From Breaking Cycles To Writing A New Story: A Conversation With Oliver Shields

🎙 From Breaking Cycles to Writing a New Story: A conversation with oliver shields Oliver Shields From Breaking Cycles to Writing a New Story: Oliver’s Journey of Healing and Truth In his Legacy Bench conversation, Oliver Shields opens up with raw honesty about a life shaped by adversity and the conscious decision to change its direction. At the centre of Oliver’s story is something deeply personal, sharing his family’s struggles, exploring generations impacted by addiction, mental health challenges, and survival. It’s not an easy story to tell but for Oliver, it’s one that needs to be shared. He speaks openly about the realities he grew up around – addiction affecting multiple members of his family. These weren’t distant stories; they were part of his environment, shaping how he saw the world and, at times, the path he was heading down himself. And for a while, he admits, he was heading in the same direction. But something shifted. Oliver reflects on what it means to recognise those patterns before they fully take hold and the strength it takes to step away from them. His journey isn’t about pretending the past didn’t happen; it’s about understanding it, learning from it, and cho