One day your hairline’s normal. Next thing you know you’re analyzing family genetics like a forensic investigator and taking mirror selfies under different lighting trying to prove you’re not cooked. Even for a paralyzed guy, this sucks. This episode starts with haircut regrets and hairline denial… and somehow ends with Max spending 9 hours on a table in Chicago getting his scalp reconstructed graft by graft. Somewhere in the middle: a comedy club, public humiliation, a crowd chanting Max’s...
May 16
24 min
Checkout this episode on Youtube here What happens when the quadfather gets drunk, discovers karaoke, and gets surrounded by friends who absolutely refuse to make responsible decisions? This episode has everything: shower mimosas, Creed, wheelchair DUIs, strip club stories, weed edible disasters, and one of the most chaotic birthday parties we’ve ever had. What it's like to be drunk and disabled! Just a couple of punks laughing way too hard and telling stories that probably should’ve ...
May 9
23 min
Dating as a quadriplegic is basically a full-blown operation—no privacy, a built-in security team, and pulling up to dates like a VIP with a squad. In this episode, Max gets brutally honest about modern dating, hookups, and relationships when your life looks nothing like everyone else’s. From having zero physical ability but full control, to navigating awkward first moves, sex, and absolute chaos behind the scenes… it gets detailed... If you think dating is hard now—this will change your pe...
Apr 17
31 min
What nobody talks about… we’re talking about. This episode pulls back the curtain on one of the most real and least understood parts of life with a spinal cord injury: the bowel routine. It’s messy, it’s awkward, it’s weirdly technical… and somehow, it’s also hilarious. From the awkward experiences to the outright mishaps to the “you’ve gotta be kidding me” moments, this is an unfiltered look at what it actually takes to keep life moving. Nothing sugar-coated, nothing off-limits—just real t...
Apr 17
24 min
Some stories hit like a jolt of electricity—raw, unfiltered, impossible to forget. Meet James, known as No Limb Jim, who walked into a hospital for mitral valve surgery and woke up months later after 62 days on ECMO, both legs amputated and most fingers gone. What could have ended in silence became a determined rebuild of identity, independence, and purpose driven by faith, family, and a stubborn refusal to accept “you can’t” as a verdict. We trace his life before the collapse—freelance came...
Mar 23
30 min
DailyLivingLabs.com What if assistive tech didn’t require a second paycheck or a months-long insurance battle? We sit down at the Abilities Expo in Dallas with Cameron and Catherine from the University of North Texas, who are partnering with Daily Living Labs to build six practical, low-cost prototypes that make daily life easier—without the luxury price tag. From an adapted utensil with a customizable, 3D-printed grip to a universal writing aid and a shower setup that dispenses soap automati...
Mar 16
7 min
Service dogs aren’t magic, but the right match can feel like it. From the Abilities Expo in Dallas, I sit down with Aubree Wright from Canine Companions to get honest about how service dogs actually support independence and why the relationship matters as much as the tasks. We walk through what Canine Companions does across all 50 states, who they serve, and how mobility service dogs grew beyond traditional guide dog work. Aubree breaks down her role as a client services program manager, fro...
Mar 16
13 min
What if the strongest bond in your life needed new rules overnight? From the floor of Abilities Expo Dallas, we sit with the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation’s National Peer Mentor Coordinator, TJ Griffin —a C5 quadriplegic, advocate, and straight shooter—to unpack how couples and families actually make it work after a spinal cord injury. This is a candid, hopeful tour through love, boundaries, burnout, and the practical support that keeps people moving forward. We get real about the ...
Mar 9
17 min
The roar of wheelchairs on polished concrete. New tech that solves old problems. Strangers who feel like friends in under five minutes. From the floor of Abilities Expo Dallas, we sit down with Kristina Rhoades—exhibitor liaison, long-time attendee, and lifelong wheelchair user—to explore how a single weekend can recharge purpose, expand access, and remind you you’re not alone. We dig into what makes Abilities Expo a keystone for the disability community: forty-plus years of consistent prese...
Mar 2
11 min
Think life after injury means pressing pause? Rick Brauer would like a word. From the floor of the Abilities Expo in Dallas, we sit down with the “original test dummy” of Rise Adaptive Sports to unpack how free access to adaptive equipment—and a culture that celebrates trying—can flip isolation into momentum. Rick has spent years pushing hand cycles and court chairs to their limits so newcomers don’t have to, translating hard-won lessons into safer, smarter pathways back to play. We trace Ri...
Feb 23
9 min
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