About this episode

Michael shares his inspiring journey of overcoming a life-altering brain injury and relearning essential skills.

Send us Fan Mail This week, we're joined by Michael, whose journey is a masterclass in perseverance through radical change. From life on submarines and a dream engineering career to surviving a ruptured brain AVM that wiped out most of his memory, Michael’s story will grab you from the first minute. He opens up about what it’s really like to relearn everything—walking, thinking, and even basic daily activities—after a life-changing event, and how he learned to let go of what he lost so he cou...

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Host: Ken Williams

Guest: Michael

Topics covered

• perseverance
• trauma
• memory recovery
• personal growth
• life change

Keywords

• trauma
• brain AVM
• memory
• perseverance
• relearning
• personal development
• life change

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