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Navigating Disability
Welcome to the Navigating Disability Podcast Show!! Your hosts, Kate Read and Jenn Abbott are committed to changing the narrative around 'normal' and 'ability' and look so forward to sharing our weekly guests with you! Get ready to be inspired, empowered and enlivened as we dive into education, lived experiences, expert advice, behind the scenes on political movements and how YOU, our listeners can THRIVE within your community!
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Navigating Disability
Paralysis, Purpose & the Power of Sport with Chris Davis
What does it take to transform trauma into triumph? In this inspiring episode of Navigating Disability, we speak with Chris Davis, an elite para-archer, mental health professional, and proud husband. Paralysed at five due to a polio-type virus, Chris recounts his early years, 25-year career in Queensland Health, and his groundbreaking gold medal win at the 2023 World Archery Championships. From training with a single arm to confronting discrimination in the workplace and managing PTSD, Chris opens up with honesty and humour.
More than an athlete, Chris is a social worker, mentor, and mental health advocate. Whether discussing systemic inaccessibility or shooting a 45-pound bow with his teeth, Chris shows us that resilience isn’t about pretending everything’s fine. It’s about doing the best with what you’ve got.
Join us as we explore how sport became his sanctuary, how support systems shape resilience, and why inclusion still has a long way to go.
Trigger Warning: This episode includes candid discussion of disability, mental health challenges, and societal exclusion. Lifeline: 13 11 14.