Photo Credit: Sarah Kate Photography Twenty-seven-year-old Chris Norton, co-wrote a book with his wife, Emily, called The Seven Longest Yards: Our Love Story of Pushing the Limits While Learning From Each Other. They recount the journey of their developing relationship after Chris’ tragic accident. In 2010 when he was just 20, Chris suffered a severe …
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051: Ben Clench: Becoming Ben Again
In September 2010 when he was 27 years old, Ben Clench and his girlfriend, Jazz, were hit by a car while on holiday in the Dominican Republic. Jazz was killed instantly. Ben survived but suffered a traumatic brain injury which left him in a coma and then with amnesia. So determined to rehabilitate, Ben re-learned …
005: Xavier Horan: “I Couldn’t Let My Parents Lose Another Child”
Today’s guest is Xavier Horan, a former sound mixer & editor who has worked on over 39 movies. His career also included working with the sound editing team that won an Academy Award for the major motion picture, The Bourne Ultimatum. However, before that happened, Xavier talks about a major tragedy he and his family …
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004: Jacob Leyba: “I Never Once Felt Sorry for Myself”
In today’s episode, we talk with Jacob Leyba, a 23-year-old college graduate. He describes the story of when he was a 16-year-old, driving home from a football practice and got in a terrible car accident. He suffered multiple injuries, including the need to have his right arm amputated. We talk about Jacob’s quick recovery, what …
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003: Karen Williams: When the Bear Attacked, I Didn’t Take it Personally
Today’s guest is Karen Williams, an ER nurse and former military intelligence analyst. I met Karen at her home where she recounts the story of how in June 2016, she survived a bear attack while running a marathon in northern New Mexico. Here, Karen walks us through what lead up to the attack, what she …
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