Jesi Stracham, is a wheelchair user on a mission to help individuals see the opportunity in their obstacles. She is the founder of Wheel With Me Foundation, the owner of Wheel With Me Consulting, and a full time student. Through her own struggles she works to teach individuals the power of our mindset.

In January 2015, Jesi was the passenger on a motorcycle when it collided with a car. She woke up a week later in an intensive care unit without the use of her legs secondary to a spinal cord injury. Instead of accepting disability as her reality, she rejected the prognosis that she would be wheelchair dependent for the rest her my life. In the face of adversity, she is recovering from her disability and using it as a platform to reach the world. Since the onset of her injury, she has achieved more than she previously dreamed possible.

00:01 Jesi Stracham Opening Statement

01:23 Introduction Dr. James Perdue

03:47 Youtube video Frustration of Paralysis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDfe6jKay0w

06:01 Project Momentum Fitness

07:24 All Wheelchair Users The Same

18:12 Wheelchair Education

19:54 Wheel Meet Ups with Jesi

21:13 Greatest Thing Jesi Did To Help With Acceptance

23:04 Be Your Own Inspiration

24:39 Maintain Happiness

27:02 Let Go of Judgement  

29:08 Jesi’s Story

33:11 Depression

36:53 Mini Documentary Adapt on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yArtqc13V7s&t=30s

40:01 Motivational Statement

To learn more about James, visit Professor of Perseverance. You may also contact him through email, [email protected] or call 615 – 336 – 2181