UC 79: I Was a Wolf of Wall Street Broker. Then Everything Fell Apart | Tom Cronin

About this episode

Tom Cronin shares his journey from a Wall Street broker to a leading meditation teacher, discussing the transformative power of meditation and personal crises.

A Wall Street broker at 19, Tom Cronin spent a decade in the frenetic world of trading floors, nightclubs, and high-octane living. By 29, his nervous system collapsed. Panic attacks, depression, addictions, a mental breakdown. Then he discovered Transcendental Meditation on a 60 Minutes episode and everything changed. 30 years later, Tom is one of Australia's leading meditation teachers, the producer of the film The Portal, author of 6 books, and founder of The Stillness Project. In this conversation, we explore how meditation produces rest 4-5x deeper than sleep, why crisis is a guidance system (not a punishment), what happens when you transcend your identity, and the beautiful moment his devout Catholic mother told him she no longer needed church to find God. Socials for Tom Cronin: Website: https://tomcronin.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/tomcronin YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/stillnessproject Facebook: https://facebook.com/tomcroninmeditation The Portal Film: https://entertheportal.com Tom Cronin's Book(s) The Portal (Tom Cronin & Jacqui Fifer): https://amzn.to/PLACEHOLDER Books you might like to read Dying to Be Me (Anita Moorjani): https://amzn.to/3m5XmNe…

People in this episode

Host: Rod Bland

Guest: Tom Cronin

Topics covered

• meditation
• mental health
• personal transformation
• spirituality
• crisis management

Keywords

• meditation
• Wall Street
• panic attacks
• depression
• Transcendental Meditation
• mental breakdown
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Stillness Project

Books & works: The Portal, Dying to Be Me, Journey of Souls, Consciousness Beyond Life

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