What do you do when the world tells you you’re not enough?

As a 10-year-old boy, Dr. Gladson Johnson was forced to migrate from Bahrain to a small village in South India due to the Gulf War. He didn’t know the language. He wore shoes while the other kids ran barefoot. He was mocked, excluded, and slowly slipped into anxiety and asthma. But this isn’t a story about staying broken. It’s a story about rising barefoot.

In this episode, we dive deep into the transformational journey of Dr. Gladson Johnson:

🏃‍♂️ From bullied child to barefoot ultra-runner

🥋 From physical weakness to Kyokushin karate black belt

💡 From fear of movement to a Doctor of Physiotherapy

❤️ From personal healing to helping 600+ HIV-infected children become strong

He’s run 25 marathons (24 barefoot), 3 ultra-marathons up to 110  ...