331. Turning Pain Into Purpose: Paralympian Noelle Lambert On The Moped Accident That Changed Everything, Going On 'Survivor' & Finding Power In Perspective
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
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4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 2 December 2024
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Noelle Lambert is grateful that she lost her leg in a tragic 2016 accident. Without that hurdle, she says that she wouldn't be the person she is today. For episode 331, the two-time Paralympian opens up about what life's been like coming into her own as an adaptive athlete, and how she needed to grieve the loss of her limb to truly be able to move forward despite wanting to be "strong." She also shares how her village helped her during her toughest moments, what it was like competing at the Paralympics in both the 100m and long jump events, as well as some insight onto her time on Survivor and what it was like integrating back into society post-reality TV.
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| 0:00.0 | Before I lost my leg when I saw an ampc, I'd immediately feel sorry for them. |
| 0:04.0 | But now when I'm walking down the street, like walking my dog, I don't even think about having a prosthetic leg. |
| 0:09.6 | So the whole experience, it's crazy, but it's gotten me to where I am today. Hey, everyone. |
| 0:28.6 | You are listening to episode 331 of hurdle. |
| 0:34.3 | A wellness focused podcast where I talk to inspirational people about everything |
| 0:38.4 | from their highest highs and toughest moments to essential tips on how to live a healthier, |
| 0:44.0 | happier, more motivated life. We all go through our fair share of hurdles. My goal through these |
| 0:50.2 | discussions is to empower you to better navigate yours and move with intention so that you can |
| 0:55.3 | stride toward your own big potential and of course have some fun along the way. For today's |
| 1:02.5 | conversation, episode 331, I am chatting with Noah Lambert. She is a two-time Paralymp, and you may remember her from Survivor 43. |
| 1:14.5 | Now, I don't know if you remember this, but it was Kira DeMato who told me, |
| 1:18.4 | you need to get Noel on the show, and that is exactly what I did. |
| 1:22.5 | I was so stoked that we were able to carve out the time recently to sit down, |
| 1:27.1 | and Noel could tell me |
| 1:29.0 | all about her story, her journey to accepting the things that she cannot change, which was |
| 1:35.9 | losing her leg in a frightening moped accident in 2016. Noelle talks about where her mindset was immediately following that tragedy and how she had |
| 1:47.8 | her sights set on getting back to the athletic field playing lacrosse at UMass. |
| 1:54.4 | Now, there are so many refreshing things about this conversation, but Noel's perspective |
| 1:59.9 | that this accident truly happened for her |
| 2:02.6 | for so many different reasons is really truly remarkable. There are so many people that could |
| 2:10.7 | go through something like this and fall into a depression, really struggle with getting back |
| 2:16.5 | into the swing of things, integrating back |
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