What Spina Bifida Taught Him About Independence | Zack Sikora | #83

Independence is built one challenge at a time.Zack Sikora was born with Spina Bifida, but his story is not defined by limitation. It is defined by independence, discipline, humour and doing hard things.In this episode of The Lonely Chapter, Sam sits down with Zack to explore the reality of growing up with Spina Bifida, the misconceptions surrounding disability, and the mindset that helped him build confidence through adaptive sport, coaching, creativity and self-belief.From wheelchair tennis to MMA, losing 60lbs, building his own podcast studio and learning to navigate a world that often underestimates disabled people, Zack shares the moments that shaped his independence and the systems that helped him rewrite his story.This is a conversation about disability, identity, discipline, adaptive sport, confidence, resilience and what happens when you decide that your hardest chapter can become the story you one day tell.In this episode→ Spina Bifida, identity and independence→ Wheelchair tennis, coaching and adaptive sport→ Discipline, systems and losing 60lbs→ MMA, pressure and becoming formidable→ Building a podcast studio alone→ What The Lonely Chapter meant in Zack’s life→ Why “this will be the story I’ll one day tell” became his anchorFollow ZackInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wheelz3.14/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Wheelz3.14Follow The Lonely ChapterInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lonelychapterpodcast/