Henry Fraser, Mouth Artist, Author & Speaker, on the remarkable power of the human spirit

Conversations of Inspiration

Holly Tucker MBE

Education, Society & Culture, Entrepreneurship, Self-improvement, Business, Personal Journals

5.0 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

At just 17 years old, Henry had a serious diving accident which left him paralysed from the neck down. Finding himself trapped between a past he no longer recognised and a future he couldn't imagine, Henry shares how he found the mental resilience to overcome the darkest of times, to discover a life filled with light.

WHY YOU WILL ENJOY THIS EPISODE

Discover how it was possible for Henry to find not just happiness, but gratitude when everything he thought was going to be, no longer was
Hear how accepting and embracing all emotions can help in life’s most challenging moments
Learn how Henry has truly come to believe that in fact ‘any day can be a good day'

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0:00.0	Okay, so this conversation this week is a must listen and it's one that's going to touch your soul.
0:06.6	My guest is the extraordinary Henry Fraser, mouth artist and author and motivational speaker. I knew a little bit about Henry's story before I started the
0:17.8	podcast, but my goodness, hearing him speak about the terrible accident that paralyzed him from the neck down
0:25.8	aged just 17 sent me off quite a few times in this recording but it's when you hear him speak about the transformation he has gone through
0:37.6	thanks to this adversity, this life-altering experience, how he's been able to take that and move into strength and gratitude.
0:47.6	I mean it was just phenomenal. Henry is just one of life's good people. Do you know what I mean?
0:54.7	It's an old soul on young shoulders and a shining example. On perspective everyone, on able to think about gratitude, the bigger picture, happiness,
1:09.1	coming out of our heads and into the light, a true triumph over tragedy and it's one of those absolute
1:17.7	lessons that a hundred percent you're going to take life lessons from.
1:24.0	Enjoy. Bower ahead and let your eyelids close on down where we're going.
1:28.0	You won't need to bring your frown.
1:31.0	Hi, I'm Holly Tucker and welcome to my podcast Conversations of Inspiration.
1:37.6	I founded my first business not on the high street at 28 with a newborn strap to my chest. Nearly 20 years on he's all
1:46.2	grown up and I'm running my second business Holly Inco. I've learned so much
1:51.9	about taking risks, running a business and some extraordinary life
1:56.5	lessons along the way and I know others have too. Yet despite the wealth of
2:01.6	experience we have between us, lessons like this are often left unheard,
2:07.0	and it can feel like we're traveling our paths alone.
2:10.0	So I've reached out to founders and those who simply inspire me to share their hard-earned wisdom with you.
2:18.0	My hope is that collectively these remarkable realizations will help you on your own journey.
2:24.1	I like to think of it as Inspiration for Life.
2:28.0	If you enjoy this episode, might I ask you to share it with a friend
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