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Alana Nichols: 3x Paralympic Gold Medalist on the Accident that Left Her Paralysed and the Healing Power of Sports
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Alana's life was forever changed following an accident that left her paralysed when she was just 17. Fast-forward to her 20s and Alana was a three-sport phenomenon having won gold for wheelchair basketball with Team USA and alpine skiing at the Paralympics. She talks to us about what her journey to Paralympic success has been like as she struggled with her mental health, grief and further injuries.
Alana tells us how she managed to find acceptance and peace with her new body and credits sports as giving her the power to turn her life around.
You can follow Alana on Instagram (@alanathejane) and Twitter (@alananichols21). To book Alana for speaking engagements, visit her website: www.alanajanenichols.com
Chapters
1. Alana Nichols: 3x Paralympic Gold Medalist on the Accident that Left Her Paralysed and the Healing Power of Sports (00:00:00)
2. Introducing Alana (00:01:06)
3. The meaning sports had while growing up (00:03:13)
4. The accident that broke her spine at 17 (00:09:30)
5. Her friends' reactions during her recovery (00:16:27)
6. Calling a spade a spade: the question she needed to hear (00:19:01)
7. Changing her life through sports (00:24:04)
8. The first time she saw wheelchair basketball being played (00:25:40)
9. Biggest challenge while adjusting to her new reality (00:30:01)
10. How her self-image as a young adult was impacted by her disability (00:31:37)
11. Her "closed off" energy towards strangers and how she dealt with those who were selfishly motivated. (00:34:54)
12. Why she went from wheelchair basketball to alpine skiing at the Paralympics (00:38:01)
13. What success means to Alana (00:43:12)
14. When grief came over her right before the race (00:49:47)
15. The long road to Sochi 2014: one-armed wheelchairing (00:59:58)
16. The reason she decided to stop racing (01:02:22)
17. Important ways to help people with disabilities (01:05:10)
18. What positive change Alana wants to make in her life (01:08:00)
19. Quick look into the next episode (01:11:13)
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