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Rise To Your Everest is a podcast about challenge, identity, and becoming who you’re capable of being.

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Each episode is a reminder that your “Everest” doesn’t have to be a mountain. It’s the challenge in front of you. The hard conversation. The risk. The commitment to keep climbing when it would be easier to stop.

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Aaron Moon: Losing Identity, Rebuilding Resilience & Rising Again

January 29, 2026 • Adam Clayton • Season 1 • Episode 4

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In this episode of Rise To Your Everest, Adam sits down with Aaron Moon, a former Royal Marines Commando, endurance athlete, speaker, and founder of Reborn — for a powerful conversation about identity, resilience, and rebuilding after life-changing adversity.

Aaron shares his story of being seriously injured in Afghanistan, losing his leg, and facing the far harder battle that followed: losing the identity he had built through the military. He opens up about the uncomfortable reality of starting again, the discipline required to rebuild from the ground up, and why resilience is not a single moment of strength but a daily practice.

The conversation explores fatherhood, purpose, and what it means to take ownership of your mindset when life doesn’t go to plan. From surviving a life-threatening blood clot to committing to his toughest challenge yet, cycling the full length of Route 66. Aaron shows how choosing challenge over comfort can redefine what’s possible.

This episode is for anyone navigating change, rebuilding after setbacks, or looking for a reminder that progress is built through consistency, not confidence.

Key Topics Covered

Identity loss after injury and military service
Rebuilding resilience through discipline and daily reps
Fatherhood, purpose, and leading by example
Ownership of mindset during adversity
Choosing challenge over comfort

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