#193 Luke Bateman: Ex NRL Player turned Fantasy Author, Why Vulnerability Is the Antidote to Shame

While Luke Bateman was playing in the NRL, his mum was paying his mortgage and ordering food to his door. Gambling had taken every cent he had, and hundreds of thousands more he didn't. This week Keegan sits down with Luke Bateman: former NRL player, now an author, keynote speaker and one of the more honest voices going around on shame and addiction. We get into the gambling that spiralled in 2018, the suicidal low that followed, rehab and the 12 steps, and the tiny one-minute promises he used to start trusting himself again. He explains why vulnerability is the antidote to shame, why he hid his love of books from teammates for twenty years, and the fantasy novel that handed him a blueprint for who he wanted to become. Also in here: values as a decision filter, boundaries, and why he says he wouldn't change any of it for himself but wouldn't wish it on anyone. For more just like this:#101 Kieran Foran: "I Just Wanted to Have Peace". NRL Star on mental health, grief and finding peace after football: Spotify | Apple | YouTube#146 Harry Garside: Masculinity, Vulnerability & Boxing: Spotify | Apple | YouTube Listen and subscribe:SpotifyApple PodcastsYouTube Follow for more:Podcast InstagramKeegan's InstagramTikTokSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.