My Future Is Alive

Christine Waters touches on the toxic emotional effects a major injury or disability can cause and gives us three things you can do right away to get rid of these negative emotions so you can start feeling better faster.

George Valentine has 25 years' experience helping individuals find their uniqueness and land jobs that will highlight their strengths and capabilities.  In this episode we talk about how to land a job despite your disability.

We recorded this interview on Veterans' Day, which I think is apt for the story of this beautiful couple. LeAnne Lavander shares the story of how her and her husband, Derek's perfectly normal life was overhauled when her husband went through a mysterious motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed from the armpits down. Though not a veteran himself, I'd say that a lot of our veteran families go through similar circumstances when their loved one comes home from deployment with a major injury.

Fox Vernon shares his story of finding out which careers fit best for him. As a psychotherapist, he describes how you can regain your confidence after having to stop working or change careers due to an injury.

How do you help yourself in the process of healing? What role does your physical or occupational therapist play in it? Michele King, OT and business owner, shares her experience with patients who've had debilitating injuries and how she and her team have helped them move along in their process of healing.

Michael Wills tells the story of how several concussions affected him, cutting his hockey career short. Though this was devastating, his other passion, art, has flourished and kept him going.

In this first episode of My Future Is Alive, Christine Waters shares her story about not losing hope even after a major injury, a concussion.