Writings Focused on Adapting
Being Okay with Fear A common theme I’ve struggled with throughout my life is my inability to sit with my fears. For me, my fears are often of the unknown. The goal is to live with my fears of the unknown. If I get past my fears of the unknown, then great, but…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
All Adaptive Essays
Anyone facing challenges may benefit from incorporating a minimalist lifestyle. Minimalism helps me achieve my adaptive goals by allowing me to focus on what I deem most essential and eliminating the rest.
You can read my minimalist story HERE - WHY I BECAME A MINIMALIST
You can read how minimalism is a great tool when facing adversity HERE - WHEN ADVERSITY HITS, MINIMALISM WORKS
You can find all my additional minimalist writings HERE.