How they found a way

If you have had an injury, are feeling a bit fed up and wondering what you are going to do next, then I truly think you will take something with you from today's episode with James Shone.

In 2012 James had just achieved his ambition of becoming a Head of School, he was moving with his family to a new house and life was looking great.

One year later, a life changing event meant James found himself out of a job, barely able to move out of his bed and with an uncertain future ahead.

Despite this turn in the road, James never let go of his passion, and whilst he still deals with the day to day challenges of his new life he is moving forwards with a charity called I can and I am which is all about inspiring confidence in children.

I have listened to some of these talks and apart from loving what the company stands for, they also inspire you to explore what lights you up.

To learn more about James work please visit

https://www.icanandiam.com/

If you have been listening to our podcasts you have probably realised that we love sharing sorties of people doing life affirming work and who are passionate about helping others who have been injured or have chronic pain. Today's guest Danny Orchard eptitomizes these qualities.

Danny was working as the principal Osteopath for Goldman Sachs, when he decided to set up Core Clapton with the backing of one of the Goldman Sachs Partners. Together they shared a belief that Osteopathy should not just be for the wealthy and began a mission to make Osteopathy accessible to all.

To learn more about Core Clapton please visit https://www.coreclapton.org/

One thing we have come across as we talk to more and more people around the world about finding work or a hobby that lights them up after an injury or a long-term painful condition is this idea if the invisible injury/condition

It's this idea that when you have no obvious physical changes and you look like you did before, people can't really appreciate that you may be suffering and whilst they really care about you they don't really know what to say or do to help you

Well this is what happened to Gail Waitkun

Before her injury Gail was a self described weekend warrior who would cycle, hike, swim and run. When she was 42 a car accident resulting in a traumatic brain injury changed all of this. Gail was left with cognitive difficulties and reduced balance as well as anxiety and depression. Overall, whilst she looked ok she felt she had been knocked out the game of life.

Like so many people Gale found herself going down a pretty dark path - but one day she managed to motivate herself to literally get on the computer and start searching for some help.

This shift in focus was a real turning point which ultimately lead Gale to new passions and writing a book on managing a TBI and coaching other people with a TBI -

Gale is a real example of someone who has found a new purpose after a difficult j jury and so I hope you enjoy today's episode of how they found a way.

To learn more about Gail please visit : Gail Waitkun - Heal Your TBI

As a physio and researcher, I have always been a bit of a skeptic when it comes to expensive therapeutic treatments, which are so often overhyped and under deliver.

For me the antidote to this has been to become more drawn towards simple ideas that intuitively make sense and are accessible to more people.

Outdoor swimming has become more and more popular for both physical and mental health over the last few years and today I am really excited to share a conversation we had with Ella Foote about her own journey outdoor swimming.

Ella setup the dip advisor outdoor swim guiding company which offers swim experiences in wild, beautiful and open water locations.

What is particularly interesting about Ella's approach, is that she has a real sensitivity to the reasons why people may not want to get in the water and through a really well planned accessible approach she helps people get past these barriers.

Not only has Ella found a really important niche that helps people, but to us she is yet another example of someone living life on her terms and going after a passion.

To learn more about the dip adviser please visit

https://thedipadvisor.co.uk/

If you've been injured and are inspired by people on a mission and relate to a story of fighting back against the odds, then you will really like today's episode of how they found a way. Andrew Slorance is a product inventor and entrepreneur who has spent a good portion of his career challenging the status quo in the accessible mobility market. His latest product the Phoenix 1 is set to change the wheelchair as we know it. and will be the first ever lightweight wheelchair embedded with SMART technologies. Andrew won a million dollars to develop the Phoenix 1 by Toyota mobility. But don't let me give you the impression this was easy. Andrew has been on a rollercoaster journey, but the thing that kept him going every day was the mission that was inspired by an injury he had as a teenager. To learn more about Andrews work please visit Phoenix i Wheelchair embedded with SMART technologies (phoenix-i-wheelchair.com)

Today guest we have Michelle Munt

After a car accident Michelle was left with a brain injury and with that was the start of an incredibly challenging journey.

Quite understandably when you have had a life changing injury, it can rob you of so many things, not least your confidence. Just focusing on getting yourself better can feel like a mountain to climb and so just imagine then having to help someone else who you really cared about

Well this is what happened to Michelle.....

Michelle's story took a turn when her father was unwell, and through trying to give him the best care possible she started making unexpected inroads in her own recovery.

If that wasn't enough, Michelle has then taken all this learning and built a successful blog and coaching service helping people and their families who have had brain injuries

As someone who has lived through a life changing injury, Michelle offers so many valuable insights into finding valuable life affirming work and living a life on her terms

To learn more about Michelle please visit:

https://www.jumbledbrain.com/

If you have had an injury or have persistent pain and you are at a turning point in life then I guarantee you will love today's episode with Ben Keene.

Ben Keene is an entrepreneur and community builder who has undoubtedly never compromised on following his passions and as a result has built some fantastic communities and businesses.

Whilst many of us were happy enough getting our first graduate jobs, in 2006 Ben started an audacious project called Tribewanted. Like many special projects, the concept was simple and well ahead of its time. The idea was to build an online tribe, who would ultimately have an opportunity to visit a beautiful Fijian island and build an in person community alongside the local indigenous tribe. Despite massive obstacles, that have been well documented on TV, the project was very successful, not only for its members but also for the local people.

Since then Ben has helped many entrepreneurs build businesses with the Escape the City, and now spends a lot of time working on Rebel Book Club. Rebel Book Club is now a growing community of paying subscribers who, every month, read one non-fiction book together, and meet over a book-inspired cocktail.

Ben has an infectious uplifting personality and

so please enjoy the episode.

To learn more about Ben's projects please visit

http://www.benkeene.com/

https://www.rebelbook.club/

One of the things that really inspires me on our own journey with How they found a way is being privileged to share stories with people who simply aren't willing to accept the status quo.

Today's guest Lyn Delmastro-Thomson has had to face a chronic condition , misdiagnosis and all the mental health challenges that go with this. For many people it would be enough to just be able to learn to manage their own condition, but Lyn has taken this a step further, and turned the insights of her own adversity into a superpower that she uses to help mentor other people.

To learn more about Lynn please visit

Home: Heart Fire Healing - Holistic Wellness with Lyn Delmastro-Thomson (heartfirehealingllc.com)

Welcome to today's podcast where we are talking to Joe Minihane who is a freelance travel journalist, editor and author and has written book called "Floating: a life regained"about wild swimming.

Joe is a really articulate, generous soul and in the interview and his book he talks openly

about how wild water swimming helped him with anxiety.

His journey and realisation about how he could use wild swimming to help his mental health not only is a really interesting story, but also makes you think of how sometimes pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone can have a profound effect on your life.

To learn more about Joe's book please visit:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Floating-Life-Regained-Joe-Minihane/dp/1468314920

To learn more about Joe please visit

http://jmtravels.org/

Episode 9 Introduces a new free service we are releasing called Stealing Time.

Has an injury or persistent pain stripped you of work or hobbies that you really want to do. If the answer is yes, let us try and help you steal some of that precious time back.

The idea of stealing time is incredibly simple:

1. You send us your injury or condition and how it is stopping you doing the work or hobbies you want to do.
2. Our physios, ergo team and community will assemble the best available information and then email you a short summary of the best tips, hacks and tech to help you steal back some more time doing what you love.
3. If you feel we have helped you steal back some more time, we ask you to share what worked.