Meet Jeffrey Lorenzo Williams, a New York City real estate broker from Harlem who’s been injured since he was a teenager in the early 1980s from an accidental shooting. His injury however was simply a catalyst for an amazing life that he shared with us in this uplifting episode. After getting a degree in Criminal Justice, he went on to become a real estate broker, a shoe designer as well as a Business Analyst for Palmolive. Also a father, author and motivational speaker, he is often stopped asking to help someone who may the newly injured and needs to hear from a voice who understands. Jeffrey ..read more

Paralyzed for nearly 20 years, Paul LaCorte, a 38 year old paraplegic originally from California now living in Montana, shares his journey since his injury at 18 years old. From pivoting employment goals from auto mechanics to mass communications to teaching himself how to play the guitar post-injury as a form of therapy, Paul is living his life on his own terms. He also shares what it’s been like being a father to his daughter Wyld, born in 2017, and how it’s changed him for the better. Listen here or via the player below. – Official site: Honkydonky & Heartbreaker – Honkydonky & He ..read more

In episode #52 of our podcast, we spoke with the newly paralyzed ShelbyLynn Quintana, paralyzed from transverse myelitis last year. She shares her experience of being undiagnosed for months until a cause of paralysis was found thanks to sharing her story on Tiktok. Also a published poet, she sheds light on a cause of paralysis that not enough people are aware of in both the lay and medical fields. ShelbyLynn also shares her thoughts on wheelchair fashion and reads us one of her poems. — ShelbyLyn on IG: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/poetry_on_wheels The post Life After Paralysis Podcast Episod ..read more

In episode 51, we spoke with the multi-talented Chris Hrabik, an incomplete C6-7 quadriplegic from a small town in Missouri. He went on to discover metal art/fabrication and adaptive rally racing after his injury. And his newest project – starting an adaptive driving school where anyone is welcome no matter their disability (even people who are blind, as they’ll have a closed 4-mile practice track) – may be his greatest achievement yet. Listen below or here.  — Follow Chris on IG: https://www.instagram.com/crabik713/ — Follow Chris on FB: https://www.facebook.com/UnHolyRoller/ — Follow C ..read more

In episode #8, Tiffiny talks with two men with quadriplegia who’ve changed their diets to get healthy and lose weight after becoming paralyzed. She is joined by Brian Kasper from Minnesota who eats clean/Vegan and shares tips on using food to strengthen the body after paralysis. And she is joined by Damon Keoki Piikalama Boiser, a quadriplegic from Hawaii, who recently lost 40+ lbs by changing his diet, ie, cutting out rice and more. They also discuss how mental health/being Bi-Polar can affect your weight. Enjoy! The post Life After Paralysis podcast: Episode #8 Healthy Eating & Weight ..read more

In Episode #7 of Life After Paralysis, Tiffiny Carlson interviews two quadriplegics about the travails of online dating after their injuries. She interviews Rob Cella from Thunder Bay, Ontario and Brook McCall from Portland, Oregon. To listen to past episodes in iTunes, click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spinalpedia-theres-life-after-paralysis-show/id1460418405 The post Life After Paralysis podcast: Episode 7: Online Dating with a Spinal Cord Injury appeared first on SPINALpedia ..read more

Service dogs make the lives of thousands of people with spinal cord injuries safer, happier and healthier everyday. The joy a service animal can bring to your life is priceless, but for quadriplegics, even moreso. The amazing tasks and companionship they provide cannot be beat. In the newest episode of our podcast , Tiffiny has on three guests, all with quadriplegia, who share their lives with their service dogs. Show run-time is 1 hour, 21 minutes. Guests descriptions and time stamps can be found below. Guests on this episode: Guest #1) Erin Thompson (1:45 mins): A new colleg ..read more

In the newest episode of our podcast Life After Paralysis, we chat about the in’s and out’s of adaptive camping, with all-terrain chairs, cots vs. transferring to the ground, tents and accessible lean-to’s and more discussed. Three avid campers on wheels also join in – Greg Niedzielski, Jason Thurston and Ty Hockett. Run-time is 43 minutes. Listen here or in the player below. Listen to past episodes of Life After Paralysis Listen on iTunes here Guest Profiles: Ty Hockett: A huge fan of everything outdoors, Ty uses the GRIT Freedom Chair to camp anywhere he pleases ..read more

In the newest episode of our podcast, we cover the topic of Ableism with three people with disabilities – Kelly Narowski, Froy de la Pena and Tim Abbott. A new term for the centuries-old issue of discrimination towards the disabled, Ableism is something every person with a disability experiences. Listen here or in the player below. Run-time is 55 minutes. Listen on iTunes here Guest Profiles: – Kelly Narowski: A professional speaker, ADA compliance expert and disability advocate, Kelly is a paraplegic from a car accident in the late 1990’s. She is also a military wi ..read more

In the newest episode of our podcast, Life After Paralysis, we talk to four people with paralysis to get insight on how they moved on from what is considered one of the most catastrophic injuries that can happen to a human being. How did you do it? How does anyone do it? Listen to this podcast below. Guests Featured – Darin Scott from Oklahoma (2:40 mins): Paralyzed a few years ago, he shares moving on in a rural area and with an incomplete injury. – Jason Thurston from Maine (28:30): Paralyzed in his 30s, married and with kids, he shares how helping others helped him. –&n ..read more