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Podcast: Beyond the Crucible
Episode: Embracing Her Tragic Paralysis as a Gift: Janine Shepherd #168
Description: Janine Shepherd was on track to represent her home nation of Australia in the Olympics as a cross-country skier β but then her dream, quite literally, crashed when she was hit by a utility truck while on a bicycle training exercise with her teammates. She came out the other side of that horrific accident and the 6 months of arduous recovery that followed to discover she was a paraplegic. But as she explains to Warwick, her identity as βJanine the Machine,β the elite athlete, was not to be her destiny. She had another calling, learning to fly and training others...