Life's New Normal Podcast With Host Long Jump Silver Medalist John Register

Bradley "Brad" Snyder is an Amrican swimmer. He swam for the U.S. Naval Academy and then on the 2012 and 2016 summer Paralympic team.  It was one year to the day he lost his vision, due to an improvised explosive device, or IED, while he was serving in Afghanistan. Through the use of sport Brad immersed himself in the familiar. The swimming pool became not only a safe haven but a place where he could and would excel. Among fully blind swimmers, he is the current world record holder for the 100m freestyle events. Brad is now a professional speaker. Delvin Maston was an all around athlete. He made it safely through 47 months in Iraq. When he came back to the United States he became a statistic. Seventy percent of injuries to military personnel happen outside of the war zone.  Delvin was struck by a vehicle. The injuries he sustained caused the amputation of his leg above the knee. However, like Brad, Delvin also returned to the familiar. He used sports as a tool for his rehabilitation. He particpated in the Wa

The month of November we honor veterans. Many stories are written about injured veterans who struggle to return to a healthy and active lifestyle. I choose on this program to focus not on the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, but rather the Post Traumatic Growth Outcome. Kortney Clemons, U.S. Army combat medic went to the aid of a fallen comrade whose Humvee had been blown off a dirt road outside of Baghdad by an insurgent's bomb. He prepared the wounded soldier for helicopter evacuation and soon heard the familiar "chop-chop-chop" as the aircraft approached. Then came the loudest noise he'd ever heard. A second bomb killed three of his fellow medics and blew away Clemons' right leg from above the knee. Melissa Stockwell was on a routine mission when the explosion happened.  She woke up in the Baghdad ER on April 13, 2004, after a roadside bomb shattered her life and after 24 years of having both her legs, she was suddenly missing one.   Both Army veterans would have months of rehabilitation after countless

Who is the one blind, the one with or the one without sight?  Lex Gillette is the best totally blind long and triple jumper in the history of U.S. Paralympics. He is the current world record holder in the long jump, a three-time Paralympic medalist, a two-time long jump world champion, and a 16-time national champion. He is the only totally blind athlete in the world to eclipse the 22-foot barrier in the long jump. Think all of this came easy, think again. I have known this amazing man for 12 years and find him to be nothing more than remarkable.  Lex is a singer song writer, an athlete, and a motivational speaker. He was recently featured in a P&G commercial that ran during the Paralympic Games that took place in Rio de Janeiro.  Today we are going to explore the real disability of being blind and hopefully get us to see where true vision lies. Get ready to bust some stereotypes and break through to your new normal this week with my great friend, Lex Gillette. John Register, Paralympic Silver Medali

Judith Heumann is an internationally recognized leader in the disability community and a lifelong civil rights advocate for disadvantaged people. She has been appointed Special Advisor for International Disability Rights at the U.S. Department of State. She previously served as the Director for the Department on Disability Services for the District of Columbia, where she was responsible for the Developmental Disability Administration and the Rehabilitation Services Administration. For more than 30 years, Heumann has been involved on the international front working with disabled people’s organizations and governments around the world to advance the human rights of disabled people.  Hueumann who developed polio when she was 18 months old has used a wheelchair for most of her life. Today she discusses how all citizens can work together to create a more inclusive global society and create a new normal. Strap in and get ready. This is going to be a bumpy ride. John Register, Paralympic Silver Medalist | Certif

As a coach of 28 years Charmas has developed keen insight into what is necessary to foster a true champion, both on and off the field. He has adapted these insights into a comprehensive strategy that helps individuals, businesses and corporations reach their full potential. Charmas and his wife, Janice, own two successful businesses specializing in performance and achievement. Charmas holds a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Management and many elite coaching certifications including USA Track and Field (USATF) Level 3 Coach, USATF Level 2 Coach Sprints, Hurdles, Relays and Endurance; National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)d Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist; and American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Health and Fitness Specialist. He is one of the elite few in the nation with the certification to coach track and field at the Olympic level. He is the author of both A Different Kind of Champion and Hiding in Plain Sight. Today he will share his passion for building champion

Why would you want to seek out workplace motivation?  Do you struggle with trying to maintain your best efforts?  Well my buddy Mitch Grant has tunred his tragic accident into a story that captures the essence of rising from the ruts in life to back into life.   In 2008 Mitch Grant was just an ordinary Aussie riding his beloved motorcycle when the unthinkable happened.  Mitch was involved in a motorbike accident. The result of the accident caused him to have his left leg amputated just above the knee.  Mitch suffered a brachial plexus injury as well resulting in a loss of function to his left arm.  He was 21 years of age. From thtat moment forward Mitch would have to reinvent his life.  His life changed for ever.  Four years ago Mitch decided to use his story as a tool to help others discover a passion for life. He has travelled the world as a motivational speaker to spread positive and unique source of inspiration to many. Please welcome Mitch to Creating Life's New Normal by checking out all of his social

HIp Hop recording artist and professional speaker Ashlei Regin has traveled to many places delivering a message that stimulates the intellect, challenges the mind, ignites the Spriit and touches the heart.  With the combination of an array of successful endeavors, unpleasant life experiences and an extensive resume of various careers, Ashlei has definitely been gifted with the ability to point vivid pictures of perspective for any audience.  She has successfully stood in front of diverse audiences in different places such as schools, community events, conferences, churches, juvenile halls and prisons.  No matter if it the gifts of music or the powerful message that she delivers, Ashlei Reign is well received by those who sit and stand before her and she is definitley a natural born inspirer. I am honored to chat with Ashlei for a second time this year. The first time was only for 30 minutes and I knew I had to get this young talent back on the show for a full hour. About the host John Register: Paralympic

Many of my family and friends wished me well in Rio, but they also warmed me of staying safe.  The warnings were not just in the United States, the warnings were from friends I knew who lived in other countries.  Even some of the Brazilians gave me warnings. Most of the warnings were not to venture out at night.  Do not go it alone and to know the surroundings. Great advice for any big city. I have to admit, all of the negativity really had me on my toes and on the alert.  I soon found out that the warnings by reporters, at least for me, were not written by people who actually had visited the country. The articles they wrote were all culturally biased and hurt the country during the Ollympic games. I was able to get to some incredible places and meet even more incredible people.  I am looking forward to having a conversation on my experience in Rio and I affectionately entitle this radio segment, “Chasing the Coconut Man.” About the host John Register: Paralympic Silver Medalist | Certified Speaking Pr

Kat Koppett is the author of "Training to Imagine: Practical Improvisational Theatre Techniques to Enhance Creativity, Teamwork, Leadership, and Learning", published by Stylus Publishing Inc. Kat holds a B.F.A. in Drama from New York University and an M.A. in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University.She specializes in applying improvisational theatre techniques to the organizational stage to improve individual and group performance. Her clients include JPMorganChase, Apple, GE, Havas Health, Kaiser-Permanente, NYSID and Eli Lilly. TheaterWeek Magazine named Kat one of the year's "Unsung Heroes" for her creation of the improvisational theater format, Spontaneous Broadway, which is now performed regularly around the world. She has been seen in television ads for Pillsbury, Quaker Oats, and Dr Pepper (she was a Pepper!). Her short play, Don't Get Around Much Anymore, was a winner in Playground's Emerging Playwrights Festival. She is currently the Training Director of and a performer with the Albany,

The festival has started with a bang here in Rio de Janeiro. The athletes are set for their competition and TeamUSA has already struck gold in several events. I had the great opportunity to interview three (4) athletes and (2) staff members. Each have a role to play in making the games the best experience for all Americans watching. The Paralympic Games have more depth than than the Olympics becuase they are tangible. You will hear this passion come out as you tune into todays show. Hunter WoodhallCheri MadsenShirley ReillyTucker Dupree Are four athletes I had the chance of speaking with and then Dave Stow (transportation) and Chris Snyder (Coaches Ed) on some of the logistics we don't think about like...how to hold the American Flag after an athlete wins a medal. Enjoy this episode of creating life's new normal. About the host John Register: Paralympic Silver Medalist | Certified Speaking Professional and International Speaker | Author | American Long Jump Record Holder | Gulf War Veteran | Disability Rig

The festival has started with a bang here in Rio de Janeiro. The athletes are set for their competition and TeamUSA has already struck gold in several events. I had the great opportunity to interview three (4) athletes and (2) staff members. Each have a role to play in making the games the best experience for all Americans watching. The Paralympic Games have more depth than than the Olympics becuase they are tangible. You will hear this passion come out as you tune into todays show. Hunter WoodhallCheri MadsenShirley ReillyTucker Dupree Are four athletes I had the chance of speaking with and then Dave Stow (transportation) and Chris Snyder (Coaches Ed) on some of the logistics we don't think about like...how to hold the American Flag after an athlete wins a medal. Enjoy this episode of creating life's new normal. About the host John Register: Paralympic Silver Medalist | Certified Speaking Professional and International Speaker | Author | American Long Jump Record Holder | Gulf War Veteran | Disability Ri

Every once in a while you get a great gift. Well today I have four great gifts in the form of four Paralympic athletes, former and present, who are shaping the landscape for a new generation. They thought about their legacy and are formulating new ones.As you listen to this show, think about the legacy you are leaving. Who will replace you and what shape are you leaving your current place in for the next person? Today I speak with Suzy Muha who participated in the Paralympic Games in London in 1965. To date she is the most senior of all Paralympians I know. Hear here her story of meeting a Royal.  We also have on the show four current members of TeamUSA; Oksana Masters (cycling), Will Groulx (cycling), Samantha Bosco (cycling), and Michelle Konkoly (swimming). There stories will challenge you to create a new normal in your life.  This show is taped because I am in Rio de Janeiro now and am not able to do the show live at this time. About the host John Register: Paralympic Silver Medalist | Certified Spe

Just because a person was born without a leg does not mean they have to succumb to societies reality for them.  In Jerome Singleton's case he has performed excellent on two fronts. On the track and in the classroom.   On the track he has bested now defamed South African Sprinter Oscar Pistorious, and won gold as part of several United States Relay squads.   In the classroom he is even more brilliant earning degrees in mathematics from Atlanta's Morehouse College and a second degree in industrial engineering at the University of Michigan. Both of those degree programs earned him distinction to travel the world. His first stop was to a coveted position at NASA. After dazzling the scientist there he hopped on a plane and dazzled the European Organization for Nuclear Physics in Geneva in the highly competitive CERN Science program. Today we get a chance to hear from a brilliant mind who has just moved into the next phase of his life, marriage. About the host John Register: Paralympic Silver Medalist | Certif

Good day Inspirers! There comes a time in our lives when we have to make tough decisions. We might ask ourselves, "I am ready? Do I have the skill set to get through?"  This Saturday on Creating Life's New Normal I have a chance to speak with broadway actress and now  lead editor for some amazing reality tv shows Moon Hi Hansen.  Moon Hi offers advice for those of us who are on the verge of making  adecision to create the new normal.  This amazing talent majored in acting at The Theater School at DePaul, Also trained at The National Theater of Great Britain, Performed in The Public Theater's NY Shakespeare Festival, Performed on Broadway and with 2 National tours of Miss Saigon. She then switched gears and began work in commercial post-production in 2000. She worked her way from the bottom up. First as a runner and presently as a lead editor at Rogue Atlas Productions in Los Angeles. Moon Hi has worked on shows for Bravo, E!, Sundance Channel, OWN, A&E, FYI networks. Subscribe today. About the host

Mere words can only capture the refrain of her awesome talent. Maria Howell is much more. She is the ballad of beauty and elegance. The melodies flowing from the petite vocalist are truly amazing. While casting a spellbinding smile, she mesmerizes her captive audience with incredible harmonies and rhythms. Howell's signature film performance as the choir soloist in the movie The Color Purple was quoted by one critic as being "one of the film's most stirring moments!" Her rendition of "God Is Trying to Tell You Something" was memorable for all who saw it, but the offerings of the all-grown-up Maria are truly unforgettable, eliciting more stirring moments, one after another. Some may be inspired to call her best kept secret, but anyone who leaves an imprint on every medium from radio, stage and television to the Hollywood screen is hardly incognito. Howell's talent has been featured as a nightclub singer "Goldie" and "Seeder" in the Hunger Games, "Catching Fire. I did not know any of this and just heard her

Dick Fosbury is most well known as an Olympic champion, for jumping backwards over a high bar, and winning an Olympic Gold Medal in the process.  His revolutionary technique, known as the Fosbury Flop, is now used by all elite high jumpers. Tim Coffman lives in the Chicago area. A graduate of the prestigious Jazz Studies program at Indiana University, Mr. Coffman worked closely with David Baker. He was awarded the Performer’s Certificate after his Senior Recital. He most recently played with Tony Bennet and Lady Gaga. He now is an adjunct professor at DePaul University in Chicago, IL. What can both of these individuals, who are masters of their craft, teach us about being innovated in our daily life? Tune in Saturday morning at 9:00am Eastern to hear this remarkable interview with two amazing leaders. About the host John Register: Paralympic Silver Medalist | Certified Speaking Professional and International Speaker | Author | American Long Jump Record Holder | Gulf War Veteran | Disability Rights Advoca

Avalanche! The last words you want to hear while skiing the back country.  On January 1st 2005, Sam Kavanagh was out with his buddies on a normal day. Like many times before they found some great powder snow and were skiing the back country of Montana.  "It was a whisper," Kavanagh remembers. "A small voice that pierced through my soul."  Avalanche. The next moments were critical to survival, but even that might not be enough.   Today Sam talks about the life that prepared him for this day and the fierce friendship that would not allow him to settle into his setback after this event.  You are not going to want to miss the story. Tune in at 9:00am ET to hear this amazing story of resilience. About the host John Register: Paralympic Silver Medalist | Certified Speaking Professional and International Speaker | Author | American Long Jump Record Holder | Gulf War Veteran | Disability Rights Advocate | Amputee | and Home-made Waffle Lover.  Showing businesses, military service members and college students

Former ESPN producer Lisa Fenn shares the story of how she formed an unlikely family with Dartanyon Crockett and Leroy Sutton, two high school senior wrestlers who she covered in 2009. The three permanently altered the courses of each other's lives. Leroy, who lost his legs in a childhood train accident, was often found on the back of the legally blind and homeless Dartanyon. Two remarkable individuals without the means or opportunities to succeed were in dire need of guidance. While there is nothing about Leroy, Dartanyon and Lisa that landed itself to an obvious bond, they forged community within each other. Lisa describes their ongoing journey together with Dartanyon, now a Paralympic bronze medalist, and Leroy, a college graduate. In this episode of Creating Life's Normal Lisa will share why she changed her successful career path and the path of two remarkable young men.   The book rights to, "Carry On," were purchased by Walden Media and Nate Parker signed on to direct the film adaptation. Hold onto y

Sgt. Elizabeth Marks is more than merely fit for duty. She is a testament to service. On Wednesday night, the biggest names in sports were introduced to her story. Marks, a combat medic and member of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete program of Fort Carson, Colorado, was presented with the Pat Tillman Award for Service during the ESPYs. The awards show, which recognizes grand sports achievements, aired on ABC. Marks is the first active-duty Soldier to receive the award. She was awarded for using swimming to recover from debilitating hip injuries she received in Iraq in 2010. Marks has not only parlayed her newfound sport to great heights — last week she was named to the 2016 U.S. Paralympic swim team that will compete later this year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She has also inspired hordes of her fellow Soldiers. Intro by Pablo Villa.  I have been honored to know Sgt. Marks for a while and she graciously is allowing me a few moments to interview her. Please check out creating life's new normal at a special

When Megan Absten was 14 years old, she lost her left arm after an accident in which an all-terrain vehicle was overturned. She attended the Annie Wright Schools after receiving a scholarship where she found a love for education. A wrestler and track star in high school, Absten returned to sport with the help of fitness coach Laurie Saunders. In her junior year of high school, back problems led her coach to reach out to a Paralympics coach who later came out to see her run. In 2013, she competed at her first U.S. National Paralympics Track and Field meet where she hit the podium with two silver medals.  Today, she continues on her path to Paralympic gold by making the 2016 Paralympic Team that will compete in Rio de Janeiro in early September. Here her journey and her insight on not settling into setbacks on this edition of Creating Life's New Normal. About the host John Register: Paralympic Silver Medalist | International Speaker | Author | American Long Jump Record Holder | Gulf War Veteran | Disability