Dianne Vitkus | The Unexpected Journey Episode Description Dianne Vitkus and I met five and a half years ago in Spaulding Hospital while she was in inpatient rehab after her spinal cord injury and I was there for a PT appointment. Over the years we’ve become friends through our mutual enthusiasm for adaptive sports, the … Read more
Sean and Jill Leary on North of North | The Unexpected Journey Episode Description A couple years ago we started hearing about a wheelchair accessible resort in Northern Minnesota call North of North. Several Unexpected Journey guests and listeners visited and raved about it. I reached out to Sean Leary who, together with his wife … Read more
Adaptive athlete shares his story of resilience, recovery, and redefining what’s possible The Unexpected Journey, the acclaimed podcast dedicated to elevating voices from the adaptive and disability communities, returns for its sixth season on Thursday, July 9th. The season premiere features High Fives Foundation athlete Landon McGauley, whose story highlights resilience, perseverance, and the power … Read more
Landon McGauley | The Unexpected Journey Episode Description Landon McGauley grew up in British Columbia. Like many of our other guests from BC, he spent his formative years in the outdoors exploring the mountains and at an early age fell in love with biking, riding around his neighborhood with a shovel to build dirt jumps. … Read more
World Inclusive Sailing Championships | The Unexpected Journey Episode Description Last fall, I traveled to Oman for the World Inclusive Sailing Championships. It was an incredible experience. The inaugural event brought together many of the best adaptive sailors in the world, all competing to be world champion in one of three different classes – the … Read more
Becca Farewell | The Unexpected Journey Episode Description After talking with Tanja Kari in Episode 57 we were super excited to learn more about the TetraSki, an emerging technology for the adaptive alpine skiing community. If you haven’t already, I recommend giving episode 57 a listen before continuing this episode. We wanted to hear from … Read more
Tanja Kari | The Unexpected Journey Episode Description Tanja Kari is a Paralympic gold medalist in cross country skiing from Finland. In 2010 she was inducted into the Paralympic Hall of Fame, she has been nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Sports Person of the Year with a Disability, and in 1998 and … Read more
Geoff Krill | The Unexpected Journey Episode Description Geoff Krill is a self-described adventure athlete, competitor, innovator, and motivator. He is also a national team member of PSIA, the Professional Ski Instructors of America. Since acquiring a spinal cord injury in his 20s he has competed in downhill mountain biking and skiing races both nationally … Read more
Anna Soens | The Unexpected Journey Episode Description Anna Soens was the first guest on The Unexpected Journey. In episode one she shared the story of her pioneering para-mountaineering ascents of Mount Hood and Mount Baker in the Pacific Northwest. If you haven’t listened yet, go check it out. In this conversation, the first in … Read more
Tim Brown | The Unexpected Journey Episode Description For this episode, we decided to switch things up. Louis Arevalo, Unexpected Journey editor and sound designer, gets behind the mic to interview Tim Brown, Unexpected Journey founder and host. We talk about Tim’s Journey, the origins of the The Unexpected Journey, what goes into creating the … Read more
