Podcast
011- Aaron Baker – One Man’s Fight to Regain Movement, One Step at a Time
This episode is an interview with Aaron Baker. Aaron Baker was a professional motocross athlete when he suffered a pretty crazy traumatic accident. From this accident on May 26, 1999, he broke his neck. We discuss this and events in his life including what it felt like to die, which essentially happened to him days…
Read More010 – Jesi Stracham – Wheel with Jesi as We Learn about Her Life After an Accident that Caused Paralysis
In this episode Jesi Stracham and I talk about her spinal cord injury and the recovery process, her non-profit, the vlog she is currently filming, cannabis for treating pain, the adaptive and non-adaptive sports she competes in, and a bunch more. Jesi is motivating others one adventure at a time while maintaining a candidness and…
Read More009 Mike Santiago – Wounded Warrior, Crossfit Athlete, Trainer, Adaptive Advocate, and PTSD Survivor
In this episode Army veteran Mike Santiago shares his life after becoming a wounded warrior. Mike lives with a spinal cord injury. He was shot while on active duty in 2002. He’s currently involved with the Wounded Warrior games, Team Blacksheep, Honor Thread, Crossfit competitions as a competitor and a trainer, amongst much more. Mike…
Read More008 Keith Gabel – A Story of Overcoming Trauma, Adapting after Amputation, and Becoming an Olympian
In this episode Keith Gabel joins us from Aspen, Colorado where he’s focused on training for the 2018 paralympic games. Keith shares with us his story regarding how he survived witnessing the suicide of his stepfather, adapted to life after losing his leg following a terrible accident, and moving forward and becoming one of the…
Read More007 Wesley Hamilton – Resilience after Gun Violence, Lessons from Athlete Wes Hamilton
In this episode, one can learn from Wes Hamilton how to reframe after trauma and build a beautiful, meaningful life. When Wes Hamilton was 24, he was shot multiple times by someone he never met and spent three weeks in the ICU. He woke up paralyzed from the waist down with a spinal cord…
Read More006 – Matthew Hadden, Learn how a Determined Warrior Battles through Life with a Terminal Cancer Diagnosis
In this episode you will hear my interview with Matthew Hadden. This episode is a must, because you get to learn about how a determined warrior, like Matthew, battles through life with a terminal cancer diagnosis. A little background, Matthew Hadden was training for his dream job in law enforcement when he received the devastating…
Read More005 Brandon Ryan – Adaptive Defense Instructor, Author, Entrepreneur, and Life Coach
005 Brandon Ryan – Adaptive Defense Instructor, Author, Entrepreneur, and Life Coach In this episode you will hear my interview with Brandon Ryan. Brandon Ryan was born prematurely. As a result, there was internal bleeding and damage to his brain and nervous system. His form of cerebral palsy primarily affects the right side of his…
Read More004 Dr. Jerry Moorman – When the body fails the mind prevails! Perseverance through Cerebral Palsy and Polio
The mind is resilient, it’s the body that fails! In this episode you will hear my interview with Dr. Jerry Moorman. Jerry is a retired professor, author, and family focused individual and happens to live with cerebral palsy and the results of childhood polio. Jerry grew up in a small cotton-farming community in Mississippi. He…
Read More003 Brent Poppen – Paralympian, Motivational Speaker, Author, and Disability Advocate
In this episode you will hear my interview with Brent Poppen. Brent Poppen is a paralympian, motivational speaker, disability advocate, author, and is in the documentary feature Murderball which was nominated for an Academy Award and won at Sundance and other various film festivals. You will hear from Brent about how he suffered an incomplete…
Read More002 Diana Doyle – Living with Grief and Loss, Perspectives from Diana Doyle
Diana Doyle has one of the top grieving blogs called Sunshine in a Blue Cup where she writes about losing her sister, mother, and young daughter in a three year period. Diana also writes for various other sites such as opentohope.com and hellogrief.org. She is a brilliant person and an incredible writer. Diana states, “because…
Read More001 Bob Coomber – Adaptive Athlete, Prolific Wheelchair Hiker, and Motivational Speaker
Prolific wheelchair hiker Bob Coomber joins us in this episode. Bob tells us about his journeys wheelchair hiking various extreme terrains. We discuss living with and adapting to physical disability. Bob has a significant documentary set to release about his life. He is a motivational speaker, a current city councilman, and he received various awards…
Read More0.0 Trailer Episode
Living Adaptive with Scott Davidson is mostly a conversation hosted by Scott Davidson. Guests will include former paralympians, authors, trauma survivors, disability advocates, amputees,and various individuals from all walks of life that have adapted to various phenomenon in their lives. Subscribe and listen along as we hear the incredible stories of those that learned to…
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