Through the Eyes of Adversity - Adam Newton

The Comeback Mindset

In this episode of Through The Eyes of Adversity, I sit down with Ste Holland to hear his incredible story — from a troubled childhood, to serving on front-line combat operations across the world with the army, to now making life-or-death decisions that determine whether millions of people in Gaza have food on their tables. Ste’s journey and achievements could never be fully captured in just 40 mi...

In this episode of Through The Eyes of Adversity, I sat down with Darcy Coss. Darcy grew up with a passion for basketball and played the sport right up to a great level. However, his time playing the sport was cut short by something all too common to so many people - back pain and dealing with sciatica. He talks all about the mental health battles and physical battles he went through to get to whe...

In this episode of Through The Eyes of Adversity, I sat down with Rob McMurdo. Rob talks about his journey from finding out he had testicular cancer, the diagnosis, his recovery process, and how it helped pivot his life in a positive way with the power of exercise. Not only did Rob decide he was going to start running, but he turned it into his career as a running coach, and he mow inspires and he...

In this episode, I was able to speak Dr Mark Martin, Founder of We Track Health. We discuss topics on Inflammatory Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis. In this episode, we touch on things like why people can all of a sudden develop such conditions, how our nutrition can help us, what supplements are best, and much more. #arthritis #anklosingspondylitis #inflammatoryarthritis #inflammation #autoim...

It was an honour to sit down with Loz Moore and talk about his amazing journey from leading a life preparing for the military, serving in the military, and going on to be part of a brilliant group of people who set up Cockleshell 22. This is a group of former Royal Marines, Royal Air Force, and British Army veterans who provide UK and overseas expeditions based in historic military raids, and it p...

It was great to sit down with former LFC midfielder Kevin Stewart in the latest episode of Through The Eyes of Adversity. As successful as a footballing career Kevin had, in the theme of my podcast, we got to speak about how he dealt with moments of adversity in life both on and off the pitch. It was really interesting to understand how he managed the pressures of playing at the top level of footb...

in this episode I sat down with Chris Beavers, also known as Farther Fit PT. Chris spoke about his experience becoming a new Dad during Covid and how he fell into the common situation of letting go of his fitness routines and not prioritising his own health. This is all common, leading to the well know phrase - Dad Bod. But its more than just a physique problem. Once you become a Dad it can be eas...

As always, I'm so grateful for people believing in the mission of my podcast and coming on to share their own experience of overcoming difficult periods of life and how exercise, nutrition, and healthy habits help them. Episode 15 will be out this Sunday, and if I can just ask people to follow my page and subscribe to the YouTube channel in my bio, it really does go a long way to supporting the po...

In this Episode I sit down with Barnaby, we talk all about inflammatory arthritis, the mental health impacts of not completing his life long mission of joining the military because of the condition and how he pivoted his passion and is now based in Canada leading the way for people with this condition by pursuing a career in snowboarding.

In this episode of Through The Eyes of Adversity, I sat down with Olivia, who talked all about her journey dealing with Juvenile Chronic Arthritis. We speak all about the physical and mental health impacts of this condition and how it affected her growing up. Olivia has had the condition since she was only 7 years old and has now started to share mote about her experiences. It was a pleasure to li...

Conall was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. This is a very painful chronic inflammation issue affecting many parts of the body, including hips and spine. I personally understand the difficulty of this condition having it myself. Conall talks about his journey from his first trip to A&E to now where he is training to complete a half ironman, 10k swim, and a full ironman all within 3 month...

This week, I sit down with Alice Taylor Firstly, I want to say a massive thank you to Alice. This episode is very real and a raw account of a difficult time in Alice's life and a journey she went on to complete a full Ironman. For those who don't know what an Ironman race is, it's a 2.4 mile swim, followed by a 112-mile cycle and finishing with a full 26.2-mile running marathon. When it comes to s...

Wow - the first Olympic athlete on the podcast. I am super privileged to have had Sandra Wright on, and I am so proud of her for sharing her experiences leading up to the amazing day she won a medal for Great Britain at the Olympics. Sandra was very open about the fact that she has avoided moments like this since the Barcelona Olympics, so I feel very lucky to have had the chance to listen and spe...

In this episode I sit down with Paul Faulder who talks about a subject all to common to a lot of people, and that is living with chronic back pain. After a night out at the age of 17, Paul's back and life would never be the same again. Paul talk's about his journey through trying to understand what had happend, visiting the hospital, the physical and mental impacts and all his lowest points. As ba...

I got the chance to sit down with Jen Taylor. Head coach & co-founder of Empire Netball Club and Chair of North West Netball. We talk about an adversity that can be all too common. Jen speaks about her love for netball and how what started as a normal relationship turned into a very controlling situation that meant she could no longer be part of the sport and she lost her good friends in the p...

In this episode, I got the chance to speak with Dan Jones, Manchester's strongest man winner. Dan experienced a freak injury in a strongman event in Southport, rupturing both patella tendons at the same time. Not only did Dan have to manage the aftermath of his injury, but the video of his injury and recovery went viral with millions of social media views. In this episode, Dan talks about his Manc...

In this episode I sat down with Stan, who like myself is a personal trainer that has been diagnosed with an inflamatory arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis. I was amazed when I was introduced to Stan and listened to a story so similar to mine and we both knew his journey and lived experience could help others with the condition. Stan talks about his diagnosis story and a step by step process of h...

In this episode I speak with Chelsea Shoesmith. Chelsea tells a story of how she suddenly lost her farther in the Ilse of Man TT race. This sparked something in Chelsea to start channelling her grief into physical training. Chelsea talks about how this started as a couch to 5k however she went on to compete in ultramarathon races, ironman events and more. We talk about how training for these event...

In this episode of Through the eyes of adversity I got the chance to speak with Laura Glover. Her story is broken up into the phases of her life starting with how she developed an eating disorder in her teenage years which led to an unhealthy relationship with exercise and food which spiralled into a cycle she struggled to get out of. Laura moves on to another adversity in her life which hit her l...

In this episode on Through the eyes of adversity I talk with Laura Blease, a personal trainer at Ultimate Performance and Laura tells a story about her journey living with the auto immune disease Ulcerative Colitis. We talk through topics including, how and when she got diagnosed, a day in her life, and the mental and emotional impacts of the condition as well as how resistance training helps her...

In this episode of Through the eyes of adversity I got the chance to spend time with Liam Gray, co-founder of Live Great Adventures which is a charity group that puts people together in nature and creates an amazing environment for people to walk and talk. Liam bravely shares his personal story from leaving the military, mental health struggles and a life changing bipolar diagnosis, to discovering...

Welcome to 'Through the eyes of adversity', where we share inspiring stories of people who have used sports and exercise to overcome life’s toughest challenges. Hosted by Adam Newton, a 34 year old, father of 3 and personal trainer, who battles arthritis firsthand, this podcast proves that movement is medicine for both the body and mind. Join us for powerful conversations on resilience, strength,...