Winning... While Losing Podcast

Pain

Pain is a universal and personal experience that we will all experience. Even though it is such a common thing, most people don't understand it. Even those that study pain still have so much to learn. In this episode I provide an brief explanation of pain. Understanding pain can have a significant effect on how we perceive and experience pain.

405 Pound Bench Press

A short while after being paralyzed, I made my way back into the gym. Since I wasnt' able to use my legs, I gravitated to the bench press. There was a lot of uncertainty with my ability, but I set a goal or 275 lbs and pushed forward. Where I ended up at 405 lbs is much further than what I thought I could do and in the process of achieving more, I learned a lot along the way.

Rob Or Be Robbed

This journey we call life will rob you of many things including your happiness, peace, joy, and safety. We lose in life if we sit back and let life take these things from us. Winning in life happens when we decide we want to rob life of its ability to take those things that are important to us.

I Can Make Myself Cry

I can make myself cry at almost anytime I choose to. All I have to do is take myself to a place where I bring back feelings of hurt or sadness from experiences that I have had in the past. Every experience has different senses and emotions that are woven into them. When we have experienced negative things in the past, it can be easy to bring ourselves back to those negative feelings by what we chose to surround ourselves by. If we want to change how we feel and create a more positive space, we can choose to surround ourselves with those things that will build that more positive space.

Lessons From My 6th Year After Being Paralyzed

April 1st, 2024 marks my 6th year anniversary to becoming a paraplegic. There are many things that my life has provided me the opportunity to learn. This episode covers the 10 most meaningful lessons that I have learned in the last year that have helped me progress to where I am now.