This episode showcases:

• Nick Klingensmith, a four-time cancer survivor who turned his experiences into a mission of endurance and resilience

• Vanessa Ruck, whose life-changing accident didn’t define her—it propelled her to redefine herself

• Colin Day, a CFO who courageously faced anorexia and emerged stronger.

• Gareth de la Torre, who found hope and purpose after a life-changing epilepsy diagnosis

• Chad E. Foster, who turned the experience of losing his sight into a springboard for growth, reframing adversity as opportunity

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Episode highlights:

"I said, ‘I will not be defined by my adversity, but rather my triumph over it’. It was as simple as making a decision, a declaration, and that's how I overcame my adversity. That’s how I know I can overcome any adversity.” - Nick Klingensmith

“Sometimes you've just got to have an awkward conversation with yourself, and realise that not everything that you wish you could do or you wanted to do is going to be feasible with the situation that you're in. The idea of quitting wasn't ever something that I was going to do. I just had to adapt. We had to find a new way forward.” - Vanessa Ruck

"Fundamentally, we all become the stories that we tell ourselves. If you're telling yourself a story of, ‘Poor me, this is too hard’, then that's very likely to be true. But instead, if you're telling yourself a story of, ‘This is an opportunity for growth for me, and I will be a better person because of this adversity’, then you can reframe that adversity into a springboard for growth." - Chad E. Foster

“Epilepsy affects everything that you do, but you do learn to live with it.” - Gareth de la Torre

"I would say that if someone is starting to stumble, or cross that concept within their own mind that maybe there's something not quite working for them in their life, you’ve got to talk to someone." - Colin Day

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