Life After Paralysis with Tiffiny Carlson

Life After Paralysis is the official podcast of SPINALpedia.com, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people with spinal cord injuries. Hosted by Tiffiny Carlson, a C6 quadriplegic since 1993 and the executive director of SPINALpedia, she interviews guests and highlights important topics in the paralysis community, from spinal cord injury research and advocacy to lifestyle topics. New episodes are uploaded monthly. Send show ideas to info@spinalpedia.com. Learn more at SPINALpedia.com

Life After Paralysis with Tiffiny Carlson is a health podcast hosted by Tiffiny Carlson, with 71 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Tiffiny Carlson hosts Life After Paralysis with Tiffiny Carlson, a health show with 71 episodes published.

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  Episode #69

  Life After Paralysis Ep 69: Juan Rodriguez of Loko's Hot Dogs in San Pedro, CA (Wheelchair Vendor)

  Aug 17, 202628 minS1

  In San Pedro, California, you'll find Juan Rodriguez, owner and operator of Loko's Hot Dogs, a hot dog food stand business he started two years ago. Paralyzed at the age of 15, he is also one of the few people in the country owning and operating a food stand as a wheelchair-user. He shares his story from becoming paralyzed as a teenager to discovering a passion for food/cooking after years of doing customer service. And god willing, he hopes to open a food truck soon. - Follow Loko's Hot Dogs: https://www.instagram.com/lokoshotdogs

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  Episode #68

  Episode 68: Ms. Wheelchair Missouri 2026 Destiny Floyd

  Jun 18, 202632 minS1

  In episode 68 of SPINALpedia's podcast Life After Paralysis, we catch up with Destiny Floyd from Missouri, a 26 year old model who's been paralyzed since the age of 19 in a drive-by shooting and was recently crowned Ms Wheelchair Missouri 2026. She's also an ambassador for Disabled But Not Really, an amazing nonprofit in Kansas City that promotes accessible exercise, and has an accessible gym and a robust SCI community. She shares her journey of depression after becoming paralyzed and how she was able to break through, and also talks about her new nonprofit as well as her experience running for and winning Ms. Wheelchair Missouri and her important platform issues of accessibility and redefining ability. - Follow Destiny on IG: https://www.instagram.com/hi_itsdestinyy/ - Disabled But Not Really: https://disabledbutnotreally.org/

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  Episode #67

  Episode 67: Art Aston on Spina Bifida, Building Accessible Playgrounds and Disability Awareness Advocacy

  May 21, 202636 minS1

  <p>We've featured several people with disabilities who've dedicated their lives to helping the disability community, and Art Aston is one of these selfless individuals. Born with spina bifida in 1981, he grew up in a time when disability awareness was lacking. </p><p><br></p><p>Fourty years later, he's changing the way the world sees disability through his foundation Our View, a nonprofit that offers workplace disability awareness trainings, educational assemblies as well as builds accessible playgrounds in the New Jersey area. They also sponsor an adaptive baseball league, the Camden County New Jersey Miracle League, that is open...

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  Episode #66

  Episode 66: Holden Howell, Newly Injured College Student Creates Accessible Workout Routine That Can Be Done in Any Gym

  Mar 13, 202631 minS1

  <p>Paralyzed in a motorcycle accident in November 2024, Holden Howell, a 21 year old college student from Ohio, promised his grandma when he got his motorcycle he wouldn't kill himself. So when his injury occurred, Holden was just grateful to survive.</p><p>Holden is now home, back in college and is on a life mission to make exercise as accessible as possible for people with paraplegia and has created a fully accessible workout routine that can be done in any mainstream gym. His channel is called "One and All Fitness."</p><p>He discusses his injury, transitioning home, and his...

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  Episode #65

  Episode 65: Paralyzed 44 Years, Rick Futia Shares "Rockstar Life" in New Book

  Feb 17, 202635 minS1

  <p>Rick Futia was a bodybuilder and that good-looking, popular guy in high school when his entire life changed at the age of 17. The year was 1982, and his journey since that fateful day has been epic. </p><p>Supported by his large Italian-American family, he refused to stop living life with joy. Rick quickly became notorious for his appearances at clubs and parties throughout San Jose, California, the city where he was born and raised. And he leapt back into dating, realizing women could still see past his injury.</p><p>Rick's legendary comeback story has been chronicled in a...

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