Olivia Jackson
The Mid•Point with Gabby Logan
The Midpoint
4.3 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 31 December 2025
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Welcome back to The Midpoint, the podcast where we pause halfway through life’s journey to reflect on the moments that change us. Today’s guest is Olivia Jackson, an elite stuntwoman who has worked on some of the world’s biggest films.
In 2016, Olivia was involved in a serious on-set accident that resulted in the loss of her arm, bringing her career and life to a sudden halt. What followed became a powerful midpoint—one of recovery, resilience, and redefining who she is beyond the work she once knew. Today, we’re pleased to share her story and learn how her incredible resilience has ensured that her life is as fulfilled as before.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the midpoint. My guest today was living a high-energy, high-octane life of a successful stuntwoman, |
| 0:12.3 | when an accident on the set of Resident Evil in South Africa resulted in horrific life-changing injuries. |
| 0:19.2 | The force of a crash between the motorcycle she was riding |
| 0:22.0 | and a crane operating a camera was so horrific, it ripped off half her face. Her spine was severely |
| 0:28.7 | damaged and eventually her arm would be amputated after she'd spent 17 days in a coma. She'll live |
| 0:35.9 | the rest of her life managing the pain that results from that accident. |
| 0:40.5 | And that is primarily what I want to talk to her about. Because Olivia Jackson, as you can |
| 0:45.4 | imagine, somebody with that kind of passion and energy didn't sit still. As soon as she could start |
| 0:50.5 | moving, she did. And she started using breathwork to help her manage that pain. |
| 0:56.1 | And not just exist, but to actually live a full and active life. |
| 1:00.4 | She's a Muay fighter, a dressage rider, and I think, an all-round inspiration. |
| 1:06.2 | So let's welcome Olivia to the midpoint. |
| 1:11.3 | Olivia, welcome to the midpoint. Olivia, welcome to the Midpoint. |
| 1:13.2 | Thank you so much for coming on. |
| 1:15.0 | Thank you. |
| 1:15.5 | Thank you for having me. |
| 1:16.7 | I gave a little bit of your story and your introduction today. |
| 1:20.3 | How are you talking about the day when your life changed forever? |
| 1:24.9 | I'm better with it now, so yeah, I'm happy to talk about it. |
| 1:28.9 | I imagine a lot of it had to be pieced together for you afterwards in terms of people's |
| 1:34.6 | recollections of the day. |
| 1:36.4 | Well, strangely enough, I actually have quite a good memory of the day, like all the way up |
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