Life After Paralysis with Tiffiny Carlson

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Life After Paralysis with Tiffiny Carlson

Life After Paralysis is the official podcast of SPINALpedia.com, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people with spinal cord injuries. Hosted by Tiffiny Carlson, a C6 quadriplegic since 1993 and the executive director of SPINALpedia, she interviews guests and highlights important topics in the paralysis community, from spinal cord injury research and advocacy to lifestyle topics. New episodes are uploaded monthly. Send show ideas to info@spinalpedia.com. Learn more at SPINALpedia.com

  1. Episode 56: Discover Adaptive Pickleball with Taylor Nichols

    18 NOV

    Episode 56: Discover Adaptive Pickleball with Taylor Nichols

    Taylor Nichols, a former professional motocross athlete from Texas injured 7 years ago, went on to discover pickleball post-injury. A sport offering both physical and social benefits, he quickly fell in love and was hired by Chicken N Pickle, a national pickleball chain in Texas, Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma that offers free use of two sport wheelchairs at every location, as their National Adaptive Pickleball Coordinator. Chicken N Pickle also offers "Pickleball for All" once a month. Taylor shares both his injury story and his love of pickleball in this episode. Contact Taylor to learn more about adaptive pickleball via the links below. - Taylor on IG - Taylor on Tiktok - Taylor on Youtube- Chicken N Pickle

    35 min
  2. Episode 55: Wheelchair Travel Pioneer Ashley Lyn Olson

    22 JUL

    Episode 55: Wheelchair Travel Pioneer Ashley Lyn Olson

    While the web is full of accessible travel sites today, that wasn't the case in 2006 when Ashley Lyn Olson started her now infamous wheelchair travel site, Wheelchairtraveling.com. Her site is chock full of indispensable accessible travel info from her worldwide travels and her contributors. After becoming paralyzed at 14, travel was Ashley's vessel to freedom and she shares that journey with us, and much more, in this episode. - Follow Ashley on IG: https://www.instagram.com/alo.journey - Visit Wheelchairtraveling: https://wheelchairtraveling.com

    34 min
  3. Episode 54: NYC Real Estate Broker, Author & SCI Peer Mentor - Jeffery Lorenzo Williams

    2 ABR

    Episode 54: NYC Real Estate Broker, Author & SCI Peer Mentor - Jeffery Lorenzo Williams

    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 also shares why trying new adaptive sports and activities is important, like his ride a Polaris Slingshot. — Jeffrey's site — Buy his book, My Feet Are Off the Ground — Jeffrey on IG

    32 min
  4. Episode 53: Paul LaCorte - Single Dad & Lead Singer of Honkydonky & Heartbreaker

    10 ENE

    Episode 53: Paul LaCorte - Single Dad & Lead Singer of Honkydonky & Heartbreaker

    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. - Official site: Honkydonky & Heartbreaker - Honkydonky & Heartbreaker (Spotify) - Paul on IG

    38 min
  5. Episode 52: ShelbyLynn Quintana's Transverse Myelitis Journey

    24/10/2023

    Episode 52: ShelbyLynn Quintana's Transverse Myelitis Journey

    In episode #52, we spoke with the newly paralyzed ShelbyLynn Quintana, injured 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, ShelbyLynn sheds light on a cause of paralysis that not enough people are aware of in both the lay and medical fields. She also shares her thoughts on wheelchair fashion and reads one of her poems. - ShelbyLyn on IG: https://www.instagram.com/poetry_on_wheels

    28 min
  6. Episode 51: Paralyzed Metal Artist & Rally Racer Chris Hrabik to Start Adaptive Driving School

    23/08/2023

    Episode 51: Paralyzed Metal Artist & Rally Racer Chris Hrabik to Start Adaptive Driving School

    In episode 51, we spoke with Chris Hrabik, based in a small town in Missouri, who was paralyzed nearly 20 years ago in a car accident at the age of 18. An incomplete quadriplegic, he went on to become a talented metal artist and fabricator as well as a rally racer after his injury. And he has a new project - starting his very own adaptive driving school where anyone no matter their ability (even people who are blind, as they will have a closed 4 mile track) are welcome. — Follow Chris on IG: https://www.instagram.com/crabik713/ — Follow Chris on FB: https://www.facebook.com/UnHolyRoller/

    36 min
  7. Episode 50: The Healing Power of Gratitude with Author Shelly Kerschner

    30/06/2023

    Episode 50: The Healing Power of Gratitude with Author Shelly Kerschner

    In this episode, we're joined by Shelly Kerschner, a longtime paraplegic who penned the book, "Standing Tall & the Healing Power of Gratitude," after her injury. She shares the importance of gratitude in her life, as well as her other passions, adaptive kayaking and adaptive yoga, and shares her plan to become an adaptive yoga teacher. — Follow Shelly on IG here — Buy her book on Amazon here

    38 min
  8. Episode 49: Slingshot Golf for Quadriplegics Makes Debut at Adaptive Open

    08/06/2023

    Episode 49: Slingshot Golf for Quadriplegics Makes Debut at Adaptive Open

    In episode 49, we speak with founder of SPINALpedia and creator of Slingshot Golf, Josh Basile, a C4-5 quadriplegic who grew up loving the game of golf. Since standard adaptive golf wasn't a possibility for Josh due to arm mobility limitations, he created Slingshot Golf as a way for anyone to be able to golf no matter their mobility level. In May 2023, Josh was finally able to compete in an adaptive open using Slingshot Golf along with his caddie & golfing partner, Andrew Mitchell. In this episode, they discuss how the game is played and what is was like to compete in their first tournament. — Learn more about Slingshot Golf — Watch Josh and Andrew play

    25 min
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Life After Paralysis is the official podcast of SPINALpedia.com, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people with spinal cord injuries. Hosted by Tiffiny Carlson, a C6 quadriplegic since 1993 and the executive director of SPINALpedia, she interviews guests and highlights important topics in the paralysis community, from spinal cord injury research and advocacy to lifestyle topics. New episodes are uploaded monthly. Send show ideas to info@spinalpedia.com. Learn more at SPINALpedia.com

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