Coach, model, entrepreneur, author, and columnist, Mark A. Turnipseed, #1 amazon best-selling author of, My Suicide Race and Co-founder of Halo42 Skincare, once found himself at the end of the lifeline. Suicidal and addicted to various drugs and alcohol. He thought there was no way out.

After a failed suicide attempt Turnipseed would stumble into the world of Ironman triathlon and throughout the years of arduous training, he would not only lose 70 lbs, recover from heroin, depression, alcohol, and prescription drugs, but would unearth secrets in life that others have found surprising refreshing.

He is known to find new and insightful ways to lead others out of areas in their life where they may be stuck. His technique is called Mind, Body, and Spiritual Alchemy and in his speaking, he draws on how he found ways to use his many negative experiences to fuel his next advances.

In his speaking he draws on his experiences that include child sexual abuse, drug addiction, abusive youth boarding schools, and living as a closet homosexual in a strong Christian culture where he was even led through an exorcism. Surprisingly, through Mind, Body, and Spiritual Alchemy Turnipseed shares how he is released from the traumas through acceptance and compassion and how others can reach this spot, too and find their inner bliss that can bring them to new highs in career, personal life, fitness, relationships, or restoring a past once shattered.

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