My New Normal

Alyce Fernebok is a former Marine Corps Officer from San Diego, California. Alyce started the Love, Harvey movement, a letter writing campaign, which started with her father writing a letter to show gratitude to a family member.

We talked about some of these Topics:

* Alyce's experience as a woman on the Marine Corps

* Role of women in the battlefield

* Dr. T's experience as an engineer

* Battle with cancer of Alyce's father

* How Love, Harvey started with one letter from her father

Contact

Connect with Alyce Fernebok through LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyce-fernebok-a06414b/)and the Love Harvey Campaign (https://www.facebook.com/loveharvey.org/) Instagram account (https://instagram.com/loveharveyletters) and Alyce's own Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/alycefern/).

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To check out Dr. T's Functional Training for the Adaptive Athlete Online Course (eligible for 0.5 CEU's for NSCA under Category D), visit: https://www.drtheresalarson.com/adaptive-trainers-course/ (https://www.drtheresalarson.com/adaptive-trainers-course/)

Mark Browne is an adaptive athlete, playing Wheelchair Rugby for the San Diego team. Prior to being adaptive, Mark is a member of the border patrol in Arizona when a horrifying accident left him injured and losing blood. He was life flighted because of the severity of the situation Mark was in and according to the rescuers, it was minutes before life or death. Mark was in a coma for 4 days after the incident.

On this episode, Mark was graceful enough to share his accident that left him with a brain injury which affected his speech and movement and how his road to recovery looked like. We talked about some of these topics:

* How the nurses saved his life and being life flighted

* Experiencing double vision because of the injury

* What is Mark's daily routine exercise

* Mark's adaptive wheelchair rugby

* What was it like surviving a coma

* How Mark's sense of humor helped him with his recovery

Contact

Connect with Mark Browne by sending him an email at [email protected]

Listen to My New Normal Podcast here:

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To check out Dr. T's Functional Training for the Adaptive Athlete Online Course (eligible for 0.5 CEU's for NSCA under Category D), visit: https://www.drtheresalarson.com/adaptive-trainers-course/ (https://www.drtheresalarson.com/adaptive-trainers-course/)

Marty Reiswig owns Good Fit Homes, a real estate company which focuses on helping individuals on navigating the real estate business which is based in his hometown of Denver Colorado. spent some time in Indiana where she met her wife.

Marty, on the other hand, inherited a rare form of Alzheimer's disease that affects almost all in his father's family. They are part of the DIAN study or the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer's Network that is focused on monitoring changes in individuals who has this specific genetic mutation.

Marty talked about the nightmares of this disease that he had seen with his family members, how his father kept a positive outlook and his part on the study of the disease. We also talked about the following topics:

* Reading Gary Reiswig's book (his father's cousin)

* Meeting his ex-girlfriend and now his wife, on choosing him despite the disease

* The Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer's Network

* Marty's fitness and diet regimen

* Marty's advise to people when his Alzheimer's gets full blown

Contact

Connect with Marty Reiswig at martyreiswig.com (http://www.martyreiswig.com/)or email at [email protected] more information on DIAN (https://dian.wustl.edu/our-research/observational-study/), visit https://dian.wustl.edu/our-research/observational-study/ (https://dian.wustl.edu/our-research/observational-study/)

Listen to My New Normal Podcast here:

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To check out Dr. T's Functional Training for the Adaptive Athlete Online Course (eligible for 0.5 CEU's for NSCA under Category D), visit: https://www.drtheresalarson.com/adaptive-trainers-course/ (https://www.drtheresalarson.com/adaptive-trainers-course/)

Lindsay Hood is an Assignment Editor at NBC 7 / Telemundo 20 where she handles guests on her TV show. Lindsay was born with Amniotic Band Syndrome that resulted in losing her fingers and a leg when she's still inside the womb. She experienced bullying as a kid because of her condition that made her childhood a little bit tougher. Despite her condition, she played volleyball and she has thrived as an adaptive athlete playing Women's Football for 7 years.

Lindsay has a degree in American Studies from the San Diego State University, an MBA and a Master's Degree in Human Computer Interaction.

We talked about some of these topics:

* Experiences she went through as a child with her condition

* Working on a morning show and taking naps

* Lindsay's love for animals

* What is Amniotic Band Syndrome and how rare is it

* Sports that she played as an adaptive athlete

Contact

Connect with Lindsay Hood on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsaymhood/)

Listen to My New Normal Podcast here:

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To check out Dr. T's Functional Training for the Adaptive Athlete Online Course (eligible for 0.5 CEU's for NSCA under Category D), visit: https://www.drtheresalarson.com/adaptive-trainers-course/ (https://www.drtheresalarson.com/adaptive-trainers-course/)

Scott McGee is a police officer and the man behind The Sisu Way podcast.

 

* Fondest memories of Scott McGee with his father

* Why Dr. T's father stuck with a flip phone until the end

* How is being a police officer both a blessing and a curse

* Why do we all have a terminal illness from the day we're born

* Scott's journey of being a father

Check out Dr. T's episode on The Sisu Way. (https://thesisuway.com/2019/02/15/drtheresalarson/)

Contact

To connect with Scott McGee, you can visit his website at TheSisuWay.com (https://thesisuway.com/about/) or on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/1scottmcgee/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/1scottmcgee/)

Listen to My New Normal Podcast here:

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To check out Dr. T's Functional Training for the Adaptive Athlete Online Course (eligible for 0.5 CEU's for NSCA under Category D), visit: https://www.drtheresalarson.com/adaptive-trainers-course/ (https://www.drtheresalarson.com/adaptive-trainers-course/)

Sarah Rudder is a marine corps veteran who has an unquestionable dedication and heart for service. During the 9/11 terror attacks, while nursing an injury she got from 3 days ago, she was on a ceremony to get her promoted to lance corporal when a plane hits the Pentagon. Still hurt, she took off her sling and rushed to the site and literally became the first responder. While serving her wounded fellow soldiers, she broke her foot.

Prior to the incident, she is already getting treatment for a chronic pain that she got after an injury during boot camp when she was going into the marine corps. The injury from 9/11 did not help with the treatment as she suffered from pain. Ultimately, she decided to get an amputation as the treatments are giving her more harm than good.

On this episode, Sarah Rudders tells us the story of why she chose this path and these topics:

* The moments before and after the Pentagon attack

* Traumatic brain injury and PTSD

* How she got the pain she suffered from

* What prompted her to get her left foot amputated

* How pain medications brought more surgery and pain

* What's it like to suffer no pain

Contact

To connect with Sarah Rudder, you can visit her on Twitter at @sarahjrudder

Listen to My New Normal Podcast here:

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To check out Dr. T's Functional Training for the Adaptive Athlete Online Course (eligible for 0.5 CEU's for NSCA under Category D), visit: https://www.drtheresalarson.com/adaptive-trainers-course/ (https://www.drtheresalarson.com/adaptive-trainers-course/)

Help My New Normal raise $2,500 for Challenged Athlete Foundation: http://support.challengedathletes.org/site/TR/Events/General?px=1289385&pg=personal&fr_id=1611

Geoff Ledford was a college student when he first found out of his condition as his friends noticed that his left leg is not properly working. Geoff had a couple of specialists diagnose his condition and they did not deliver. Finally, when he encountered Kaiser, the company put all effort and resources just to determine what was happening to him and found out that he is suffering from some kind of muscular dystrophy or muscle degeneration.

Geoff is currently working with Kaiser for an experimental treatment for his condition.

On this episode, Geoff talks about some of these episodes:

* Finding out that his left leg is weak and not properly functioning

* How the medical industry won't help if you are not familiar with your condition

* Importance of being a "master" of your condition

* What helped Geoff to face the slow process of healing head on

* The moment he found out that the experimental treatment actually works

Contact

To contact Geoff Ledford, you can email him at [email protected]

Listen to My New Normal Podcast here:

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To check out Dr. T's Functional Training for the Adaptive Athlete Online Course (eligible for 0.5 CEU's for NSCA under Category D), visit: https://www.drtheresalarson.com/adaptive-trainers-course/ (https://www.drtheresalarson.com/adaptive-trainers-course/)

Help My New Normal raise $2,500 for Challenged Athlete Foundation: http://support.challengedathletes.org/site/TR/Events/General?px=1289385&pg=personal&fr_id=1611

Alex De La Campa is a retired US Navy veteran who served at the Naval Special Warfare. Alex is born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, he was stationed in Chicago, San Diego, and Coronado naval base and now he's back in the Bay Area to study sociology at the San Jose State.

During his time in the Navy, Alex De La Campa suffered a severe injury on his inner ear and a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that resulted not only in the loss of physical but mental and cognitive capabilities. Alex has undergone 14 months of slow and painful recovery to relearn some basic functions such as walking on a straight line.

On this episode, Dr. Theresa Larson is joined by Dr. Megan Graff in Iowa and some of the topics covered are:

* Why Alex decided to join the Navy and almost joining the Navy Seals

* How Alex got his injury and affected his plans in life

* What prompted Alex to go back to college and study Sociology

* The lack of support by the military on his rare injury

* Alex' advice to those also suffering with TBI

Contact

To Contact Alex De La Campa

Listen to My New Normal Podcast here:

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To check out Dr. T's Functional Training for the Adaptive Athlete Online Course (eligible for 0.5 CEU's for NSCA under Category D), visit: https://www.drtheresalarson.com/adaptive-trainers-course/ (https://www.drtheresalarson.com/adaptive-trainers-course/)

Help My New Normal raise $2,500 for Challenged Athlete Foundation by March 31st, 2019: http://support.challengedathletes.org/site/TR/Events/General?px=1289385&pg=personal&fr_id=1611

Chappie Hunter is a veteran Police Officer of the San Diego Police Department and he is the owner of the Alpine Ranch Crossfit. (http://alpineranchcrossfit.com/) Chappie is an adaptive athlete who trains for triathlon and he also trains other adaptive athletes.

Chappie lost his leg through a horrific accident where a student driver suddenly turned his way and crashing into the car. Fellow officers who were near the crash site immediately went to save him and he went home four days after the accident. Chappie went full swing with training after a year.

Listen to Chappie as he shares his feelings about losing his leg and some of these topics:

* Chappie's experience as a Police Officer

* How Chappie faced the challenges of losing his leg

* What prompted him to stop the pain medications

* How Chappie got his prosthesis

Contact

To Contact Chappie Hunter, you can visit their website at alpineranchcrossfit.com (http://alpineranchcrossfit.com/)

Listen to My New Normal Podcast here:

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To check out Dr. T's Functional Training for the Adaptive Athlete Online Course (eligible for 0.5 CEU's for NSCA under Category D), visit: https://www.drtheresalarson.com/adaptive-trainers-course/ (https://www.drtheresalarson.com/adaptive-trainers-course/)

Help My New Normal raise $2,500 for Challenged Athlete Foundation by March 31st, 2019: http://support.challengedathletes.org/site/TR/Events/General?px=1289385&pg=personal&fr_id=1611

Dave Newman is the creator of Rx Smart Gear jump ropes that enable good posture and proper mechanics of the body as you exercise. These jump ropes are custom sized for your height and athletic needs. Not only for functional athletes, Rx Smart Gear have equipment for adaptive athletes most especially.

Prior to Rx Smart Gear, Dave is a long time gymnastics coach and a CrossFit practitioner that enabled him to assess the jump ropes and other equipment that both functional and adaptive athletes use.

On this episode, we talked about some of these topics:

* How Dave developed training equipment for adaptive athletes

* What are the struggles Dave encountered when using conventional jump ropes

* Difference between conventional jump ropes and the RX Smart Gear jump ropes

* Helping people to have a great experience in achieving their goals

* Dave's experience in working with adaptive athletes and the stories of those he helped

Contact

To Contact Dave Newman, email him at [email protected] and visit RXSmartGear.com (http://www.rxsmartgear.com/)

Listen to My New Normal Podcast here:

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To check out Dr. T's Functional Training for the Adaptive Athlete Online Course (eligible for 0.5 CEU's for NSCA under Category D), visit: https://www.drtheresalarson.com/adaptive-trainers-course/ (https://www.drtheresalarson.com/adaptive-trainers-course/)

Help My New Normal raise $2,500 for Challenged Athlete Foundation by March 31st, 2019: http://support.challengedathletes.org/site/TR/Events/General?px=1289385&pg=personal&fr_id=1611