Brookes guest, Josh, describes himself as having a complex C6 and C7 fracture spinal cord injury and in this episode discusses how the body adapts and why when one door closes other doors open and new opportunities reveal themselves
They chat about Josh’s career path changing and how he’s swopped a career behind a desk to one where he travels the world and sees amazing places and people as a full-time athlete
KEY TAKEAWAYS
I’ve had a great support network that’s really helped me
Take all the opportunities you are offered because you never know where it might go or who you might meet
When you are young there are so many opportunities to experience before you focus on one thing
I wouldn’t change anything I’m happy and loving life and excited about all the things I’ve yet to experience
BEST MOMENTS
‘One door shut but so many others opened at the same time’
‘I’ve experienced so many things by taking the opportunities offered’
‘I want to live my life and experience things’
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Disabled & Proud Podcast
ABOUT THE HOST
Disabled and Proud is the show that brings listeners a different perspective on disability. Each week this podcast highlights an awesome disabled guest speaking about their own disability; why they are proud to be disabled and why they are proud to be themselves.
The conversations in this show will look at what challenges these amazing people face socially, mentally, physically and life in general. This show is raw, open, honest, funny, welcoming and educational.
Disabled & Proud does exactly what it says on the tin! And whilst we are creating this space for disabled people to be unashamedly themselves, without need to conform to society, this is also not about toxic positivity. This show will be shining a big, bright light on disability without it being “Paralympic or pity”.
As you will hear disability is WHOLE, COMPLETE & PERFECT and whilst the topic of disability can be quite heavy - and we definitely don't shy away from the bad days - this podcast is also about having fun too! Our aim is to play a part in reclaiming the word disability - turning it from inadequacy to perfection!
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