36. Actor Obi Ndefo keeps growing after losing his legs in a hit and run

All The Wiser

Kimi Culp

Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.9 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Obi Ndefo was living the life of a successful actor in Los Angeles, developing a television series by day and teaching yoga at night, when during an evening grocery store visit, a drunk driver veered across traffic and slammed into Obi's body, leaving both his legs severed above the knee. His path to healing involved a laser focus on healthy eating and exercise; his physical improvement astounding doctors and nurses at every turn. In this raw and vulnerable conversation, Obi explains the mental toll of extreme change, weaving his hopeful optimism with the honest reality of the nature of suffering.

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1:09.2	I believe in the power of storytelling to inspire us all to think
1:13.0	differently about the world around us. So I've combed the country for some of the most jaw-dropping
1:19.8	stories you have ever heard, people who have been to the brink and back, stories of survival
1:25.6	against all odds, and whose lives have been changed in unthinkable
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2:03.2	excited to bring you today's interview with Obie and Defoe. Obie is an accomplished actor
2:10.0	here in Los Angeles. He's appeared in everything from Dawson's Creek to Star Trek. When he is not
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