The Unexpected Journey is a podcast about adaptive athletes, creators, and adventurers who are redefining what’s possible. Hosted by quadriplegic athlete Tim Brown, each episode features raw, intimate conversations with disabled individuals who challenge limits, push boundaries, and live life fully. The Unexpected Journey Podcast Launches Season 5 on July 10!
The fifth season of The Unexpected Journey, a podcast dedicated to telling powerful stories from the adaptive and disabled communities, premieres Thursday, July 10. The season opens with an interview featuring Roy Tuscany, founder and CEO of High Fives Foundation, a national nonprofit that has supported nearly 1,000 adaptive athletes and veterans. Hosted by adaptive … Read more
JoMarie Lawrence in Pursuit of Acting and Acceptance | The Unexpected Journey JoMarie Lawrence lives in Los Angeles where she is pursuing an acting and modeling career. She is a member of a cohort of disabled actors who are breaking barriers and bringing authentic representation to a wider variety of roles in media and entertainment. … Read more
Joe Stone on Paragliding and Pushing Toward Goals | The Unexpected Journey Joe Stone is a disability activist, public speaker, and an adventure athlete. He is a partner and a dog dad, a team rider for Bowhead Corp, a Stio ambassador, a Project Airtime Pilot, and a co-owner of Dovetail Trail Consulting with two time … Read more
Murray Siple on Filmmaking and Moving Fastabout | The Unexpected Journey Murray Siple is an award-winning filmmaker and accessible home designer, a former snowboarder and skateboarder, a world traveler, an artist, and recently added adaptive surfer to his resume. He lives in British Columbia, Canada. Murray and I met in San Diego this past September … Read more
Billy Price on Building a Brand and Being a Dad Billy Price is an entrepreneur and the CEO and Cofounder, with Darin Donaldson, of Billy Footwear, a Seattle based footwear brand they have built from the ground up over the past seven years. Billy Footwear utilizes the concept of universal design to make shoes that … Read more
Billy Price on Building a Brand and Being a Dad Nitra Turner and I met at the EmpowerSCI summer intensive program at Stony Brook University this past summer where Nitra was a participant and I work as the Director of Strategic Development. Nitra led an adaptive archery clinic. For the annual adaptive surf day, she … Read more
Rachel Zoeller: A Meditation on Life, Relationships, and Disability Rachel Zoeller is a person who is very engaged with life. They are an entrepreneur, outdoor enthusiast, endurance athlete, yoga practitioner, former pediatric physical therapist, writer, occasional model, partner, and highly intelligent individual. Following an accident resulting in a spinal cord injury and paralysis a few … Read more
Jason Stoffer on Quality Living first, then Cure Jason Stoffer is an outdoor enthusiast, musician, and a former wildland fire fighter, EMT, search and rescue volunteer, and federal law enforcement officer. He lives with his wife and teenage kids in Montana and now works for Unite 2 Fight Paralysis alongside two time Unexpected Journey guest, … Read more
Quinn Brett on Cure Vs. Quality of Life and an Update On Her Adventures Quinn Brett first came on The Unexpected Journey in Season 1, Episode 7. She was four years out from her climbing accident resulting in paralysis and shared her story in a profoundly beautiful, honest, and raw manner. Three years later, we … Read more
