Abstract Essay, now in its fifth season, features Wilson Reid Jones—Ex-Marine, Type 1 Diabetic, and Personal Trainer—sharing a powerful journey of resilience, discipline, and unwavering determination as our distinguished guest.

Episode description and notes

Reid Jones Ex-Marine, Type 1 Diabetic, Personal Trainer I grew up in a dark home. My dad was a raging addict who ended up taking his life to suicide when i was 21 years old. I joined the marine corps at 18 years old. I got kicked out at 21 for a pattern of misconduct (drinking, drugging & voilence). Shortly after service my dad killed himself and i was left with the pain. This left me on a journey to grow or i would end up the same way. i went on a relentless journey of personal development and turned myself into a fitness coach. I am also a type 1 diabetic, my life is dependent on insulin injections. My whole goal is to share my stories and show people what they're capable of achieving regardless of their past or their situations in life. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Transcript and source

A publisher transcript is not currently available for this episode. Descriptions above are episode notes, rather than a word-for-word transcript.

Imported information comes from the official show RSS feed and is shown as published.

View the publisher episode page ↗

Listen and browse