Rich's Podcast

Getting help is not a sign of weakness! but being brave enough to admit that you need a hand to get back on your feet. Get help, but navigate your process on your terms and you'll be happier that you did. 

My Body and brain were severely damaged. How to get past 'good enough' on things we face in life. 

How to appreciate tough situations, or even near death.Embracing the unimaginable and appreciating it as a lesson for your own life. 

We all get scared. When you own the outcome, you'll own the process to get there.  You have to try!!

  I have learned that the journey brings many experiences, surprises and things we never thought of. They are like small gifts along the way.

Tough situations in life appear for everybody.  I've learned that taking the easy way out, escape-ism, may not teach, you never move forward.  5 days after my massive surgery I decided to quit all pain meds and learned so much to get my life back, through suffering. This was while dealing with mental trauma and not knowing if I'd ever walk again.  The tough road taught me and gave me so much more, even though I suffered.  There are ways to quit the pain meds and deal w/ pain. Here is how I bounced back and I'm getting the word out. 

There are paths we’re supposed to follow or ways in which we think our life should be but what happens when there’s an unexpected event that changes our path? What do we do? This podcast is about sharing some lessons I’ve learned from my comeback after a mountain bike accident left me with a severely  broken neck.  Throughout my 14 month recovery, my friends and family were curious about my mental and physical process. There were a lot of questions and lots of learnings and reflections  that may benefit anyone struggling with a major life situation.  We only get one life. Why not work together to help write the best life story we possibly can?

We all have stress. It's in all of us. Fear, Anxiety, Stress. It's part of everyday life with jobs, raising families, health, financial and even today with Covid and the lockdowns. We can manage this and it's simply done throughout our day. I had roughly 50 of these big 'Stress Dragons" to face and overcome, more practice than I ever imagined I'd face, as I've spent 12 months rebuilding my body and my mind from a horrific accident. The picture on this podcast is my new titanium neck-very stressful, but I've learned and share through this that stress is quite manageable.

Slow motion saved my life during a near death horrific mountain bike accident, which destroyed my neck Take my lessons from recovery such as being in the moment, and how when you've faced what I have you realize nothing is routine in life. The picture above is of my neck.

I was able to leave all excuses at the door when I broke my neck and continued to live. This is designed to inspire others to reset whatever they really want to reset in their lives.