We hang on to things that they may not be right for us just to avoid the worst case scenario. But sometimes it’s the very thing we’re holding onto that is holding us back and it’s the worst-case scenario that we need to actually bounce forward.
In this episode of Bouncing Forward, I share an amazing thing I learned from my latest surgery: Sometimes the worst-case scenario is actually the best-case scenario. I also discuss the amazing adaptability of the human body and how having spiritual faith provides us with strength and comfort.
What I discuss:
[02:10] My grandfather passing as I’m going into surgery
[03:46] Connecting with my grandfather as I head into surgery
[04:59] My realization post-surgery on the “worst-case scenario”
[09:07] The incredible adaptability of the human body
[12:13] What I learned about being afraid of a change

3: Why I Embrace the Worst-Case Scenario

After losing both my legs at the age of 19 I bounced forward to become a 3-time Paralympic medalist, one of Oprah’s top 100 thought leaders, a New York Times best-selling author, a Dancing with the Stars runner up, and a world-renown motivational speaker.

I’m here to challenge you with one thing: How can you use your current situation to get ahead? How can you not just survive the challenges you are facing but actually thrive because of them.

After all, it's not about bouncing back to who we once were, it's about bouncing forward to all that we can be.

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In the final episode of We Have a Goal, we explore how sport can contribute to achieving Sustainable Development Goals, with an emphasis on the environmental dimension. Team USA Paralympic medalist Amy Purdy and IOC Young Leaders discuss ways in which to consider sustainability practices at an individual and collective level using sport as a catalyst and helping link our everyday activities with the bigger impact of climate change.

We Have A Goal: Sport and Sustainability with IOC Young Leaders

Reducing inequality is key in creating more inclusive communities. In this third episode of We Have a Goal, Team USA Paralympic medalist Amy Purdy and IOC Young Leaders discuss the inequalities which currently exist for individuals and groups, with a special focus on those with disabilities. A subject close to Amy’s heart, we pay particular attention to how sport can play a positive role in designing and making inclusive spaces for the benefit of both individuals and communities.

We Have A Goal: Sport and Inclusion with IOC Young Leaders

The second in the four-episode podcast series “We Have a Goal” focuses on promoting peace through sport. 
Paralympian Amy Purdy is joined by three inspiring IOC Young Leaders: Sophia Papamichalopoulos, OLY (Cyprus), Waleed Abu Nada (Jordan) and Elena Mercedes Haro Lima (Guatemala). They discuss how, through using sport as a catalyst, their IOC Young Leader projects contribute to peacebuilding in their respective communities. Their inspirational stories bring to life how sport can play a powerful role in securing sustainable and peaceful futures for all, which is the global theme of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 2022.

We Have A Goal: Sport and Peacebuilding with IOC Young Leaders

How does sport help us change the world for the better? In We Have a Goal, a four-episode podcast series supported by Worldwide Olympic Partner Panasonic, Paralympian and motivational speaker Amy Purdy talks to IOC Young Leaders about their own journeys and how they’re driving change in the areas of gender equality, inclusion, sustainability and peacebuilding.



The first out of four episodes of the podcast series “We Have a Goal” focuses on gender equality. Paralympian Amy Purdy is joined by three inspiring IOC Young Leaders Aneta Grabmüllerová, Olympian Jemima Montag, and Adriana Escobar as they share how they are working towards gender balance in sport, on and off the field of play.

We Have a Goal: Sport and Gender Equality with IOC Young Leaders

Dr. Amy Cuddy is a social psychologist, bestselling author, award-winning Harvard lecturer, and expert on the behavioral science of power, presence, and prejudice. She is also one of Amy Purdy's best friends.
Amy and Amy talk about how their friendship helps both of them live inspired lives.  
In This Episode

 Why they value their friendship so much: they support each other and remind each other of their strengths.
 Amy Purdy’s example of being bullied on social media and how Amy Cuddy stood up for her. How important it is that we all have each other’s backs whenever bullying takes place.
 How to deal with bullies: direct your focus onto supporting the object of bullying, as opposed to attacking the bully. 
 Are we all suffering from Post Pandemic Flux Syndrome?
  Amy Cuddy’s advice for finding inspiration for everyone going through a transition or challenge



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3: Why I Embrace the Worst-Case Scenario

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