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Turning Childhood Trauma Into Resiliency with Nate Ortiz

Ep. 120

What challenges from your childhood have contributed to the person you are today? Our childhood  is the foundation for our perspective on life and we have a choice to let our difficult experiences hold us back or empower us to rise above. 


In this episode, I am joined by the incredible Nate Ortiz. Raised in an environment surrounded by drugs, violence, and poverty, Nate has overcome challenges that many couldn’t imagine going through.  He has turned the lessons he learned from these difficult, traumatic experiences into his life mission. Today, Nate inspires people through his social media channels and podcast, Be Great With Nate,  to become the best version of themselves despite what they may be going through. 


Throughout this episode, Nate vulnerably opens up and shares his life story. You will hear about what it was like for Nate to grow up in an environment consumed with hardship, how sports changed Nate’s life, how he learned to manifest, what his goals are for the next 5 years of his life, and so much more. 


Tune in to Episode 120  of Uncover Your Magic to learn how Nate has turned his childhood trauma into an inspiring resiliency! 


In This Episode You Will Learn 

  • About Nate’s childhood and the challenges that came with it (9:04)
  • How exercise and sports changed Nate’s life (25:08)
  • Nate’s perspective on magic in the world (51:23)
  • What Nate’s vision is for the next 5 years (1:07:53)


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