How Do We Overcome the Unthinkable? Joci Scott Talks Life as a Paralyzed Dancer and Actress

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🗓️ 22 March 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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This week Victoria is sitting down with Joci Scott, creator, actor, and Rollettes dancer. In 2019, Joci was paralyzed from the hips down in a plane accident. For the past four years, Joci has shared her story on social media, building a community of over 80k followers across Instagram and TikTok. She strives to maintain a positive mindset, create a community in the art world with organizations like the Rollettes, and pursue her goals as a performer.

Victoria and Joci are discussing Joci's path to educate people about disability awareness, creating more disability representation across media, and successfully navigating life's biggest changes from her accident to navigating family dynamics at your wedding. This episode is a must-listen for anyone who wants to pursue their dreams while also managing life's unexpected challenges. Highly recommended!

Follow Joci:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jociscott/
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jociscott?lang=en

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a deer media production.
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0:41.7	Welcome to RealPod. It's your host Victoria Garrick and this is the podcast where we hold nothing
0:47.3	back. Oh, so we're getting deep, huh? I've really cried for 12 days straight. Why do I want to be
0:53.3	perfect? There's nothing in my life that is perfect. Every week I'll bring you honest, unfiltered,
0:58.4	and eye-opening conversations to help uncover the real in all of us. I crave the type of content
1:04.1	that you're talking about. I actually felt insecure. Oh my god, am I going to cry? Let me just unload
1:08.8	everything. New episodes every Wednesday leave those filters at the door because it's time to get real.
1:23.9	Welcome back to RealPod. Everyone. Hope you had a lovely weekend, a lovely start to your week.
1:28.4	Are we all recovering from auras? Are we? I don't really know if I am. I keep consuming the content,
1:34.0	like just on a repeat. And then I'm like, Victoria, don't split for yourself because you know,
1:39.2	you don't want to see every little detail. But then I'm like, yes, I do. And then I'm up at 2AM
1:43.1	Googling, how did she dive underneath the stage? I mean, there couldn't have been a pool under
1:47.8	there because she'd be soaking wet. And that wasn't possible with the quick change. I mean,
1:52.5	but how did she do that? I mean, I just, I need to know. Those are the secrets of the world that I
1:58.0	need to know. Anyways, my point was just how are you doing at the start of this week? Save to say,
2:04.1	I'm doing well. And I'm excited about today's conversation because this has been a long time coming.
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