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Most of us have gotten at least a little emotional at some point recently. It’s natural. But why do we have emotions and how much should we pay attention to them on any given day? Can we learn to skillfully choose which emotions to listen to and which ones to just let move on by? In More Than A Feeling, the latest podcast from Ten Percent Happier, host Saleem Reshamwala goes on a real life quest to find the answers to these questions. He’ll experiment with neuroscientists, dive into stories ...
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Nick Mayhugh has a dead spot on his brain, but you wouldn't know it from looking at him.
Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at 14 after a seizure, Nick was told he'd never play sport again, but he didn't listen. Instead, he used as fuel to defy the odds, playing soccer through high school and college, then becoming a star for the US Para 7-a-side soccer team, before making the switch to track.
Nick burst onto the world stage at the Tokyo Paralympics, winning triple gold and breaking multiple world records, records he still holds today. But after reaching the pinnacle, Nick realised something most never do, that even achieving your wildest dreams won't give you everything you thought it would...
So much more than the sum of his achievements, Nick's become a symbol of hope and a true leader making invisible disabilities visible so the world can see there's so much more than meets the eye.
This is Nick Mayhugh...
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