73. It's Not Always What It Seems: The Gray Area of Bullying with Pat Meyer

This week we spoke with our friend Pat Meyer. Pat is a friend from the Pure MMA community, who recently opened up about events that occurred in his childhood and adolescent years. This episode opens up with a banger as Pat dives right into the story, revealing that he was born with the umbilical cord wrapped around his head. If this isn't tragic enough, doctors believed this was what caused him to develop epilepsy in his left frontal lobe at four years old. Pat then entered a very difficult time in his life as we would experience seizures on a regular basis (sometimes upwards of forty in one day). These seizures subjugated Pat to becoming a victim of bullying. At nine years old, and by a miracle from God, the seizures stopped. We will let Pat tell you that part because it will definitely send chills up your spine. Although Pat was cured, the bullying followed him up until high school where there was a shift in his persona. Years of being picked on made Pat insecure and he started picking fights with people bigger than him. Pat became the troublemaker and would bully the bullies. After many years, Pat finally found Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, which helped him calm down and start a straight path for himself. Pat's story will make you realize that bullies are a product of trauma and need help too. Sit back and enjoy!