Life Gets MoCrazy

High Fives Foundation Roy moved to California from Vermont to pursue living his dream life and skiing every day, then on April 29th, 2006, his life got MoCrazy. Roy crashed on a ski jump leaving him with spinal cord injury causing paralysis. Roy had incredible help in his recovery process and realized others who suffered life changing injuries needed that support as well, so the High Fives Foundat...

With a lack of neurological hospitals and treatment centers in Oklahoma, Chris Lieberman was forced to raise funds to seek medical care out of state. Chris and his family experienced a severe lack of educational materials, support and advocacy while going through the TBI recovery process. They didn’t want other families to have to go through the same struggles that they did so they created Brain I...

Jack Kelly was a high school hockey star when after an injury he became addicted to opiods.  His addiction turned to heroin and he became homeless. Now he is the author of Sharp Needle, involved in politics and understands the importance of being present. You don’t recover from trauma alone Leave the past and live at the current moment When you get to the moment- go for it Sharp Needle: One Man&ap...

This episode with Mike Shaw will give you the shivers and inspire you to climb an Alternative life Peak! Mike discusses, “Even steps back are a step forward because I never stopped walking to reach the mountain peak.” Know what alternative mountain peak looks life for you and start to climb remembering to stay authentically grateful for little accomplishments and be mindful of the moment you are l...

Right before Christmas in 2016 my Facebook media was flooded with information about a snowboarder named Kody who crashed, filming in Stanly Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada.  I remember pounding the floor and thinking this is not fair and shouldn't happen! shortly after I was contacted by Miracle Myp- The Vancouver General Hospital doctor who treated me.  He was also treating Kody's case.  My...

Almost six years ago I was doing an exercise with my OT and saw a cute, young man, and my jaw dropped.  Matt Bowen was the only other person in the hospital under 65 and the co star of many of my hospital stories.  After almost six years it was a pleasure to talk with Matt and learn some amazing things he has learned through his life experience after his MoCrazy crash paralyzed him.  We talked abo...

What if frontline medical teams were provided the same training, tools, and technology to reduce stress and improve performance that is used by Cirque du Soleil, Olympic athletes, and Navy SEALs? Arena Labs was founded on the spirit of people doing hard things, pursuing mastery, and serving something higher in their respective “arena.” When you get caught in a metaphorical avalanche that needs med...

Make your brain a little bit sharper so when a metaphorical avalanche slides you down the mountain of life you will be ready to climb an alternative peak. Give the brain a simple task to accomplish so the Neurons that fire together wire together Simple task Neuroplasticity Brain training  Military Grade Neuroplastic Training to Drive Peak Performance combatbraintraining.com Contact: john@combatbra...

Today I talked with Kelsey Boyer, a competitive snowboarder who had brain surgery after multiple concussions.  The brain surgery saved and changed her life.  We discussed: The need to be patient.  Yoga helps you focus on the present moment Yoga, meditation and nutrition Low caffeine, alcohol and sugar Saveabraininc.com, @saveabrain @kelseyboyer Yesterday was Mama Fruits 1000 consecutive day of yog...

Trauma never happens to a sole individual.  After experiencing a trauma do you want to be defined by the trauma? We discussed: Look at possibilities Eastern and Western medicines Accidental diagnoses.  Changes in mindset. Don't play the "what if" game. https://www.capandconquer.org/about-us All four of us who used scalp cooling successfully saved our hair with cold caps while underg...

Today's interview is with Jason Borowicz about how to be a creative problem solver and break down a struggle to fix it when your life becomes a bit MoCrazy! Input = ingredients Process = ability of barista  output = quality of the coffee Acknowledge  when you need external help Solutions are built on failures Results are created by human need Experimentation is essential https://www.jasonboro...

What do you do when you hit rock bottom?  What you thought was important suddenly doesn’t matter.  Will you approach your own cares the same way? How do you lead during chaos? Life is not encouraging until it happens, so how do you start? When you feel overwhelmed and want to quit, quit tomorrow. This podcast focused on: Hitting rock bottom 2009 event in Afghanistan Give yourself to your family an...

Do you ever wonder how that superstar ski athlete goes off those huge jumps without fear? Wonder how a leader can create dare devil opportunities that allow their company to thrive?  What do they have in common? Mental fitness.  That’s why in this episode of Life Gets MoCrazy I have the pleasure to interview Geoff Greig, he is a mental fitness consultant and author, discussing ways to improve your...

This episode talks with Donna O'Donell Figurski is the caregiver of a person who had a brain injury.   Donna has a blog called Surviving Traumatic Brain Injury https://survivingtraumaticbraininjury.com and she is the author of “Prisoners Without Bars”  A caregivers tail. https://www.amazon.com/Prisoners-Without-Bars-Caregivers-Tale-ebook/dp/B07BFH4NND , as well as a podcast host on Brain Inju...