How Losing My Leg Made Me #2 In The World: "I Am Not My Disability"
About this episode
Noelle Lambert-Beirne shares her inspiring journey of overcoming the loss of her leg and achieving success as a Paralympian.
What would you do if you lost your leg at 19? Noelle Lambert-Beirne, US Paralympian sprinter and long jumper, shares her journey from a life-changing moped accident to competing on the world stage, revealing mindset, recovery, and elite performance lessons. In this episode, Noelle walks through how she rebuilt her life and identity through sport, learning to train, compete, and perform with a prosthetic at the highest level. From winning her first race to facing setbacks on the world stage, she shares what it really takes to stay driven, adapt under pressure, and keep moving forward when things don’t go to plan. 00:00 Intro 02:09 The Life-Changing Accident 08:27 The Importance of Community 11:55 How She Moved On After Her Injury 15:22 Adapting to Life With a Prosthetic 18:17 Ketone Ad 19:31 Noelle’s Transition to Track and Field 21:53 The Race That Changed Everything 24:47 Finding a Coach and Competing Again 27:09 Parasport Classification and Why She Moved to Long Jump 29:49 Noelle’s Survivor Experience 37:35 Birch Ad 38:36 Getting Back Into Training After Survivor 43:41 The Build-Up to the Paris Paralympics 46:19 What Went Wrong in Paris? 48:49 Advocacy Work and Helping Amputees…
People in this episode
Host: Dr Kristen Holmes
Guest: Noelle Lambert-Beirne
Topics covered
- disability
- athletics
- resilience
- mindset
- recovery
- paralympics
Keywords
- Paralympian
- prosthetic
- athletics
- mindset
- recovery
- community
- training
- competition
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Paris Paralympics
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