Sam Summers is a skier, mountain biker, hockey player, CrossFitter, and surfer.  She's also a scientist, traveler, and a partner.  Five years ago she was paralyzed and now navigates the world in a wheelchair. In the last half decade she has returned to work, returned to her life as an athlete, discovered new sports, married her longtime boyfriend, and embraced a new community.  Sam thoughtfully shares many of the highs and lows from her journey. Guest info:<ul><li>Instagram: @samsam_summers</li></ul>Additional Resources:<ul><li>highfivesfoundation.org</li></ul>Contact us: <ul><li>Instagram: @unexpectedjourneypodcast</li><li>Email: tim@unexpectedjourneypod.com </li></ul> <ul><li>Hosted and produced by Tim Brown</li><li>Audio engineer and sound design by Jesse LaFountaine</li><li>Episode cover art by David McCaulley </li><li>Cover art and logo design by Anne Holt</li></ul>

Sam Summers is a skier, mountain biker, hockey player, CrossFitter, and surfer. She's also a scientist, traveler, and a partner. Five years ago she was paralyzed and now navigates the world in a wheelchair. In the last half decade she has returned to work, returned to her life as an athlete, discovered new sports, married her longtime boyfriend, and embraced a new community. Sam thoughtfully shares many of the highs and lows from her journey. Guest info:Instagram: @samsam_summersAdditional Resources:highfivesfoundation.orgContact us: Instagram: @unexpectedjourneypodcastEmail: tim@unexpectedjourneypod.com Hosted and produced by Tim BrownAudio engineer and sound design by Jesse LaFountaineEpisode cover art by David McCaulley Cover art and logo design by Anne Holt

Sam Summers is a skier, mountain biker, hockey player, CrossFitter, and surfer.&nbsp; She's also a scientist, traveler, and a partner.&nbsp; Five years ago she was paralyzed and now navigates the world in a wheelchair. In the last half decade she has returned to work, returned to her life as an athlete, discovered new sports, married her longtime boyfriend, and embraced a new community.&nbsp; Sam thoughtfully shares many of the highs and lows from her journey. Guest info:<ul><li>Instagram: @samsam_summers</li></ul>Additional Resources:<ul><li>highfivesfoundation.org</li></ul>Contact us:&nbsp;<ul><li>Instagram: @unexpectedjourneypodcast</li><li>Email: tim@unexpectedjourneypod.com&nbsp;</li></ul> <ul><li>Hosted and produced by Tim Brown</li><li>Audio engineer and sound design by Jesse LaFountaine</li><li>Episode cover art by David McCaulley&nbsp;</li><li>Cover art and logo design by Anne Holt</li></ul>

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Summiting and skiing an 11,000 foot volcano, completing a DIY adaptive sport decathlon in one day, harnessing a passion for art to help spinal cord injury survivors adapt and bond, flying in a wing suit as a double amputee, giving birth to and mothering twin girls as a quadriplegic...these are just a few of the powerful stories you will hear on The Unexpected Journey. Adaptive athlete and quadriplegic, Tim Brown, talks with other disabled folks to learn how they challenge preconceived beliefs, push boundaries, and get after it - ultimately leading to a life fulfilled. The Unexpected Journey gives you the experience of listening to two friends sitting at a kitchen table, around a campfire, or on a boat, letting you eavesdrop on an intimate conversation about their shared experience, their passions, and the challenging, rewarding and exhilarating elements of their life. The episode plays like an audio memoir of the guest with the host providing clarity and narrating the biographical details so you can enjoy and appreciate the real and raw moments of the conversation. You’ll hear a sonic backdrop of original music to add emotional richness and additional sound design to bring into the moment with the guest as they describe their most formative and powerful experiences. The host, Tim Brown, is quadriplegic from a ski accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury 11 years ago. He prefers to listen before speaking and shares his own experience along with the guest. Our mission is to elevate, educate, and empower our disabled and able-bodied listeners on the disabled experience through creative and powerful storytelling. Our vision is to be a leader in the creation and distribution of empowering disability-centric storytelling and to provide an accessible platform for participants in the disabled experience to share their stories with the world. The Unexpected Journey is a podcast about adaptive athletes, adventurers, and creators. Each episode features an individual with a disability sharing their powerful story of learning how to challenge preconceived beliefs, push boundaries, and get after it - ultimately leading to a life fulfilled. Listen to guests like Anna Soens talk about being the first paraplegic woman to summit and ski Mount Hood, Greg Durso share his love for adaptive sports and completing an adaptive decathlon, and Channing Cash on her childhood and Laos and becoming a Team USA ocean paddle racer. Hosted and produced by Tim Brown, a surfer, sailor, and skier who is quadriplegic from a skiing accident 10 years ago.Our goal is to Educate. Elevate. Encourage.

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Summiting and skiing an 11,000 foot volcano, completing a DIY adaptive sport decathlon in one day, harnessing a passion for art to help spinal cord injury survivors adapt and bond, flying in a wing suit as a double amputee, giving birth to and mothering twin girls as a quadriplegic...these are just a few of the powerful stories you will hear on The Unexpected Journey. Adaptive athlete and quadriplegic, Tim Brown, talks with other disabled folks to learn how they challenge preconceived beliefs, push boundaries, and get after it - ultimately leading to a life fulfilled. The Unexpected Journey gives you the experience of listening to two friends sitting at a kitchen table, around a campfire, or on a boat, letting you eavesdrop on an intimate conversation about their shared experience, their passions, and the challenging, rewarding and exhilarating elements of their life. The episode plays like an audio memoir of the guest with the host providing clarity and narrating the biographical details so you can enjoy and appreciate the real and raw moments of the conversation. You’ll hear a sonic backdrop of original music to add emotional richness and additional sound design to bring into the moment with the guest as they describe their most formative and powerful experiences. The host, Tim Brown, is quadriplegic from a ski accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury 11 years ago. He prefers to listen before speaking and shares his own experience along with the guest. Our mission is to elevate, educate, and empower our disabled and able-bodied listeners on the disabled experience through creative and powerful storytelling. Our vision is to be a leader in the creation and distribution of empowering disability-centric storytelling and to provide an accessible platform for participants in the disabled experience to share their stories with the world. The Unexpected Journey is a podcast about adaptive athletes, adventurers, and creators. Each episode features an individual with a disability sharing their powerful story of learning how to challenge preconceived beliefs, push boundaries, and get after it - ultimately leading to a life fulfilled. Listen to guests like Anna Soens talk about being the first paraplegic woman to summit and ski Mount Hood, Greg Durso share his love for adaptive sports and completing an adaptive decathlon, and Channing Cash on her childhood and Laos and becoming a Team USA ocean paddle racer. Hosted and produced by Tim Brown, a surfer, sailor, and skier who is quadriplegic from a skiing accident 10 years ago.Our goal is to Educate. Elevate. Encourage.

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