Man: Quest to Find Meaning

From Rock Bottom to Rebirth: A Man’s Journey to Purpose & Strength

James Ainsworth Season 1 Episode 1

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Rediscovering Joy, Navigating Setbacks, and Redefining Masculinity with Olly Atman

In this episode of Man: Quest to Find Meaning, James Ainsworth sits down with Ollie to explore his powerful journey from self-destruction to self-discovery. Ollie’s story is one that many men will relate to—feeling lost, battling addiction, struggling with identity, and searching for purpose in a world that often tells men to suppress their emotions.

🔥 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
✔️ How childhood experiences and absent role models shape a man’s self-worth.
✔️ The destructive patterns that keep men stuck—and how to break free.
✔️ Why anger, shame, and addiction often mask deeper struggles.
✔️ The turning point that led Ollie to rebuild his life through mindfulness, yoga, and men’s work.
✔️ How embracing vulnerability & self-reflection leads to true strength.
✔️ Practical steps for men to start their own self-discovery journey today.

💡 Who This Episode Is For:
→ Men feeling stuck, disconnected, or questioning their purpose.
→ Those looking to redefine masculinity beyond outdated stereotypes.
→ Anyone navigating personal growth, addiction recovery, or mental health struggles.

🎧 Subscribe & Listen Now to Man: Quest to Find Meaning for more real, raw conversations on modern masculinity, purpose, and self-discovery.


About Olly:

Olly Atman Is the founder of Ātman Wellness… He believes in treating the whole person not just the symptoms. Olly is a men’s work facilitator, men’s transformational coach and Yoga teacher. Ātman Wellness offers, monthly men’s circles, shamanic sound journeys, 1-1 mens coaching, yoga classes also Rife machine frequency healing. 

From his experiences with South American shamanic traditions and plant medicine initiation, along with yoga, meditation and eastern traditions he has unearthed a love for the healing the mind, body and soul, Incorporating the power of sound vibrations and drumming.  Having overcome many adversities, addictions, depression, suicidal tendencies and physical surgeries, as a result of many childhood and adulthood traumas. 

He assists men through deep shadow work and finds ways to support other men on a journey similar to his through his experience and powerful personal process. He believes that understanding the self can lead to new insights and internal gold, freedom from judgment, shame and blame. He reminds his brothers that they are not alone and help is always available for those willing to turn inwards and look at their shadows. 

After losing friends, brothers and men that he knew well to suicide and drink and drug abuse, he had a calling to support and help men and the masculine, by creating a safe space and group where men could come... to connect, support, be supported, share knowledge and wisdom, a chance to be heard and respected. Allowing men to take back their power and stand in their sovereignty, to be healthy kings of their inner kingdoms and empowering individuals to take control of their well being.

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