Sports a Catalyst for Change: Overcoming Adversity with Paralympian Megan Absten
Life's New Normal Podcast with Host John Register
English - July 10, 2016 14:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSelf-Improvement Education new normal overcoming adversity motivational podcast uplifting inspiring hope liberating freedom clarity story telling Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
When Megan Absten was 14 years old, she lost her left arm after an accident in which an all-terrain vehicle was overturned. She attended the Annie Wright Schools after receiving a scholarship where she found a love for education. A wrestler and track star in high school, Absten returned to sport with the help of fitness coach Laurie Saunders. In her junior year of high school, back problems led her coach to reach out to a Paralympics coach who later came out to see her run. In 2013, she competed at her first U.S. National Paralympics Track and Field meet where she hit the podium with two silver medals.
Today, she continues on her path to Paralympic gold by making the 2016 Paralympic Team that will compete in Rio de Janeiro in early September.
Here her journey and her insight on not settling into setbacks on this edition of Creating Life's New Normal.
About the host
John Register: Paralympic Silver Medalist | International Speaker | Author | American Long Jump Record Holder | Gulf War Veteran | Disability Rights Advocate | Amputee | and Home-made Waffle Lover. Showing businesses, military service members and college students how to create life’s new normal. Click HERE to book John to speak for your organization.