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Legendary Olympian Greg Louganis On Healing His Trauma and Winning Gold 5x With The Silva Method

Sep 11, 2023
Greg Louganis, legendary Olympic diver and LGBTQ advocate, shares his journey of triumph over adversity, including forgiveness, overcoming discrimination, and navigating his HIV diagnosis. Gain wisdom on visualization, meditation, and the power of kindness. Get inspired by Greg's incredible story of resilience and personal growth.
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  • Greg emphasizes the importance of forgiveness, understanding the pain behind his abuser helped him find forgiveness and move from victim to survivor.
  • Greg highlights the power of visualization and meditation in coping with life's challenges and achieving success as an Olympic diver.

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Greg Luganis: Overcoming Hardship and Finding Forgiveness

In this episode of The Mind Valley Show, Greg Luganis, the American Olympic diving champion, shares his inspiring story of triumph over adversity. Despite facing discrimination, HIV diagnosis, and sexual abuse, Greg went on to win four Olympic gold medals and one silver medal. He emphasizes the importance of forgiveness, explaining that hurt people hurt people and understanding the pain behind his own abuser helped him find forgiveness. Greg also discusses his resiliency, highlighting an incident at the 1988 Olympic Games where he hit his head on the diving ramp but bounced back to win a gold medal. Through visualization and meditation, Greg was able to cope with the challenges life presented him, using visualization techniques for training dives and forgiveness. He expresses his wish for a kinder world, and encourages everyone to leave a positive impact wherever they go.

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