Resilience with Tasha Schuh

What happens when the happiest chapter of your life brings fears you never expected? After years of wondering whether marriage would ever be part of my story, I was finally engaged to the man I loved. But even as Doug and I planned our wedding, I found myself facing insecurities, hurtful opinions, and questions about what our future together would look like. In this episode of Resilience with Tash...

Rejection had taught me how to protect my heart. What it hadn’t taught me was how to open it again. For years, I had convinced myself that I was perfectly fine on my own. I had built a life I loved, found independence I never thought possible, and created a career that gave my life purpose. But after experiencing heartbreak and rejection, allowing myself to believe in love again was another story....

For years, I had been working toward independence. Somewhere along the way, I realized I was actually living it. In Episode 15 of Resilience with Tasha Schuh, I’m sharing a season of my life that was filled with change, growth, relationships, unexpected joy, and some lessons I didn't fully understand until years later. I had moved into my own home. My speaking career was growing. I was spendi...

At 16, I couldn't imagine how I would ever live independently. Ten years later, I was building a home of my own. In Episode 14 of Resilience with Tasha Schuh , I’m sharing one of the biggest leaps of faith I had taken since my accident: deciding at 26 years old to build my own home and begin preparing to live independently as a quadriplegic. I had no idea how to build a house, where I would b...

What if the life you thought you lost was actually preparing you for the life you were meant to live? In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh , I share one of the most meaningful seasons of my journey as I discovered gifts, purpose, and possibilities I never thought I'd have again. From changing my college major to Communication Studies... to pursuing music after being told I would nev...

Freedom. Independence. Possibility. When I was lying in the ICU after my accident, one statement from my doctor seemed impossible to believe: "She'll be able to drive." I couldn't imagine how someone with a C5 spinal cord injury could ever drive again. In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh , I share the incredible journey of learning to drive with adaptive technology,...

I wanted God to heal my body. I never expected Him to begin healing my heart first. After my accident, I believed in God—but I was angry, full of questions, and only wanted Him to answer my prayers. I wasn't interested in surrendering my life to Him. Everything began to change during my senior year of high school and continued through my freshman year of college as I discovered a hope, peace,...

College was supposed to be the next exciting chapter… But before classes even began, I was already facing obstacles I never expected. In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh , I share what it was like to leave home, choose a college, and discover just how inaccessible the world could be after my injury. From finding the right campus and navigating caregivers to learning independence, advoca...

What happens when you've fought so hard to survive... and now you have to figure out how to live? In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh, I share what it was like returning to school, navigating new challenges, and trying to find my place in a future that looked very different than the one I had imagined. Along the way, I discovered new sources of hope, gained important independence,...

Leaving the hospital was supposed to feel like freedom. Instead, it brought a whole new set of challenges. In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh , I share what it was like to leave the safety of the hospital and begin adjusting to life outside its walls. From moving into the Ronald McDonald House… to relying on my family in new ways… to returning home and facing a world that suddenly felt...

What happens when the fight isn’t just physical anymore? In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh , I take you deeper into my rehabilitation journey — a season where the emotional weight of everything I had lost began catching up with me. As therapy continued and progress was being made on the outside, fear, grief, uncertainty, and depression were quietly building underneath the surface. Fro...

Rehabilitation was supposed to be where I started getting stronger… But it didn’t feel that way. In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh , I take you inside the early days of rehab — a season that was far more difficult than I ever expected. After leaving the ICU, I spent five months on the rehab unit. What looked like progress on the outside felt overwhelming on the inside. Long days of th...

There was a foundation being built in my life long before I ever knew I would need it. In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh , I take you back to my childhood — growing up in a small town, surrounded by family, community, and experiences that were quietly shaping who I was becoming. From early medical challenges… to moments that tested my confidence… to lessons that pushed me to keep goin...

There was a moment when the doctors told my family I was not going to live. In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh , I take you inside one of the most critical and life-threatening chapters of my journey following my 16-hour neck surgery. As I returned to the ICU, complications quickly arose. My body began to crash, my lungs filled with fluid, and no one could fully explain what was happen...

What happens when your life changes in a single moment? In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh , I take you inside the first days after my devastating accident as I was rushed to the neurological ICU at Saint Marys Hospital at Mayo Clinic. At just sixteen years old, I began to realize the seriousness of my injuries as doctors delivered a life-altering prognosis: a C5 spinal cord injury tha...

On November 11, 1997, an ordinary Tuesday became the day that changed my life forever. In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh , part of the “My Story” series , I take you back to the exact day of my accident—set during opening week for The Wizard of Oz and a rehearsal at the historic Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing, Minnesota. What began as a typical high school evening quickly turned into a t...

What is resilience — and why does it matter so much for your mental health, purpose, and peace? Welcome to the very first episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh . In this opening episode, I share the heart behind this podcast, why it has been months in the making, and what you can expect from Season One. I also introduce my “My Story” series, where I open up about the experiences that shaped my jo...

One of the best things that has come from my life-changing accident is being able to help others find strength through life’s unexpected twists and turns.  Hi, I’m Tasha Schuh, resilience coach, speaker, and author. As someone who unexpectedly became a quadriplegic at 16, I look to help those who are trying to navigate life-changing challenges and diagnoses. You are not alone in your challenges, a...