Blinded by Tragedy, Healed by Compassion: Marcus Engel (ep. 698)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary

John O'Leary

Self-improvement, Bestsellingauthor, Education, Dailyinspiration, Society & Culture, Liveinspired, Johnoleary, Inspiration, Joebuck, Inspiredliving, Onfire, Relationships

4.9 • 672 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

As a college freshman, Marcus Engel was nearly killed, and was left instantly, totally and permanently blind after being struck by a drunk driver. Through years of rehab, over 350 hours of reconstructive facial surgery and adaptation through a multitude of life changes, Marcus witnessed the good, the bad and the profound in patient care.

Today, Marcus shares his journey of reclaiming his life to find light in the darkest of places, the power of being present during another human’s suffering and his internal struggle of accepting his new reality to find happiness again.

My friends, Marcus’ life is a testament to the enduring human spirit's ability to rise from the ashes, helping us all to see that with support, presence, and a positive outlook, we can overcome the darkest of times. If you need a reminder that difficult things aren’t something you get over but something you get through, this conversation is for you.

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0:42.3	Welcome to the Live Inspired podcast with John O'Leary. John is the number one national
0:48.7	bestselling author of the book On Fire. He's a world-class inspirational speaker and he's the host of the live-inspired podcast.
0:56.4	John interviews extraordinary individuals on their life story so that you can wake up from
1:01.9	accidental living and more fully live your life story. Here's your host, John O'Leary.
1:08.7	Hello, my friends, and welcome to the live-inspired podcast with John O'Leary. Hello, my friends, and welcome to the Live Inspired podcast with John O'Leary.
1:14.2	We're going to take you back in time a little bit on this one to begin the episode, and then we'll
1:18.8	roll you forward into today's guest. So it turns out John O'Leary was not always a polished
1:25.2	motivational speaker. He was not always a podcast host. He was not always
1:29.5	an author. There was a time when the dinosaur still rumbed the earth when John was doing his
1:35.4	very first keynotes. One of my very first keynotes was to a Rotary Club in Kirkwood, Missouri,
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