Rewriting Patterns: Addiction, Resilience & Purpose with Carl Morgan

In this conversation, Regina sits down with Carl Morgan, an Australian ultramarathon runner, double decathlon athlete, business owner, and aspiring coach, whose childhood was shaped by violence, instability, and loneliness. Carl opens up about his early experiences with trauma, his years in foster care, how sports and endurance challenges gave him purpose, his struggles with addiction, and the pivotal accident that changed his path. Today, he’s focused on healing, building authentic connections, and guiding others through mindset, discipline, and purpose.

What you’ll hear in this episode:

• Carl’s childhood experiences with violence, instability, and epilepsy
• The protective role he took on for his younger sisters
• Finding belonging and achievement in sports, including competing at the World Double Decathlon Championships
• Years of disconnection, drinking, and drugs — and the accident that became his turning point
• Healing through ayahuasca, mantras, and mindset work
• Reconciling with his family after 20 years of estrangement
• His current path into speaking, life coaching, and helping others find purpose in pain

Key Takeaways:

• Addiction often hides in “normal” patterns. What started as cultural drinking escalated into daily dependency, masked by work and fitness.
• Hitting rock bottom isn’t the end — it’s a doorway. Carl’s accident forced him to confront his patterns and step into discipline.
• Forgiveness doesn’t erase the past, but it can heal the present. Reconnecting with his mother after 20 years was rooted in acceptance, not fixing.
• Mantras and rituals can rewire old stories. Small daily practices shifted Carl’s identity and belief systems.
• Purpose doesn’t arrive fully formed. It revealed itself through Carl’s hardships, endurance, and moments of clarity.
• Authenticity can feel uncomfortable to others — but it’s essential. Carl learned that vulnerability isn’t weakness, it’s strength.

About:  Carl Morgan has walked a long road of figuring out who he is, overcoming personal and business challenges, and exploring what truly shapes us as people. He’s studied habits, read countless books, and worked with coaches and mentors like Tony Robbins to understand how who we are is built through what we do consistently. His journey into emotional awareness, connection, and attachment theory has helped him uncover a deeper sense of who he is. Today, he’s focused on three simple things: creating genuine connection through community, staying fit and healthy, and continually challenging the beliefs that guide his life.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introductions
• 3:02 Childhood memories & epilepsy
• 7:27 Violence, instability, and alcohol in the home
• 13:39 Foster care and learning stability
• 17:01 School, sport, and struggles with connection
• 22:00 Overseas adventures & the Double Decathlon
• 27:15 Drugs, drinking, and searching for identity
• 29:31 Building a business and cutting toxic ties
• 35:02 Lockdowns, addiction, and Captain Morgan
• 39:37 Diving, climbing and finding purpose
• 43:12 The Celestine Prophesy, ayahuasca journeys and twin flames
• 52:07 The accident that changed everything
• 58:34 Healing, self-awareness, and reconciling with family
• 1:04:26 Stepping into coaching, speaking, and mantras
• 1:10:46 Incantations, routines, and daily discipline
• 1:14:22 Advice and book recommendations
• 1:17:53 Closing reflections