Getting help is not a sign of weakness! but being brave enough to admit that you need a hand to get back on your feet. Get help, but navigate your process on your terms and you'll be happier that you did.

My Body and brain were severely damaged. How to get past 'good enough' on things we face in life.

Embracing the unimaginable and appreciating it as a lesson for your own life.

We all get scared. When you own the outcome, you’ll own the process to get there. You have to try!!

I have learned that the journey brings many experiences, surprises and things we never thought of. They are like small gifts along the way.

Tough situations in life appear for everybody. I’ve learned that taking the easy way out, escape-ism, may not teach, you never move forward. 5 days after my massive surgery I decided to quit all pain meds and learned so much to get my life back, through suffering. This was while dealing with mental trauma and not knowing if I’d ever walk again. The tough road taught me and gave me so much more, even though I suffered. There are ways to quit the pain meds and deal w/ pa...

There are paths we’re supposed to follow or ways in which we think our life should be but what happens when there’s an unexpected event that changes our path? What do we do? This podcast is about sharing some lessons I’ve learned from my comeback after a mountain bike accident left me with a severely broken neck. Throughout my 14 month recovery, my friends and family were curious about my mental and physical process. There were a lot of questions and lots of learnings and reflecti...

Fear, anxiety and stress: the FAS. We all have it at different stages, levels and for different reasons. Now, my FAS is due to a traumatic mountain bike crash that left me with a broken neck held together by two titanium rods and sixteen screws. Yours might be brought on by your job, family, finances, physical or mental health and even today with a pandemic and rolling lockdowns. We can manage fear, anxiety and stress and it's simply done throughout our day. I’ve spent 12 months r...

My traumatic mountain bike accident resulted in a twisted, mangled neck and spinal injury. Two titanium rods and sixteen screws made initial physical survival possible but it was mental health . . . focus, intent and surrender . . . being in the moment. . . that taught me how to truly save my life.

I shattered my neck in a traumatic mountain bike crash. Now, I have two titanium rods and sixteen screws holding my neck together and protecting my spinal cord. Recovery meant persevering through intense physical therapy but I quickly realized my mental health needed focus too. “Forever Stoked” was my life persona before the accident and I used it to get me through the physical and mental challenges of my life’s reset. It’s more than just a sticker on the walker that I pushed for 8-miles whil...