Dave Scatchard Died on the Ice, Met God, and Had to Choose to Come Back
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Dave Scatchard shares his raw and inspiring journey from a small-town Canadian kid obsessed with the NHL to a devastating fifth concussion that left him unconscious for nine minutes, experiencing a near-death vision of God, and being told by the Mayo Clinic he was “permanently disabled.”
From the depths of brain injury, identity loss, and chronic pain, Dave rebuilt himself through Tony Robbins coaching, energy work, and a powerful perspective shift — realizing he wasn’t being punished, he was being trained.
In this powerful, remastered episode of What’s Your Story? with Mike & Scott, Dave reveals how he removed layers of emotional “armor,” reclaimed his authentic self, and now helps athletes, entrepreneurs, and high-performers raise their frequency, drop limiting beliefs, and create extraordinary results.
He shares the exact daily tuning routine that led to an instant house-sale manifestation and breaks down the difference between energy-poor and energy-super-rich states.
If you’ve ever felt stuck, broken, or like you lost your identity after a major life event, this conversation will give you hope and practical tools to rise.
Topics Covered:
* Near-death experience and spiritual awakening after NHL concussion
* Brain injury recovery, micro-hemorrhaging, and identity loss after sports career
* Removing emotional armor, trauma imprints, and becoming your authentic self
* Raising personal frequency/vibration for healing, success, and manifestation
* Vulnerability as a superpower in coaching and leadership
* Energy states (poor → neutral → rich → super rich) and how to tune in daily
* Practical routines: meditation, visualization, gratitude, movement, and hydration
* Lessons from NHL fights, hat tricks, and flow-state performance
* Coaching pro athletes and scaling to help more people (post-COVID shift)
* Servant leadership and co-creation with a higher power
Chapters:
00:00 — Dave Opens with His Fifth Concussion & Near-Death Experience
00:00:27 — “What’s Your Story?” Podcast Intro
00:01:22 — Mike & Scott Welcome Dave Scatchard (“Skatch”)
00:01:51 — Dave’s Story Begins: Small Town Canada, Coal Miner Dad & NHL Dreams
00:03:00 — The Devastating Fifth Concussion: 9 Minutes Unconscious, Saw God
00:04:45 — The Aftermath: Pain, Identity Crisis & Mayo Clinic “Permanently Disabled”
00:05:45 — Hiring a Life Coach & The Tony Robbins Leadership Program
00:06:14 — Massive Perspective Shift: “I Was Being Trained, Not Punished”
00:07:50 — Removing the Armor: Reclaiming the Authentic “Little David”
00:10:35 — Healing Through Energy Work, Frequency & Dropping Protection
00:12:00 — Vulnerability as Superpower & The Cellophane Self
00:17:00 — From Private Coaching to Sharing with the World (Post-COVID Calling)
00:20:00 — Raising Your Frequency: Energy Poor to Super Rich Explained
00:24:00 — Dave’s Daily “Tuning” Routine & The Instant House Sale Manifestation
00:28:00 — Flow State in Action: Poker Wins & NHL Hat Tricks When Tuned In
00:34:00 — Toughest & Most Disciplined: Connor McDavid, Ty Domi & Adam Deadmarsh
00:37:20 — What Dave’s Working On Now: Live Events, Book & Free Challenges
00:39:30 — Powerful Closing Thoughts & Servant Leadership
Links & Resources:
* Grab Dave’s book The Comeback: My Journey through Heaven and Hell (free + shipping offer) → Check his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davescatchard/ [https://www.instagram.com/davescatchard/]
* Full book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Comeback-Journey-through-Heaven-Hell/dp/1544515138 [https://www.amazon.com/Comeback-Journey-through-Heaven-Hell/dp/1544515138]
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