What Goes Up, Must Come Down || An Interview With Roy Tuscany, Founder & CEO High Fives Foundation

Celebrating 4 years of sobriety (October 2020), Roy continues his "one day at a time" mindset to control his drinking urges. After making a drinking goal of consuming a handle of tequila all to himself (a task he completed and is luckily still alive) Roy made the life changing decision to quit drinking, cold turkey! This after a devastating spinal cord injury on a ski jump. His reason for everything he does, Partner Alana and Son Gunner, motivate him to be a better person every day. In this episode Roy and Lori discuss: High Fives Foundation Roy's devastating life changing spinal cord injury a broken left femur to follow Roy's mother's cancer diagnosis handling grief after a losing a loved one aggressive drinking turned SHIT SHOW the hold alcohol has on so many losing friends in sobriety how to take the positive out of the negative giving back and paying it forward OHANA, a Hawaiian word for Family being on ESPN (what what?!) his face on Lays (seriously… his face is on the Lays bag) Roy Tuscany Bio: originally from Waterbury, VT and after graduating from university of Vermont with a degree in mechanical engineering Roy headed out west to pursue the dream of being a professional free skier. in 2006, Roy suffered a life-altering injury that left him paralyzed from the waist down and was the catalyst to the creation of high fives. Roy turned the financial and community support of his own recovery into a 'pay-it-forward' adventure with the creation of high fives non-profit foundation. he was named the "spirit inspires" award from disabled sports USA in 2011 and once held the world record for the most high fives in a 24 hour period. He lives in Reno, Nevada with his girlfriend (badass) Alana Nichols and son Gunnar and enjoys finding fun in everything he does. OTHER INFLUENTIAL PEEPS WE MENTIONED: Alana Nichols  Eric Deslauriers  Steven Kotler and the Zero to Dangerous Program  David Vobora Military to the Mountain Program Kenny Mayne – ESPN Roy on Sports Center with Kenny Coronavirus Ruined High Five Dr. David C. Leppla, MD Dr. Anthony Slonim, MD, DrPH, FACHE TBD if @RenownHealth sponsors this episode ;-)