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What happens when the life you've built suddenly falls apart?
 
Jon McLernon has survived a brutal assault, PTSD, financial collapse, major weight struggles, betrayal, and years of physical recovery. Along the way, he was forced to confront some difficult questions about identity, faith, forgiveness—and what it really means to start over.
 
Tonight, Jon joins Joe for a deeply personal conversation about rebuilding after trauma, learning self-compassion, separating forgiveness from reconciliation, and discovering who you are when the things you once depended on are stripped away.
 
Jon is a National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, creator of the NeuroQuit Method, and host of the Between the Before & After podcast.

Sometimes rebuilding your life isn't about returning to who you were.

It's about discovering who you're becoming.
 
 Guest:
Jonathan McLernon / Freedom Nutrition Coaching: https://freedomnutritioncoach.com/
Wrestling with Truth by Jonathan McLernan (Substack): https://jonathanmclernon.substack.com/
Between The Before & After (The Stories that Shape Us): https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/between-the-before-after-the-stories-that-shape-us/id1596158206


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(00:00:45) Joe introduces the show and tonight's guest

(00:05:55) Jonathan McLernan joins and shares his background

(00:10:12) From chemistry and the navy to world travel

(00:12:15) How Jonathan met his wife in a movie moment

(00:20:52) Faith background and questions about salvation

(00:24:02) The South Africa assault and surviving PTSD

(00:30:50) Losing 100 pounds through compassion and healing

(00:33:27) Business collapse, forgiveness, and deeper faith

(00:42:34) Why suffering shaped his calling to help others

(00:49:06) Addiction, grace, fatherhood, and godly authority

(00:59:23) Who inspires Jonathan and where to find his work

(01:00:56) Joe closes with thanks and final remarks

- Joe "Rooz" Russiello

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