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EPISODE · Aug 25, 2025 · 32 MIN

JOHN CARTER Author, Triggered to Change A Life Full of Turbulence, Key words Shot; Coma; Paralyzed; Addiction; Prison; Health Club; Service Dogs; Live from Massachusetts

from Conversations with Calvin; WE the Species · host Calvin Schwartz

#realconversations #author #fitness #prison #servicedogs#coma #reinvention CONVERSATIONS WITH CALVIN WE THE SPECIES Meet JOHN CARTER…. “I’ve been around the block. A lot. Amagazine from the 1960s used to have a monthly feature, “The Most UnforgettableCharacter.” It works here perfectly.Where do I begin? On several occasions, Zooming with John, my enduring takeawayis a WOW. What a resilient, dedicated, inspiring, and unforgettable guy. Rightto the chase now. A Mafia teen, shot in the head, ninety days in a coma, drugaddiction, prison…. Then a reinvention, rebirth, a few miracles of the humanspirit, now a successful fitness trainer and supporter of Service Dogs andfather. The stuff of great movies and Zoom interviews……” Calvin https://www.youtube.com/c/ConversationswithCalvinWetheSpecIEs 603 Interviews/Videos 9200 SUBSCRIBERS GLOBAL Reach. Earth Life. Amazing People. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** JOHN CARTER: Author,"Triggered to Change: A Life Full of Turbulence," Key words: Shot;Coma; Paralyzed; Addiction; Prison; Health Club; Service Dogs; Live fromMassachusetts YouTube: https://youtu.be/AQKlq37lJaw BIO: I self-published "Triggered to Change: A Life Fullof Turbulence," an inspiring autobiography, which tells the story of how Iwas shot and partially paralyzed as a young member of the Worcester mafia, putin a coma for 90 days, addicted to drugs, and sentenced to prison. Throughthese hardships, I found a passion for health and fitness and decided I wantedto be a fitness trainer. I now own Titanium Health and Fitness in Brookline,MA! LINKS: Gym Fitness:https://titaniumhealthfitness.com/ Book Website: https://www.turbulencebook.com/ TEDx Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2-tcE-L0Lg Service Dog Project: https://www.servicedogproject.org/ ** WE ARE ALSO ON AUDIO AUDIO “Conversations with Calvin; WE the SpecIEs” ANCHOR https://lnkd.in/g4jcUPq SPOTIFY https://lnkd.in/ghuMFeC APPLE PODCASTS BREAKER https://lnkd.in/g62StzJ GOOGLE PODCASTS https://lnkd.in/gpd3XfM POCKET CASTS https://pca.st/bmjmzait RADIO PUBLIC https://lnkd.in/gxueFZw

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