The UNcivilized Podcast

| Feb 13, 2022

Andrew Bernie Bernstein — Waking up with 35 broken bones and a paralyzed left leg.

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"The driver who hit me got two years in prison. But I got a life sentence." Those were the words of today's guest, Andrew Bernstein, in an essay for Outside magazine in 2021.

After suffering a car accident, breaking 35 bones, dropping into a coma, and becoming paraplegic, Andrew sees his experience as a new beginning.

Learning to live in a new body is not easy. It means facing new challenges, people's looks, a different level of interaction with others, among many things he did not have to deal with before.

Today, this incredible man will tell us his story and what people with disabilities go through daily. He'll even share what it's like to go back into the dating world and become vulnerable about his story from the very first conversation.

Remember, disabled people are just like everyone else.

ABOUT ANDREW BERNSTEIN

Elite track cyclist, athlete, motivational speaker, writer, and marketer living in Boulder, Colorado.

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Instagram: @bernietweets

Oustide Magazine Article - The Driver Who Hit Me Got Two Years in Prison. But I Got a Life Sentence.

WHAT YOU'LL HEAR

[4:40] Andrew's story.

[10:37] The first moment of consciousness after the accident.

[16:47] Learning to forgive.

[21:27] Discovering what life is like in a different body.

[29:00] A relationship that came to an end.

[33:58] From cycling to trying new sports.

[38:20] Is there judgment against disabled people?

[42:01] Is there a change of attitude in the social circle?

[46:14] Feeling part of a different group of people.

[48:10] Getting back to the dating game.

[51:31] Unanticipated challenges.

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