Finding Your Place Again After Limb Loss

About this episode

Angie Heuser discusses the search for belonging and identity after limb loss, sharing personal experiences and insights.

“The Name on the Bottom of My Foot”     Do you feel like you belong? That’s the question I want to start with today. Because if you’re an amputee, or walking alongside someone who is, you’ve probably felt that quiet, unsettling shift… that moment where life no longer feels like it fits the way it used to. Welcome back to BAWarrior Podcast, a space for resilience, healing, and living life amplified exactly as you are. I’m your host, Angie Heuser, and I’m walking this journey right alongside you as an above-knee amputee. This past week, I did something playful… but it turned into something deeply meaningful. I was outside, barefoot in the Arizona warmth, and I had my prosthetic off because I was using my running blade. And for whatever reason, I grabbed a marker and wrote the name “Andy” on the bottom of my prosthetic foot. If you’re a Toy Story fan, you already know the reference. Andy writes his name on the bottom of Woody’s boot, and later Buzz’s foot, as a symbol of belonging. It means those toys have a place. They matter. They are part of something bigger.     And as soon as I wrote it… it hit me. Isn’t that exactly what we’re all searching for…

People in this episode

Host: Angie Heuser

Topics covered

• amputation
• identity
• belonging
• resilience
• healing

Keywords

• amputee
• prosthetic
• identity change
• belonging
• resilience

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Toy Story

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