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Just Dance No Matter the Challenges with Xoe Xapoian and Beyond DA Adversity with Chris Pulley In todays show we talk with actress and model Xoe Xapoian and listen to her story and learn about her documentary called Just Dance: The Xoe Xapoian Story." This is a short documentary film focusing on her life and her accident. For the second half of the show we're joined by Chris Pulley of Beyond DA Bus, Dive Pirates, and Hunting with Charlie Campbell, so tune in. In this episode we discuss,

• Xoe Xapoian's story prior to accident and thriving after accident and how you can do the same when faced with adversity.
• The rough path Xoe walked prior to accident and the documentary focused on her life called Just Dance: The Xoe Xapoian Story.
• Xoe's profession and life as an actress and model.
• Chris Pulley's story of living with a significantly bleak diagnosis, defying the medical predictions, and thriving.
• Chris Pulley's non-profit Beyond DA Bus and how he plans to bring disability to the mainstream.
• Chris tells us about Dive Pirates and Hunting with Charlie Campbell.
• Finding happiness no matter the situation.

Find Xoe Xapoian using these links below, https://www.instagram.com/xoexxapoian/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/xoexx http://www.meetxoe.com Find Chris Pulley using these links below, https://www.instagram.com/dashortbus/ https://www.facebook.com/dashortbustx/ https://www.beyonddabus.org https://divepirates.org https://www.facebook.com/divepirates/ https://www.instagram.com/thedivepirates/ More about Xoe Xapoian and Just Dance the Xoe Xapoian Story "Just Dance: The Xoe Xapoian Story" is a short documentary film focusing on the life of Xoe Xapoian, an actress, model and dancer who lost her leg in an unfortunate car accident just one year ago. Drawing upon an inner reserve of strength, willpower and love, she has been able to transform her injury into an abundantly positive force for good. Her joy for life, fearless ambition and generous spirit are nothing short of inspirational and she has already surpassed many goals others thought she'd never achieve. Now, after this rebirth, nothing can stop her from making dreams reality and spreading her positive message. More about Chris Pulley and Beyond DA Bus Beyond DA Bus was founded in 2015. Chris was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a form of Muscular Dystrophy, in 1986 at the age of 12. As the disease progressed, Chris transitioned from walking, to cane assistance, to a manual wheelchair. Along the way, Chris decided not to let his physical limitations shape the way he lived his life. Despite being in a wheelchair with limited mobility, Chris has pursued water skiing, snow skiing, and scuba diving. Chris's adventurous spirit carries over to his passion for cars. He's taken his handicapped modified 2010 Challenger SRT on the Hot Rod Power Tour & logged time at the track. This episode is brought to you by Living Adaptive with Scott Davidson. Find Living Adaptive at, www.livingadaptive.comfor more information. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/living_adaptive/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingadaptive/

Be More Adaptive, The Active Amputee, and Prone to Ride Today we got a stacked episode with Caitlin Conner of Be More Adaptive, Bjoern Esser of The Active Amputee, and Jacob Pacheco from Prone to Ride, so tune in. We discuss

• Be More Adaptive (BMA) and it's mission, what BMA does for you, where it's going, and supporting organizations. Organizations discussed include Challenged Athletes Foundation, Grit Freedom Chair, Spartan, and a bunch of others.
• The importance of building the adaptive movement.
• Bjoern Eser tells us about his new podcast that focuses on adaptive topics especially limb differences.
• Jacob Pacheco talks about getting past his loss at nationals and how he plans to move forward. We also talking about shifting from amateur athlete to elite athlete and what it takes to succeed.
• We learn more about Prone to Ride and what content is coming up.

Timestamps of each guest: -Caitlin Conner of Be More Adaptive at 2:40 -Bjoern Esser of The Active Amputee at 22:40 -Jacob Pacheco of Prone to Ride at 36:45 Find Caitlin Connor using the links below to her link tree, social media accounts https://linktr.ee/caitlin.andherlegnamed.rex https://www.instagram.com/caitlin.andherlegnamed.rex/ https://www.facebook.com/caitlinconnerofficial/ https://www.bemoreadaptive.org Find Bjoern Eser using the links below, https://www.theactiveamputee.org https://twitter.com/Active_Amputee https://www.instagram.com/theactiveamputee/ Find Jacob Pacheco and Prone2ride using the links below, https://www.facebook.com/pronetoride/ https://www.instagram.com/pronetoride/ https://youtu.be/pBw1W6s2tko More about Caitlin Connor Caitlin Connor who is an athlete, model, community builder, content creator, that runs the very notable Be More Adaptive nonprofit. Caitlin Connor is a member of Team Some Assembly Required, Team Catapult, she's also the first female amputee boxer in the United States and second in the world. She's a model with corporations like Target,a mom, an artist, and is sponsored by a bunch of organizations such as York Athletics and Swiftwick Athlete. Recently, Caitlin Connor and Team Some Assembly Required finished in first in the Para Elite Spartan Race. Caitlin's previous interview with Living Adaptive: https://www.livingadaptive.com/pushing-through-your-fears-to-be-more-adaptive-caitlin-connor/ More about Bjoern Eser Bjoern Eser, a cancer survivor, amputee, and the creator of The Active Amputee. The Active Amputee is regarded as an incredible resource page for amputees and it aims to inform, inspire, and engage. Bjoern's previous interview with Living Adaptive: https://www.livingadaptive.com/responsibility-for-your-own-journey-with-the-adaptive-amputee-bjoern-eser/ More about Jacob Pacheco Jacob is a top adaptive surfer in the United States. Jacob is the creator of the Prone2Ride channel that highlights his adaptive life and his journey to become the best surfer possible. He lives by the motto "Keep Charging for your Dreams and Goals" and you can see this in his speaking engagements and media he produces. Jacob's previous interview with Living Adaptive: https://www.livingadaptive.com/turning-challenges-into-opportunities-jacob-pacheco/ Be More Adaptive, The Active Amputee, and Prone to Ride - 045

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Move Forward - Tyler Rich Today we hang out with athlete Tyler Rich who describes himself as a veteran advocate, adaptive athlete, Operation Enduring Warrior OCA, and professional stunt gimp on a closed course! He's a character for sure. We discuss, -Tyler Rich's adaptive story, -competing in Obstacle Course Races (OCR), -the importance of orgs like Oscar Mike and Operation Enduring Warrior (OEW) and how you can get involved, -and maintaining the drive to keep pressing forward no matter the challenges and not offering a bundle of excuses. You can find Tyler Rich using the links below, https://www.facebook.com/palsywarrior/ https://www.instagram.com/capnty/ Find Operation Enduring Warrior (OEW), here https://www.enduringwarrior.org Find Oscar Mike here, https://www.oscarmike.org Find Be More Adaptive here, https://www.bemoreadaptive.org More about Tyler Rich On June 24th, 2017 my life changed forever. That was the day I ran my first obstacle course race. 3.2 miles, 20 obstacles. Through grit, determination, and with the help of everyone from Operation Enduring Warrior, I was able to walk, wheel, crawl, and drag myself through the course. Before I knew it I'd completed a five miler, and shortly thereafter an eight mile ruck, with a Spartan Race and a 20 mile ruck in my sights. At the end of the day, the biggest obstacle to your own success is the one sitting between your ears. Some of the personalities mentioned in this episode include, Caitlin Conner https://www.instagram.com/caitlin.andherlegnamed.rex/ Jeremy Ogle https://www.instagram.com/armsolo_/ Jonathon Lopez https://www.instagram.com/lopez.oew/ Move Forward - Tyler Rich 044 This episode is brought to you by Living Adaptive with Scott Davidson. Find Living Adaptive at, www.livingadaptive.comfor more information. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/living_adaptive/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingadaptive/

Life is Worth Living - Jaclyn and Callie Kennedy Life is Worth Living is a non-profit dedicated towards spreading awareness and decreasing the stigma surrounding mental illness and suicide and they join Living Adaptive today. This episode is for anyone that's struggled through life and even at points felt little hope. It's also for those that want to know how to build something amazing and impactful after traversing out of significant adversity. Please note, there's resources within this episode to help those struggling. Also, please note that audio is a tiny bit choppy at the beginning of the interview. In this episode we discuss,

• What is the Life is Worth Living Foundation and how the the org began.
• We talk about the loss of Brianne Kennedy and how to honor Brianne Kennedy and those that we've lost.
• How to operate from a position of vulnerability.
• Why life is worth living.
• Resources for help. How to treat yourself when life gets devastatingly tough.
• The future of Life is Worth Living.

Resources for those struggling, https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org1-800-273-8255 Find our guests Jaclyn and Callie Kennedy and the Life is Worth Living Foundation: https://www.lifeisworthlivingbck.com https://www.facebook.com/lifeisworthlivingbck/ https://www.instagram.com/lifeisworthlivingbck/ More Info about Life is Worth Living and Jaclyn and Callie Kennedy "August 31st, 2004 was the worst day of our lives --- it was the day we lost our older sister, Brianne to suicide." Since that day the Kennedy family has worked to honor Brianne Kennedy. By sharing their stories and providing resources, they hope to end the stigma surrounding mental illness and suicide. "Our hopes are to prevent other families from ever having to go through what we did through sharing Brianne's story." Life is Worth Living is often speaking at schools, taking part in interviews, and fundraising to further their mission. This episode is brought to you by Living Adaptive with Scott Davidson. Find Living Adaptive at, www.livingadaptive.comfor more information. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/living_adaptive/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingadaptive/

Creating Athletic Opportunities for All - Angel City Sports (Clayton Frech) We got one hour packed with adaptive content. Throw in the earbuds, turn up the volume, and listen in to Clayton Frech the founder and president of Angel City Sports. Angel City Sports is one of the leaders in the worldwide Paralympic movement. Angel City Sports is based in Southern California, creating sports opportunities for anyone with a physical disability. We discuss,

• The upcoming Angel City Games presented by The Hartford (June 20th-23rd in Los Angeles).
• How Clayton Frech ended up in the adaptive world (hint his son).
• The beginnings of Angel City Sports and what it takes to develop an org of this caliber.
• We talk about competing, adaptive athletes, growing a brand, and a bunch of other good stuff.

Find Angel City Sports using the links below, http://angelcitysports.org https://www.instagram.com/angelcitysports/ https://twitter.com/angelcitysports https://www.facebook.com/angelcitysports More about Clayton Frech Clayton spent his professional years in many different sectors but mostly in the business world. Around 2005, Clayton's life changed when his son was born with limb differences. Clayton jumped into the adaptive world with his son Ezra. Being that Clayton is really driven and passionate, he decided to leave the corporate world behind, and take his aggressive, entrepreneurial approach to solving the problems of access to sports, recreation, and an active lifestyle for the adaptive tribe and he began Angel City Sports. Angel City Games presented by The Hartford In June 2019 the 5th annual Angel City Games presented by The Hartford commences. This is the largest Paralympic-style adaptive sports event in the Western US! Angel City Sports added more sports to the schedule this year and anticipate hosting their largest event ever. The Angel City Games has athletes of all ages and levels spanning the amateur to the olympian. http://angelcitysports.org/2019-angel-city-games More about Angel City Sports The mission of Angel City Sports is to create sports opportunities for adults, children, and veterans with physical differences and impairments. Our goals are to encourage physical ACTivity and demonstrate LEADership to strengthen the adaptive sports movement. Our initial programming focus is on Southern California, but our events and programming will draw athletes from all over the country. This episode is brought to you by Living Adaptive with Scott Davidson. Find Living Adaptive at, www.livingadaptive.comfor more information. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/living_adaptive/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingadaptive/

Jacob Pacheco joins us today from the beach (literally, you can hear the waves)! Jacob Pacheco developed ProneToRide which is a personal brand that encompasses the belief, anything is possible. Jacob's own story of adversity, relentless work ethic, and success drove the creation of ProneToRide. ProneToRide is not just a philosophy but also full of creative content including a vlog that follows Jacob, especially on his journey as a surfer. Jacob was born with Cerebral Palsy and never gave in to the numerous challenges he faced, including medical opinions stating he would not walk by age 16. Jacob has a great zest for life which led to overcoming those opinions and challenges. Jacob is extremely active. He's involved in athletics as a professional athlete, trainer, and coach. He's creating content, he models, and also gives a lot of time and energy by helping those that are adapting to various challenges. In this episode we talk about, * Jacob's adaptive story. * Turning a challenge into an opportunity and Jacob provides examples from his life. * ProneToRide and other projects Jacob created. * Jacob changing his entire approach to life after attending a seminar and having a really intense experience. * Three tips on how to get out of a slump. * Sharks and other wild stuff. Find Jacob Pacheco and Prone2ride using the links below, https://www.facebook.com/pronetoride/ https://www.enableathletics.org/ https://www.instagram.com/pronetoride/ https://youtu.be/pBw1W6s2tko Turning Challenges into Opportunities - Jacob Pacheco - 041 This episode is brought to you by Living Adaptive with Scott Davidson. Find Living Adaptive at, www.livingadaptive.com for more information. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/living_adaptive/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingadaptive/

The Heart of a Lion - David Francisco David Francisco is an accomplished singer, songwriter, producer, recording engineer and spinal cord injury survivor. While attending the prestigious Blackbird Academy furthering his music career, on April 27, 2016, and his life was forever changed when he was struck by a car. This accident resulted in significant injuries most notably a spinal cord injury. David's response was to rebuild and then grow. Since that time, David finished his schooling at the Blackbird Academy, tried out and had a very successful season on American Idol, organized a charity ride and appeared on ELLEN to tell his story and receive funds for his charity, amongst so much more. In this episode we discuss,

• David's life prior to his accident and his accident story.
• Redemption and building your redemption story.
• ELLEN, American Idol, shows, and other very public performances.
• Purpose in Suffering and the blessings of a supportive community.
• Proving you can do more than you realize.
• David talks about his single Lionheart releasing on the third anniversary of his accident. This is an anthem to those that have persevered through really difficult experiences.
• David Francisco talks about his upcoming book (exclusive!).

More About David Francisco David Francisco is an accomplished singer/songwriter, musician, producer, recording engineer and spinal cord injury survivor. He opened and operated a small recording studio in Knoxville for a couple of years before deciding to enhance his producing and engineering skills by attending the world renowned Blackbird Academyin Nashville Tennessee. Three weeks after moving to Nashville, tragedy struck. While riding his bicycle home from school at lunch to feed his dog, David was t-boned by a distracted driverwho ran a red light at a busy intersection. His body slammed into the windshield, launched 10 feet into the air and crashed into the pavement. His back was snapped, his spinal cord severely damaged and his left forearm torn open. It was April 27, 2016, and his life was forever changed. The following year consisted of intense, full-time physical therapy and rehabilitation at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, where David focused all of his efforts on regaining any possible mobility. He returned to Nashville in January 2017, and graduated from the Blackbird Academy in June 2017. His journey is documented in the short film "Back To Blackbird". Later in 2017 he auditioned for American Idoland went all the way to Hollywood week. His audition was televised and viewed more than 42 million times around the world. He met, fell in love and married the beautiful Kristi Wilhelm, who started dating him while he was still in a wheelchair. Their love blossomed and powered his amazing recovery to where he and Kristi organized a charity bicycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to celebrate all that he had recovered. This led to an appearance on the ELLEN showwhere ELLEN Degeneres gave them a $10,000 contribution to support the Ride! David is signed with Extreme Music, a division of Sony/ATV Music Publishing, and currently lives in Los Angeles. He has performed on stage with Martina McBride, Steven Curtis Chapmanand opened for 3 sold out shows for THE VOICE winner, Chris Blue. He has shared his story at the Grammy's annual MusiCares foundation gala and in person with Katy Perry and Kacey Musgraves. http://www.davidfranciscomusic.com https://www.instagram.com/davidfranciscomusic/ https://www.facebook.com/davidfranciscomusic http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxBrCHmqjvkgwjnkrEV68ag Back to Blackbird Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXeF1zv7zaU This episode is brought to you by Living Adaptive with Scott Davidson. Find Living Adaptive at, www.livingadaptive.comfor more information. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/living_adaptive/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingadaptive/

Whatever Doesn't Kill You, Makes You Adaptive - Jeremy Ogle Jeremy Ogle of You Adapt is featured in this episode and we talk all kinds of stuff about adapting and the adaptive world. Jeremy lives by the motto that Whatever Doesn't Kill You, Makes You Adaptive. In the episode we discuss,

• Jeremy's story, including his injury, the recovery process, and how he rebuilt his life in a big way.
• You Adapt, Jeremy's organization.
• Jeremy's activities in the adaptive sports world.
• Para Spartan
• How to stay driven after an injury.
• Important organizations that supported Jeremy and other adaptive athletes.
• A whole bunch of other adaptive related stuff. It's a podcast, go listen while you're doing whatever, come on...

Jeremy Ogle sustained a Brachial Plexus injury on June 20, 2015 during a motorcycle accident, resulting in paralysis of his upper left extremity. His daughter was born just three months after his accident. Leading up to her birth, he battled depression and many other complex physical and emotional challenges. Jeremy was walking a pretty tough path after his injury and at the same time he became a father. Pretty shortly after, Jeremy made a major decision to change his life physically and mentally. Symbollically he hiked one of his favorite mountains and dumped his pain meds in the dirt, crushed them and his new life began. Jeremy Ogle has earned countless medals in multiple sports, especially within adaptive crossfit and obstacle course racing, and recently Jeremy was one of four team members that took home the title for the first ever Spartan Para Elite Team. Jeremy is super driven and has made positive impacts through public speaking, mentoring, forming You Adapt, and especially sharing his life so others can see true perseverance. I should also mention Jeremy's a personality, he's really fun, and he's got one of the best social media presences I've encountered. https://www.instagram.com/youadapt/ https://www.facebook.com/youadapt/ https://www.facebook.com/arm.solo https://www.instagram.com/armsolo_/ Be More Adaptive https://www.bemoreadaptive.org/ https://www.facebook.com/bemoreadaptive/ https://www.instagram.com/bemoreadaptive/ Be More Adaptive Closed Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/919272088245904/ This episode is brought to you by Living Adaptive with Scott Davidson. Find Living Adaptive at, www.livingadaptive.comfor more information. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/living_adaptive/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingadaptive/

The World Owes You Nothing So Be Bold And Fight - Rustin Hughes Rustin Hughes is an experienced mixed martial artist (MMA) and has fought as a professional. Rustin started B-Bold, a veteran-owned nonprofit in 2016 to help individuals with disabilities through adaptive sports. Rustin is an amputee (above the knee) due to complications with blood clotting. Rustin recently fought and won his most recent professional mma fight. Rustin joins us and we discuss,

• Rustin's story of adapting. This includes life as a caregiver. Rustin provided care and support to his wife for ten years before she passed due to cancer. Also, Rustin tells his story about becoming an amputee not long after the passing of his wife.
• B-bold, Rustin's non-profit, how it started and the mission of B-bold.
• Rustin shares why the world owes us nothing and we need to fight for what we want.
• Rustin is driven and we talk about perseverance through set backs and how he found rich meaning out of the challenges he faces.

More about B-Bold Rustin Huges named the business after his late wife of nine years, who passed away in 2012 at age 36 after a long battle with brain cancer. "Brandy was bold. That was her motto, be bold," he says. "She was strong, and that's why she survived so many years. Find Rustin Hughes by using the links below, https://www.facebook.com/RustinHughesAdaptiveAthlete/ https://twitter.com/hughesrustin https://www.instagram.com/rustinhughes/?hl=en http://b-bold.org https://www.facebook.com/pg/BBoldOrg/ The World Owes You Nothing so Be Bold and Fight - Rustin Hughes - 038 This episode is brought to you by Living Adaptive with Scott Davidson. Find Living Adaptive at, www.livingadaptive.comfor more information. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/living_adaptive/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingadaptive/

This podcast episode is all about adapting to your new normal and Richard Corbett from Wheels2Walking (W2W) joins us. Nine years ago Richard Corbett fell 50 feet which resulted in significant injuries including a spinal cord injury. Richard Corbett began a long road of adapting. The road has led to Richard Corbett launching a platform called Wheels2Walking and he is making profound impacts within his community and the adaptive world. Richard is especially impacting those that have gone through a significant injury and need to adapt to a new normal, as he calls it! In this episode we discuss, * Richard Corbett's injury, his adaptive path, and finding your new normal after a dramatic life change. * Wheels2Walking, what it's about, what it offers our listeners. * Insights on what Richard Corbett found effective when adapting and this includes overcoming physical and mental challenges spanning from learning to move again, dark depression, addiction, and other significant challenges. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRIiUxBTaeMCU_K0sWtl5sw https://www.wheels2walking.com https://linktr.ee/wheels2walking https://www.facebook.com/Wheels2Walking/ A New Normal - Wheels2Walking - 037 This episode is brought to you by Living Adaptive with Scott Davidson. Find Living Adaptive at, www.livingadaptive.comfor more information. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/living_adaptive/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingadaptive/