The SwagAbility Show -With Stephen Wagstaff

Sometimes life doesn’t just change your plans — it changes everything. In this episode of The SwagAbility Show, I sit down with Gail Showalter, a former high school teacher who found herself raising three children alone after losing the marriage, the security, and the future she thought she had built. What followed was a calling she never expected. In her 40s, Gail went back to school to become a...

Unlocking Hope: A Non-Surgical Approach to Chronic Pain with Dr. William Moyle Life can change in a moment — through illness, disability, trauma, or burnout — and when it does, too many people are left feeling unseen and unheard. In this episode, Dr. William Moyle shares his groundbreaking three-step system that offers a hopeful, non-invasive alternative to chronic pain treatment. Whether you're l...

Most diets fail — and it’s not your fault. In this powerful episode of The Swagability Show, trauma-informed nutritionist Lisa Franz explains how diet culture, trauma, and metabolism intersect, and what true healing with food can look like. Why do diets fail so often — and why does the blame almost always fall on our bodies instead of the system? In this episode of The Swagability Show, Stephen Wa...

Disability can change more than your body — it can redefine your identity, your community, and your place in the world. In this episode of The SwagAbility Show, Stephen Wagstaff sits down with Peter Torres-Fremlin, founder and editor of Disability Debrief, a global publication featuring disability voices from more than 160 countries. Peter shares how disability becomes a global identity, what he l...

Everything can change in a moment—and no one prepares you for that. A raw conversation about diagnosis, resilience, and rebuilding life after uncertainty. In this powerful episode of The Swagability Show, Louise Twardowski shares her deeply human experience of navigating sudden life changes, health challenges, and the emotional impact of uncertainty. With honesty and compassion, Louise reflects on...

What does resilience look like when your bones break before your dreams even begin? In this episode of The SwagAbility Show, Stephen Wagstaff sits down with Katherine Klimitas, an advocate, speaker, and changemaker living with Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) — also known as Brittle Bone Disease. Standing at 2 foot 7 inches tall and having experienced more than 500 broken bones, Katherine’s story is o...

Sometimes life doesn’t just challenge you — it forces a complete reset. In this episode of The SwagAbility Show, Stephen Wagstaff sits down with John Fela to talk about what happens when adversity disrupts your plans, challenges your identity, and forces you to rebuild your life from the ground up. Through personal experience, John shares how leadership is often forged not in comfort, but in momen...

What happens when the mission ends — but the mindset remains? In this episode of The SwagAbility Show, Stephen Wagstaff sits down with a military coach to explore the challenges and opportunities that come with transitioning from life in uniform to life beyond service. Together, they discuss how leadership, discipline, and resilience developed in the military can shape identity, mindset, and purpo...

If your life has ever been interrupted by disability, illness, trauma, caregiving, or an unexpected diagnosis, you’re not alone—and you’re in the right place. I’m Stephen Wagstaff, a C5 quadriplegic since a diving accident at age 19. For over 10,000 days, I’ve been learning what it means to adapt when life doesn’t go according to plan—and how purpose can still exist even when everything changes. T...