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This episode is hosted by psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin. Now let's get into the episode.

Okay. Today I'm talking to Malory Weggamon.

Mallory spent much of her life as a competitive swimmer.

But then a routine medical procedure caused her to become paralyzed,

and she almost quit swimming altogether.

But she found the courage to get back in the pool and became a Paralympic gold medalist.

Today we're talking about her new book called Limitless, the Power of Hope and Resilience to Overcome Circumstance.

Some of the things she talks about include grief, how to accept things you can't change, and how to find the courage to keep going when you encounter adversity. Make sure

to stick around for the end of the episode for the therapist's take. This is a part of the show where

I'll break down with strategies Mallory shares and tell you how to apply them to your own life.

So here's Mallory Wagamon. She's mentally strong. This is her story. Mallory Wegman, welcome to the very well-mined

podcast. Thanks for having me. I'm excited to be here. So I read your book, Limitless, the Power of

Hope and Resilience to Overcome Circumstance. It's a wonderful read,

and I think you'll give a lot of hope to people who are struggling and people who think

I can't get through whatever tough times they're facing. So thank you for writing it.

And as we were just talking before we started, Right now is an especially difficult time to be

talking about your book and promoting your book because you are very busy. Can you tell us what

it is that you're doing aside from doing interviews to promote your book? Yeah. So I am currently

training for the Tokyo 2020 games, which were postponed to this summer in 2021. So we are, you know, within the six-month-out window

and training incredibly hard for a moment that turned into our once-every-five-year moment.

It's usually once every four years. And now it's our five-year journey. And so it's been a

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