Ep 15 Karen Trolan: The Unstoppable Spirit of a Plane Crash Survivor

Life changed in an instant when the plane that Karen Trolan was piloting, hit a downdraft and crashed. Thankfully, all onboard survived including her husband and daughter. Though Karen broke her back and is now a parapalegic, one thing that has not been broken is Karen’s amazing and adventurous spirit. You will not want to miss hearing how Karen’s zest for life continues despite difficult circumstances.

Karen is a wife, mother of three, an inspirational author and speaker, a successful real estate agent and leader, a martial artist, a ski patroller, a first aid instructor, and the list goes on and on. She truly makes the choice, and has the attitude, of the title of her book, “I Can Still Do It.” She is encouraging others who are in her situation, or any difficult situation, to do the same.

“Being in a wheelchair, I had no idea I could do any of the things I did before. Because really all the sports I did before, needs legs. The beauty is everything I did before, I can do today. Maybe adaptive, maybe different, but I still can do it.”

“I think part of my personality is a giver, and I think me being involved, helping people and giving back, whether it’s real estate, search and rescue, that change of focus from myself to somebody else, is what really helped pull me through some of these trying times.”

“I really think I’m very helped because it is my personality. I’m very positive driven. You know, we make choices and that’s the other part of it. Every day, every minute, we’re making choices. The glass is either half full or half empty- and I always want to choose the positives.”

“To me, I can’t doesn’t exist. You know, find the try. I won’t is a negative word. Again, always always look for the positives and that’s a conscious choice.”

In this episode, you will hear:

- How Karen makes choices every day to live her life to the fullest

- The blessings that have come from the crash

- Her words of advice for anyone who is having a tough day

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Other resources and links mentioned in this episode:

Karen’s website and how you can order a copy of her book: https://icanstilldoit.com/