here and there. No. Create values that can help you create a life that’s going to realize your goals. You can’t develop goals until you know why you want to be and live that way. Your values help you to find this North Star — this perfect place that you can never get to. But every day, you can take one step closer. And if you don’t have (values), you might walk for a few miles over the next ten years in the wrong direction.”

— Chris Duffin

Connect with Chris:

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How to get involved:

Gary Roberts is the founder and CEO of Pure Body Zen, a company based not only around creating and selling high-quality CBD products, but one that is on a mission to change the landscape on how mental health and addiction are treated. Gary has founded a non-profit called Promises Recovery Centers for those who need it as well as creating the first-ever educational training facility for Physicians, Therapists, and Mental Health advocates using innovative therapeutics like psilocybin, Mdma, and LSD.

You can learn more about Pure Body Zen on their site, on LinkedIn, and on Instagram.

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