#25 - Overcome Any Challenge And Come Out Stronger with Chris Norton
In today’s conversation Chris Norton explores what it really takes to come back from a catastrophic spinal cord injury — from nodding his head in a hospital bed to walking across his college graduation stage and, years later, seven yards down the aisle with his wife. He and Dr. Wells unpack the moment he refused the doctor’s prognosis, the midnight conversation with his dad about “doing all the little things,” and the later, quieter season when his wife Emily struggled with depression even while their video was going viral. Chris shows how purpose, faith, and accountability can turn suffering into service through speaking, his foundation, and foster/adoptive parenting. It’s a masterclass in radical hope.
#29 - Accept Reality, Reject Limits: Mark Black on Resilience After Transplant
In today’s conversation Mark Black explores how being born with a severe heart defect, surviving two open-heart surgeries as a baby, and then receiving a heart-and-double-lung transplant at 23 taught him the mechanics of real resilience. He tells you what it’s like to be told, “maybe you’ll work part time someday,” and then decide to run four marathons with someone else’s organs. He and Dr. Wells break down the mindset shift from “why me?” to “what now?”, and how his parents’ decision not to bubble-wrap him became the foundation for his speaking and coaching today. The episode lands on a practical, five-step resilience process that anyone can run when life goes sideways.