The conversation
About this episode
Most men are taught that strength means holding it together, pushing through, and never showing weakness. But what happens when life strips everything away and forces you to rebuild from the inside out?
In this episode of heCast, Mike Chisholm sits down with Wayne Forrest, a Certified Mastery Consultant, motivational speaker, life coach, author, and TEDx speaker. A former farmer and rugby player from New Zealand, Wayne’s life changed at 25 when a rugby injury left him paralyzed from the neck down. After waking up five days later as a C4-5 tetraplegic, Wayne began a long journey of resilience, transformation, and rediscovering the power within. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
Wayne shares how he turned one of the most difficult moments of his life into a mission to help others unlock their inner warrior. He opens up about identity, masculinity, fatherhood, relationships, purpose, and the mindset shifts that helped him move from loss and limitation into meaning, joy, and service.
As the founder of The Power Within and author of The Inner Warrior, The Power Within, Wayne helps people overcome obstacles, question limiting beliefs, and step into the strongest version of themselves. He was also named 2023 Transformational Coach of the Year by The Brave Thinking Institute.
This conversation is for any man who has faced adversity, felt stuck, questioned who he is, or wondered how to keep going when life changes in an instant. Wayne’s story is a powerful reminder that storms can break us open, but they can also reveal the warrior already inside.
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