Pushing Hope with Brent Poppen

In this episode, Brent Poppen talks about finding hope in the darkest moments and how to bring hope to others. Brent is widely know for his motivational speaking, writings, advocating for the adaptive, his role in the Academy Award nominated film Murderball, and winning in the paralympics. Brent also works in a bunch of other significant realms, including rehabilitation counseling at a Children’s Hospital. Brent and I talk about his Pushing Hope in 2018 movement.

Also, in this episode you will hear Brent Poppen tell his story of surviving the Las Vegas tragedy, life after a spinal cord injury, and a bunch of ideas on how to bring hope to yourself and to others. Brent is really focused on bringing hope to others, no matter how difficult the circumstances. He discusses tools for how to handle the sadness and darkness. Brent tells us the very FIRST thing he does when everything falls apart and the future is uncertain and feels bleak. We also talk about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

In our previous interview with Brent, he discussed how suffered an incomplete break in his spinal cord rendering him quadriplegic. This occurred when he was 16 years old during a wrestling accident. In the interview, Brent talks about how life is pretty damn uncertain and provides many ways to deal with uncertainty, hardship, disability, and much more.

Brent Poppen’s Mission

Brent’s mission is to “Inspire and motivate students using my life, to believe through adversity dreams art attainable.”

H.U.G.S. Home Page

Brent Poppen is a disabled two sport Olympic Medalist. He speaks on antibullying, inspiration and motivation. He believes in dreaming and working hard to make dreams come true.

Who is Brent Poppen

Brent Poppen is a paralympian, speaker, disability advocate, he is in the documentary feature Murderball which was nominated for an Academy Award and won at Sundance and other various film festivals. Brent is also an author and much more. You will hear from Brent about how he survived the Las Vegas tragedy and how he is now focused on Pushing Hope in 2018.

Note, in our previous interview, Brent discussed how suffered an incomplete break in his spinal cord rendering him quadriplegic. This occurred when he was 16 years old during a wrestling accident. Brent will speak about this accident. Life is pretty damn uncertain and Brent and I discuss this and many ways to deal with uncertainty, hardship, disability, and much more. Brent discusses more about his story and shares his current projects. Brent gives us ideas how to deal with uncertainty, trials, and trauma.

What Brent is often Doing…

Brent presents to schools, with assembly and classroom programs. He also presents as keynote speaker to a variety of organizations. His unique story of triumph through tragedy allows him to connect with his audience through perseverance. His presentations discuss antibullying, believing you can accomplish your dreams, and that “you” can overcome adversity. Brent shares all this and much more in his emotional story. Unless you have closed your eyes and thought you may not wake up in the morning, let Brent with his books and presentations inspire. His life represents “the hardest things you have to work for will mean the most!”

H.U.G.S. Home Page

Brent Poppen is a disabled two sport Olympic Medalist. He speaks on antibullying, inspiration and motivation. He believes in dreaming and working hard to make dreams come true.

Find Brent on his site and social media accounts below.

http://www.hugsbybrent.com
poppenbrent@gmail.com
https://www.instagram.com/booksbybrent/
https://www.facebook.com/booksbybrent
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo5oajGaVgONN8pE6tz2VPw

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Some Pictures Brent Poppen received

Brent Poppen’s path out of the Las Vegas shooting/tragedy

Peachy Canyon Winery

A quick plug to Peachy Canyon Winery! Thanks for support Brent Poppen and those that went through various difficult situations.
https://www.peachycanyon.com
Peachy Canyon is a family owned and operated winery in beautiful Paso Robles on California’s Central Coast; near Hearst Castle and Big Sur.
Founded by Doug and Nancy Beckett in 1988, Peachy Canyon has long been praised as a producer of award winning California wines that exemplify respect for terroir and dedicated winemaking.

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