What It Takes to Overcome the Unimaginable Feat. Austin Hatch

THE ED MYLETT SHOW

Ed Mylett

Education, Business, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship

4.9 • 13.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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How Do You Keep Going When Life Hits You Twice? Today’s guest, Austin Hatch, is a living, breathing miracle—and one of the most inspiring men I’ve ever had the privilege to sit across from. Austin survived not one, but two plane crashes. The first claimed the lives of his mother and siblings. The second, just eight years later, took his father and stepmother and left Austin in a coma, fighting for his life. Yet somehow, against all odds, he not only survived—he found a way to thrive. In this conversation, Austin and I go deep into what it takes to get back up when life knocks you down harder than you ever thought possible. He shares how he rebuilt his body, his faith, and his identity after losing almost everything—and why gratitude, not bitterness, became his anchor. Austin’s story is not about avoiding pain; it’s about choosing purpose through it, believing that God can still write a story of victory even when tragedy has stolen so much. We talk about what it means to carry grief without letting it define you, to forgive life for what it’s taken, and to find meaning in the middle of unimaginable suffering. Austin’s journey to eventually fulfill his dream of playing basketball for the University of Michigan is a testament to what happens when resilience meets faith. This episode is about more than survival—it’s about transformation. If you’ve ever wondered whether you can rise again after devastation, Austin’s story is living proof that you can. Key Takeaways: How Austin survived two plane crashes and found the will to rebuild his life Why gratitude—not bitterness—became his greatest weapon against despair The role faith plays in turning unimaginable tragedy into testimony What it means to carry grief without being defined by it How to keep moving toward your dreams even when everything says it’s over Lean in to this one. Austin’s story will not only move you—it will change the way you see your own challenges. — Max Out ⁠⁠⁠⁠👉 SUBSCRIBE TO ED'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL NOW 👈⁠⁠⁠⁠ → → → CONNECT WITH ED MYLETT ON SOCIAL MEDIA: ← ← ← ➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠⁠⁠ ➡️⁠⁠⁠⁠FACEBOOK⁠⁠⁠⁠ ➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠LINKEDIN⁠⁠⁠⁠ ➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠X ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Admiral Show.
0:09.0	All right, welcome back to the show, everybody.
0:11.0	So this week you're going to hear a story that it's really unbelievable,
0:15.0	except it actually really happened in this young man's life.
0:19.0	So I just want you to sit back and take this all in.
0:21.7	You know, there's some shows where, you know, I do a lot of preparation and I'm ready to go. This is one of those shows that we're honest with you, everybody. I don't know how you prepare for it. And you certainly can't prepare in the real world for what happened to this young man. Let me just set the stage, but I'm going to let him, you know, explain the story to you.
0:39.1	Can you imagine being a plane crash with your family? of this young man. Let me just set the stage, but I'm going to let him, you know, explain the story to you.
0:39.2	Can you imagine being a plane crash with your family?
0:43.9	And you live, but several of them don't.
0:48.8	And you have to carry that with you.
0:50.6	I just imagine that for a second.
0:53.6	And then it happens again. Did you hear what I just said?
0:58.2	It happens twice. You're in two plane crashes where you lose family members and somehow you end up living.
1:07.4	What does that teach you about life? What does that teach you about your faith?
1:13.5	Grit, resilience, how to move on, grief.
1:16.5	We got a lot to talk about today with this young man.
1:22.0	And he's really the only person on the planet qualified to take us through this because I've never heard of anything like this in my life.
1:25.5	He also then went on to play college basketball, everybody, and has become a mega achiever and is living out his dreams. Austin Hatch, it's really an honor to have you on the show, young man. Thank you for being here. Yeah, thank you, Ed. I really appreciate the opportunity to contribute to the podcast. I'm really, really grateful. When I say what I just said, like I introduce it that way, is it almost an out-of-body
1:46.5	experience for you, no pun intended, when you hear that this is the now the story of
1:51.8	your life?
1:52.0	Because at one point, it wasn't the story of your life, right?
1:54.5	You were just a young man with a wonderful family with some dreams and basketball
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