Sustainability
Supporting Communities
Through a lifetime of struggles, Arman has learned how to understand the importance of compassion and human connection.
While many things may try to divide us, his message is simple:
we are all stronger
TOGETHER
Arman works closely with towns, organisations, and communities to bring people together and improve their lives. Combining his passion for helping with a search for meaning, he creates community initiatives that put smiles on the faces of everyone involved.banking tricks – these are tips that actually work!
Contact Arman to start your journey to a friendlier society and a stronger sense of connection.
Global Human Warming
When you’re going through hard times, it can feel as if you’re all alone. Coupled with poor mental health and the stigma of sharing your feelings, isolation is the greatest challenge we face today. Thankfully, the world is full of compassionate and caring people who want to help others and do the right thing. Through a series of community projects, conferences, and events, Arman aims to make it easier for people to share their feelings and seek the help they need. This work helps people to improve their lives, overcome financial difficulties, and boost their mental health.
Fight stigma, raise the social temperature, and beat isolation.
The Tour de Wave
The Tour de Wave is a running event that takes positivity on the road. Over multiple stages, Arman smiles and waves to everyone he meets as he combines fitness with friendliness. Runners, joggers, walkers and supporters are encouraged to join in along the way as the tour reaches towns, schools, nursing homes, and community centres. It’s at these locations that Arman champions good deeds, helps people to connect, and makes the case for a friendlier society.
A smile can make a moment, brighten a day, and change a life.
The Good Mile
Good deeds and fine health are brought together in this unique event that encourages runners to lend a hand and do their bit for the local community. The Good Mile helps running enthusiasts to connect with good causes. As their fitness improves, so too does their sense of purpose as they give their time to charity – becoming part of a huge family that’s committed to helping others.
Spreading positivity with good health, good deeds, and great fun.
Podcasts
This podcast episode is available in English only.
In episode 117, I spoke with Arman Vestad who was a former criminal and drug addict. He now owes his life to two of the things that made his remarkable transformation possible: running and kindness.
In the past, Arman spent a lot of his time on the run. Through a series of poor life choices and unfortunate circumstances, he had found himself dealing drugs and engaging in other kinds of criminal activity.
As he jogged, ran, and pushed himself back to health and a normal life, he also embarked on a new career as a debt adviser for Norway’s welfare administration. He later became an international public speaker, an advocate for bringing reformed criminals back into work and society, and (most importantly) a father.
This podcast episode is available in Norwegian only.
Å levere drapsvåpenet til Kristin Kirkeacmo kjent fra Orderud saken var grei skuring”. En verden utenkelig for mange, men forståelig når vedkommende også følte at det var helt naturlig å rusle seg en tur ned Karl Johan med to 30-liters kanner med GHB.
Antrekket Arman Vestad hadde sier noe om tilstanden; bleika flippskjegg, bar overkropp, skalla med maskara, snekkerbukse, svømmebriller og høyhælte Buffalo sko. Arman var sjef.. i sin verden.
This podcast episode is available in English only.
Arman Vestad is Young Blood’s first international guest, hailing all the way from Norway.
He’s been a drug addict, a dealer and all round criminal who was in the game for a decade till he did time in prison after being caught supplying guns used in a murder…
Arman was lost and hopeless till someone showed faith in him and gave him a chance to apply the skills he’d developed in the underworld to business.
Since those dark days, Arman’s gone on to become a family man, a public speaker and a mental health advocate who’s currently running across his home country on tour.
Arman’s proof that it’s never too late to change your life.
This podcast episode is available in Norwegian only.
Hvordan henger gjeld, skam, selvmord og psykisk helse sammen, og hva er noen konkrete tiltak man kan ta for å få bedring i sin situasjon? Hvordan kan utfordringer knyttet opp til spesielt #koronatiden vi lever i ha konsekvenser for helseaspektet i befolkningen med tanke på nettopp gjeld og psykisk helse?
Arne Holte er professor emeritus i helsepsykologi ved Universitetet i Oslo. Han er tidligere assisterende direktør for psykisk helse i #Folkehelseinstituttet. Han går nærmere inn på disse spørsmålene og reflekterer rundt relevant forskning på feltet.
I denne episoden får du også høre et kortere innslag fra Arman Vestad, tidligere gjest i podkasten. Vestad har nesten 15 års erfaring som økonomisk rådgiver i Nav, og en tøff historie som tidligere kriminell der gjeld og penger spilte en stor rolle.
Da er det bare å trykke play og lære mer!
Podcasts
This podcast episode is available in English only.
In episode 117, I spoke with Arman Vestad who was a former criminal and drug addict. He now owes his life to two of the things that made his remarkable transformation possible: running and kindness.
In the past, Arman spent a lot of his time on the run. Through a series of poor life choices and unfortunate circumstances, he had found himself dealing drugs and engaging in other kinds of criminal activity.
As he jogged, ran, and pushed himself back to health and a normal life, he also embarked on a new career as a debt adviser for Norway’s welfare administration. He later became an international public speaker, an advocate for bringing reformed criminals back into work and society, and (most importantly) a father.
This podcast episode is available in Norwegian only.
Å levere drapsvåpenet til Kristin Kirkeacmo kjent fra Orderud saken var grei skuring”. En verden utenkelig for mange, men forståelig når vedkommende også følte at det var helt naturlig å rusle seg en tur ned Karl Johan med to 30-liters kanner med GHB.
Antrekket Arman Vestad hadde sier noe om tilstanden; bleika flippskjegg, bar overkropp, skalla med maskara, snekkerbukse, svømmebriller og høyhælte Buffalo sko. Arman var sjef.. i sin verden.
This podcast episode is available in English only.
Arman Vestad is Young Blood’s first international guest, hailing all the way from Norway.
He’s been a drug addict, a dealer and all round criminal who was in the game for a decade till he did time in prison after being caught supplying guns used in a murder…
Arman was lost and hopeless till someone showed faith in him and gave him a chance to apply the skills he’d developed in the underworld to business.
Since those dark days, Arman’s gone on to become a family man, a public speaker and a mental health advocate who’s currently running across his home country on tour.
Arman’s proof that it’s never too late to change your life.
This podcast episode is available in Norwegian only.
Hvordan henger gjeld, skam, selvmord og psykisk helse sammen, og hva er noen konkrete tiltak man kan ta for å få bedring i sin situasjon? Hvordan kan utfordringer knyttet opp til spesielt #koronatiden vi lever i ha konsekvenser for helseaspektet i befolkningen med tanke på nettopp gjeld og psykisk helse?
Arne Holte er professor emeritus i helsepsykologi ved Universitetet i Oslo. Han er tidligere assisterende direktør for psykisk helse i #Folkehelseinstituttet. Han går nærmere inn på disse spørsmålene og reflekterer rundt relevant forskning på feltet.
I denne episoden får du også høre et kortere innslag fra Arman Vestad, tidligere gjest i podkasten. Vestad har nesten 15 års erfaring som økonomisk rådgiver i Nav, og en tøff historie som tidligere kriminell der gjeld og penger spilte en stor rolle.
Da er det bare å trykke play og lære mer!
A Runner’s Life #117 - Arman Vestad:
From crime to becoming a runner
#7 Arman Vestad - Livet
som gangster
Young Blood - Men’s Mental
Health
Hverdagspsyken - gjeld,
selvmord og psykisk helse
A Runner’s Life #117 - Arman Vestad:
From crime to becoming a runner
This podcast episode is available in English only.
In episode 117, I spoke with Arman Vestad who was a former criminal and drug addict. He now owes his life to two of the things that made his remarkable transformation possible: running and kindness.
In the past, Arman spent a lot of his time on the run. Through a series of poor life choices and unfortunate circumstances, he had found himself dealing drugs and engaging in other kinds of criminal activity.
As he jogged, ran, and pushed himself back to health and a normal life, he also embarked on a new career as a debt adviser for Norway’s welfare administration. He later became an international public speaker, an advocate for bringing reformed criminals back into work and society, and (most importantly) a father.
#7 Arman Vestad - Livet
som gangster
This podcast episode is available in Norwegian only.
Å levere drapsvåpenet til Kristin Kirkeacmo kjent fra Orderud saken var grei skuring”. En verden utenkelig for mange, men forståelig når vedkommende også følte at det var helt naturlig å rusle seg en tur ned Karl Johan med to 30-liters kanner med GHB.
Antrekket Arman Vestad hadde sier noe om tilstanden; bleika flippskjegg, bar overkropp, skalla med maskara, snekkerbukse, svømmebriller og høyhælte Buffalo sko. Arman var sjef.. i sin verden.
Young Blood - Men’s Mental
Health
This podcast episode is available in English only.
Arman Vestad is Young Blood’s first international guest, hailing all the way from Norway.
He’s been a drug addict, a dealer and all round criminal who was in the game for a decade till he did time in prison after being caught supplying guns used in a murder…
Arman was lost and hopeless till someone showed faith in him and gave him a chance to apply the skills he’d developed in the underworld to business.
Since those dark days, Arman’s gone on to become a family man, a public speaker and a mental health advocate who’s currently running across his home country on tour.
Arman’s proof that it’s never too late to change your life.
Hverdagspsyken - gjeld,
selvmord og psykisk helse
This podcast episode is available in Norwegian only.
Hvordan henger gjeld, skam, selvmord og psykisk helse sammen, og hva er noen konkrete tiltak man kan ta for å få bedring i sin situasjon? Hvordan kan utfordringer knyttet opp til spesielt #koronatiden vi lever i ha konsekvenser for helseaspektet i befolkningen med tanke på nettopp gjeld og psykisk helse?
Arne Holte er professor emeritus i helsepsykologi ved Universitetet i Oslo. Han er tidligere assisterende direktør for psykisk helse i #Folkehelseinstituttet. Han går nærmere inn på disse spørsmålene og reflekterer rundt relevant forskning på feltet.
I denne episoden får du også høre et kortere innslag fra Arman Vestad, tidligere gjest i podkasten. Vestad har nesten 15 års erfaring som økonomisk rådgiver i Nav, og en tøff historie som tidligere kriminell der gjeld og penger spilte en stor rolle.
Da er det bare å trykke play og lære mer!
Arman Vestad aka "The
Norwegian Gun Runner":
From hardened criminal to
mental health
#7 Arman Vestad - Livet
som gangster
Young Blood - Men’s Mental
Health
Gjeld, selvmord og psykisk
helse m/ Arne Holte &
Arman Vestad
Arman Vestad aka "The
Norwegian Gun Runner":
From hardened criminal to
mental health
This podcast episode is available in English only.
In episode 117, I spoke with Arman Vestad who was a former criminal and drug addict. He now owes his life to two of the things that made his remarkable transformation possible: running and kindness.
In the past, Arman spent a lot of his time on the run. Through a series of poor life choices and unfortunate circumstances, he had found himself dealing drugs and engaging in other kinds of criminal activity.
As he jogged, ran, and pushed himself back to health and a normal life, he also embarked on a new career as a debt adviser for Norway’s welfare administration. He later became an international public speaker, an advocate for bringing reformed criminals back into work and society, and (most importantly) a father.
#7 Arman Vestad - Livet
som gangster
This podcast episode is available in Norwegian only.
Å levere drapsvåpenet til Kristin Kirkeacmo kjent fra Orderud saken var grei skuring”. En verden utenkelig for mange, men forståelig når vedkommende også følte at det var helt naturlig å rusle seg en tur ned Karl Johan med to 30-liters kanner med GHB.
Antrekket Arman Vestad hadde sier noe om tilstanden; bleika flippskjegg, bar overkropp, skalla med maskara, snekkerbukse, svømmebriller og høyhælte Buffalo sko. Arman var sjef.. i sin verden.
Young Blood - Men’s Mental
Health
This podcast episode is available in English only.
Arman Vestad is Young Blood’s first international guest, hailing all the way from Norway.
He’s been a drug addict, a dealer and all round criminal who was in the game for a decade till he did time in prison after being caught supplying guns used in a murder…
Arman was lost and hopeless till someone showed faith in him and gave him a chance to apply the skills he’d developed in the underworld to business.
Since those dark days, Arman’s gone on to become a family man, a public speaker and a mental health advocate who’s currently running across his home country on tour.
Arman’s proof that it’s never too late to change your life.
Gjeld, selvmord og psykisk
helse m/ Arne Holte &
Arman Vestad
This podcast episode is available in Norwegian only.
Hvordan henger gjeld, skam, selvmord og psykisk helse sammen, og hva er noen konkrete tiltak man kan ta for å få bedring i sin situasjon? Hvordan kan utfordringer knyttet opp til spesielt #koronatiden vi lever i ha konsekvenser for helseaspektet i befolkningen med tanke på nettopp gjeld og psykisk helse?
Arne Holte er professor emeritus i helsepsykologi ved Universitetet i Oslo. Han er tidligere assisterende direktør for psykisk helse i #Folkehelseinstituttet. Han går nærmere inn på disse spørsmålene og reflekterer rundt relevant forskning på feltet.
I denne episoden får du også høre et kortere innslag fra Arman Vestad, tidligere gjest i podkasten. Vestad har nesten 15 års erfaring som økonomisk rådgiver i Nav, og en tøff historie som tidligere kriminell der gjeld og penger spilte en stor rolle.
Da er det bare å trykke play og lære mer!
