Rebekah Gregory | Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor // INTERVIEW

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2019

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Rebekah and her son were spectating at the finish line of the Boston in Marathon in 2013 when those two fateful bombs exploded. She may have lost part of her leg- but 68 operations later, she has gained a whole new insight on “counting her blessings, not her problems.” Instead of being defined by this one event she has used it as a catalyst to make PTSD training available for children all over the country through her foundation Rebekah’s Angels. She says very few have to deal with a bomb exploding near them, but many people deal with things in their life blowing up everyday- her resilience is marked by her joyful determination to inspire others and help them get the treatments they need.

LESSONS
Count your blessings not your problems
Be thankful for the life you have and have goals for the life you want
Don’t let your life be defined by one event
Your circumstances don’t define you
Make everyday a great day- don’t let anything steal your joy

LINKS
www.rebekahsangels.org
www.rebekahmgregory.com
https://inspiredperformanceinstitute.com/

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TIME STAMPS
0:00 Joe, Johnny, Col. Nye & Dr.L introduce Rebekah’s interview
1:30 Powerful Foods
2:00 Interview begins
3:00 being 3 ft from a bomb
4:30 the mental side of healing
5:30 dealing with PTSD: Rebekah’s Angels Foundation
7:00 Robbed at gunpoint
8:00 changing your relationship to past experiences
8:50 SHOP.SPARTAN.COM/POWERFUL break
11:00 31 Habits: #10 Resisting the Norms of Everyday Sedentary Life
12:45 Interview Continues
14:15 Children dealing with PTSD
16:00 A life full of possibilities: a new chapter of life
20:35 Joe, Johnny, Col. Nye & Dr. L discuss this inspiring interview
26:20 Powerful Foods Close

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CREDITS:
Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.
Hosts: Joe De Sena, Johnny Waite,Colonel Nye & guest host Dr. L (Sefra Alexandra was on expedition in the South Pacific)

Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra
Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Spartan Up Podcast. We are here recording at the iconic Fenway Park. We've got racers behind us working hard. We've got our team here. Joe DeSena, CEO and founder of Spartan. Dr. Johnny Waite next to me, and Retire Colonel Nye on my right-hand
0:16.2	side.
0:17.2	So we're here talking about an amazing woman, and you talk about her amazingly.
0:22.0	So you sir. Well, Rebecca Gregory, I was very honored this interview that I got to do.
0:25.0	What a neat person, so we're in Boston.
0:28.0	She is a Boston bombing, Boston Marathon bombing survivor.
0:31.0	She has an unbelievable story not just about
0:33.7	her experience but what she's done with it where she's gone with that. I'm going to
0:36.8	let her tell you about that but when we come back we're going to be talking
0:40.7	about the amazing things that we learn from her. I just want to mention too we're going to be talking about the amazing things that we learn from her.
0:43.0	I just want to mention too, we're really lucky that every Tuesday we get to hear from these people.
0:48.0	But Joe now, you've actually thought to branch out in a couple of other shows, the Wednesday, the Thursday.
0:52.0	We got Dr. L who's standing with us. She's
0:54.3	got her mind show right? She's gonna toughen up your mind. We got Zach Evan Ash
0:58.8	who's she's gonna lift your But anyway, he's got a show and then we got Kevin Galatey coming and he's going to he's going to focus a little more on those elite athletes we got running through Spartan.
1:17.0	How did he eat? How did they train? How did he sleep? Do they meditate every day? I think Branson I heard wants to do a Spartan show on Saturdays with us.
1:23.6	A lot of people are saying. But for now we're going to go see Rebecca, we're going to come
1:28.7	back at the end, stick around. This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by
1:32.3	powerful foods. Fuel your active lifestyle. This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Powerful Foods.
1:33.4	Fuel your active lifestyle with high protein, no sugar added products.
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1:40.0	Go to Shop. Spartan.com slash powerful and save 10% with the code Spartan power. Welcome to Spartan Up Podcast, we're recording today in Fenway in in Boston. And you are you a Bostonian or were you just in Boston for
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