Finding Acceptance & Embracing A Life You Didn't Expect
with Joe Powell-Main
Discover your way home with stories of courage and grit
Subscribe nowWhat happens when the life you imagined for yourself is suddenly out of reach? This week’s guest is Joe Powell-Main, Wales’ first professional ballet dancer with a disability. An injury early on in his dance career changed the way he would perform ballet forever. But being in a wheelchair didn’t change his love for dance and he has used his disability to enable and inspire others in the ballet and dance world. What I learned in this episode is that no matter where life takes you, there is joy in embracing a life that is unexpected. And that when curveballs hit, it’s normal to feel anger, fear, or sadness - but with the right mindset, facing your new circumstances can bring you one step closer to discovering your purpose.
Joe’s background & dancing [2:33]
Injury & recovery [8:40]
A journey into a new way of dance [15:00]
A new lease on the future [19:20]
Joe’s dance opportunities [23:30]
Differently abled dancer [27:38]
Inclusions in dancing [29:56]
Lessons learned [33:40]
Closing thoughts [36:19]
“It’s dancing but just in another way… because I hadn’t really seen dancers using wheelchairs.” [16:58]
“Even though I had a disability, I had differing abilities to a standing dancer and they are just as valid and should be celebrated just as much.” [27:11]
“The biggest setback can also be the greatest strength.” [33:40]
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