Raw Files | Rock bottom, addiction & the pro tour with Beyrick De Vries
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11/07/24 • 62 min
As part of our Mental Health chapter, Pro surfer Beyrick De Vries drops the hammer on pro surfing to reveal the darkness that nearly swallowed him whole.
No sugar-coating, no BS – just raw truth about how the competitive circuit's party culture and pressure cooker environment pushed him to the edge.
From using humor as armor to finding unexpected salvation in rehab, Beyrick's isn't the usual feel-good redemption story.
It's a gut-punch reminder that sometimes hitting rock bottom is the wake-up call we need.
Whether you're struggling or know someone who is, this episode might just be the light in the darkness you've been looking for.
Want more of Duct Tape Theory?
--> Listen to Chapter 5 - Mental Health here
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As part of our Mental Health chapter, Pro surfer Beyrick De Vries drops the hammer on pro surfing to reveal the darkness that nearly swallowed him whole.
No sugar-coating, no BS – just raw truth about how the competitive circuit's party culture and pressure cooker environment pushed him to the edge.
From using humor as armor to finding unexpected salvation in rehab, Beyrick's isn't the usual feel-good redemption story.
It's a gut-punch reminder that sometimes hitting rock bottom is the wake-up call we need.
Whether you're struggling or know someone who is, this episode might just be the light in the darkness you've been looking for.
Want more of Duct Tape Theory?
--> Listen to Chapter 5 - Mental Health here
--> Duct Tape Theory Dot Com
--> Follow DTT on Instagram, Youtube or LinkedIn
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Raw Files | Getting personal with Kassia Meador
In the glitter and glamour of pro surfing, Kassia Meador was living everyone's dream – until she wasn't.
Continuing our Mental Health chapter, the queen of longboarding exposes the darkness behind the spotlight, the weight of being the face of major brands, and how completely losing yourself might be the best thing that ever happens to you.
Raw, honest, and unexpectedly liberating – this is a story about finding yourself when the life you're living isn't yours anymore.
Want more of Duct Tape Theory?
--> Listen to Chapter 5 - Mental Health here
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Raw Files | 77' World champ Shaun Tomson on the loss of a child and the day surfing stopped being about winning
"First is first and second is nothing." That's how Shaun Tomson saw the world as a '77 world champion in our final edition of Raw Files from our Mental Health chapter. Victory meant silence. Strength meant swallowing loss. But when his 15-year-old son died playing a schoolyard game, no amount of competitive grit could fill the void.
Today, Tomson walks into maximum security prisons, board rooms and surf competitions with twelve blank lines. Each starts with "I will." The toughest inmates break down, writing "I will forgive myself."
Through his own darkest hours, Tomson discovered that real strength lives in vulnerability - a revelation that mirrors professional surfing's evolution from forced stoicism to a world where champions dare to say "I'm not okay."
Want more of Duct Tape Theory?
--> Listen to Chapter 5 - Mental Health here
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