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Live to Walk AgainEpisode 238 Bridger FrederickThis week on the Live to Walk Again Podcast we had the pleasure of speaking with Adventurer, Podcast Host, and Spinal Cord Injury Survivor; Bridger, Frederick. We chatted about the automobile accident that left him paralyzed, the multiple premonitions he had prior to his injury, and rebuilding his life after an SCI. We also talked about some of the incredible experiences he had before getting hurt, battling drug addiction with a spinal cord injury, and starting the FLOtalks podcast with friend of the show Elena Brandner, among many other topics we get to. Connect with Bridger at the links...
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FLOtalks — Figuring Life Out"This Pain Is Forever" → Sailing The World ParalyzedTwo paraplegics. One 45-minute decision that changed everything: Bridger is buying a catamaran and sailing the planet — wheelchair and all.We start raw. Bridger wakes at 1:30 a.m. feeling like someone drove a railroad spike through his spine. Seven straight hours of hell: hunched over a heater, breathwork, sauna, cold plunges, and a ChatGPT playlist of cinematic bangers that finally silences the voice screaming “this pain is forever, you’re done.” It hit the day after his Instagram post saying the devil is real and wants to destroy you — felt like instant payback.We dig into h...
2025-12-101h 18FLOtalks — Figuring Life OutWhy Being BORING Healed Our Spinal Cord Injuries (Chaos Addiction to Routine Mastery)Episode 9: Two paraplegics reveal how embracing the mundane crushed chaos addiction and unlocked real healing. In this raw, hilarious, and actionable episode, Bridger and Elena expose the novelty trap that self-sabotages SCI recovery — and prove “boring” routines rebuild your body, gut, and mindset. Bridger breaks his progress-panic cycle; Elena drops her foolproof meal-prep blueprint, macro secrets, and decision-free freedom. From chicken-thigh hacks to PT-141 science, testosterone truths, and the epic 7-possum massacre, this is your playbook for turning monotony into momentum. No fluff — just vulnerable SCI wins.You’ll hear powerful moments on:• Chaos addiction: Why novelty...
2025-11-151h 26FLOtalks — Figuring Life OutHealing the ‘Impossible’: How Elena Beat a Spinal Cord InjuryAt 22, Elena was thrown from her Jeep at 70 mph, shattering her spine and being told she’d never walk again.Three years later — she’s walking.In this raw, scientific, and faith-driven episode, Bridger and Elena unpack how she turned a devastating L2 spinal-cord injury into a miraculous recovery. They trace her journey from a medically induced coma to crutches, revealing how real food, functional medicine, peptides, and unshakable faith combined to rebuild her body and spirit.You’ll learn how small, radical choices — like refusing gabapentin, feeding real bone broth through a tube, and re-training her nervous system through ac...
2025-11-062h 05FLOtalks — Figuring Life OutFrom Paralyzed to Walking Again | Faith, Frustration & Finding PatienceThis week is raw, hopeful, and brutally honest.Bridger and Elena talk about what it’s like to WALK again after years in a wheelchair — the exhaustion, the grief, the miracles, and the mindset it takes to rebuild your body and your faith at the same time.They unpack the idea of the “liminal space” — the in-between of who you were and who you’re becoming — and how patience, truth, and daily discipline shape recovery. They also react to the Charlie Kirk assassination, the outrage on socials, and what it says about empathy, division, and living by trut...
2025-11-051h 10FLOtalks — Figuring Life Out“Healing the ‘Impossible’: How Elena Beat a Spinal Cord Injury”At 22, Elena was thrown from her Jeep at 70 mph, shattering her spine and being told she’d never walk again.Three years later — she’s walking.In this raw, scientific, and faith-driven episode, Bridger and Elena unpack how she turned a devastating L2 spinal-cord injury into a miraculous recovery. They trace her journey from a medically induced coma to crutches, revealing how real food, functional medicine, peptides, and unshakable faith combined to rebuild her body and spirit.You’ll learn how small, radical choices — like refusing gabapentin, feeding real bone broth through a tube, and re-tra...
2025-11-042h 05FLOtalks — Figuring Life OutChosen Pain vs. Unchosen Pain: Build Capacity, Not Suffering🎙️ FloTalks Ep. 7 — Chosen Pain vs. Unchosen Pain: Build Capacity, Not SufferingThere are two kinds of pain in life: the pain you choose and the pain that chooses you.One builds you. The other breaks you — unless you learn how to turn it into purpose.In this raw and transformative episode, Bridger and Elena dive into what pain really teaches us — from grueling workouts and sleepless nights to the agony of injury, loss, and rebuilding your identity from the ground up. They share the tools, philosophies, and stories that helped them move from suffering to strength...
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FLOtalks — Figuring Life OutMindset & The Spirit of Fear: How to Stop Letting Fear Control Your LifeIn this raw episode, Bridger opens up about the scariest month of his life: a broken femur and a necrotic femoral head, hospital days that felt endless, and the loneliness that comes with uncertainty. Elena coaches through how fear disguises itself as “logic” — excuses, procrastination, and staying comfortable. Together we break down the 4 core fears (judgment, success, failure, and the unknown). We unpack fear = ego / faith = spirit, why surrender is the only antidote to big unknowns, and how to flip “what if” spirals into “even if” action.This is a conversation about naming fear, reframing it, and moving anyway.This is awaren...
2025-10-071h 18FLOtalks — Figuring Life OutHospital Hell to Hard Reset: How to Start to Rebuild (Step by Step)In this unfiltered episode, Bridger Frederick shares the raw truth of the last three weeks: two broken femurs, rhabdomyolysis, severe edema from hormone chaos and mast cell activation, and a hospital experience that became a hard reset. He opens up about fear, PTSD, and the moment he decided—never again—to rebuild health naturally, patiently, and with faith at the center.We talk about leaving TRT/PEDs, why systems and standards matter more than motivation, and how to pursue purpose (podcast, book, community) while using “safe” work as a bridge—not a cage. This is an honest...
2025-09-2654 minFLOtalks — Figuring Life OutBridger’s Story | Paralysis, Addiction & the Fight to Rebuild | Episode 3In this unfiltered episode, Bridger Frederick shares his powerful story. From the car accident that left him paralyzed — and the terrifying hours waiting to learn if his girlfriend had survived — to the reality of being told he’d never walk again, Bridger opens up about the moments that changed everything.He reflects on the dark path of greed and power he was pursuing before the crash, and how catastrophe became the only thing strong enough to force a course correction. Bridger takes us inside the early days of hospitalization and spinal cord injury, where challenges only grew more difficult over t...
2025-09-131h 13FLOtalks — Figuring Life OutElena’s Story | From Paralysis to Purpose | Episode 2In this powerful episode, Elena Brandner shares her full story for the first time — from life before the accident to the moment everything changed. We show the actual accident video and walk through the reality of spinal cord injury, hospital life, inpatient rehab, daily struggles, and the fight to walk again.Recorded post-sauna and breathwork, this conversation is raw, unfiltered, and emotional. Elena opens up about the discipline, mindset, and faith that carried her through paralysis, pain, and doubt — and how she turned adversity into purpose through fitness, recovery, and coaching.Her journey isn’t just a...
2025-09-011h 12FLOtalks — Figuring Life OutWhy FLOtalks Had to Happen | Resilience, Recovery & Mindset | Episode 1They told us we’d never walk again. Instead, we built FLOtalks.In this first episode, hosts Elena Brandner & Bridger Frederick dive into the mission behind FLOtalks — why it was created, what it stands for, and how our stories of spinal cord injury, recovery, and resilience shaped this movement.Recorded post-sauna and breathwork, each conversation is raw, unfiltered, and honest. We talk about adversity, mindset, fitness, nutrition, and the importance of self-advocacy — sharing lessons learned through recovery, exposing flaws in the health system, and highlighting the power of discipline, adaptation, and faith.This is mor...
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