Your Choices Matter More Than Your Abilities with Katrina Devereaux

Make It Simple

Andrea Allen

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Education, Fitness, How To

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In this touching and inspiring episode Andrea invites Katrina Devereaux, to share her unique journey through health, fitness, and the challenges of raising a child with special needs. Katrina’s story is a testament to the power of adaptability, perseverance, and finding unique solutions to life's challenges. Andrea and Katrina delve into the importance of overcoming personal limitations, the significance of choices over abilities, and a reminder that fitness and health are not one-size-fits-all.

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In this episode, you'll be able to:

Understand how personal challenges and limitations can be transformed into sources of strength and inspiration.
Learn about the unique challenges of raising a child with special needs and how to adapt fitness routines to accommodate them.
Gain insights into the benefits of exercise and movement for individuals with special needs, including mental and physical health improvements.
Discover the power of making choices that are right for your personal situation, rather than conforming to societal norms or expectations.
Feel inspired by Katrina's journey of becoming a Zumba instructor for children with special needs, highlighting the importance of accessibility and inclusion in fitness.

Key Topics and Timestamps:

[00:00:00] Introduction to the episode and guest, Katrina.
[00:05:00] Katrina shares her experiences with her daughter Carson's special needs.
[00:06:00] The impact of Carson’s condition on Katrina's fitness journey.
[00:09:00] Katrina's approach to overcoming fitness limitations.
[00:10:00] Incorporating Carson into fitness routines and adapting to gym limitations.
[00:19:00] The importance of sensory diet and proprioceptive input in exercise.
[00:22:00] Addressing developmental milestones through exercise.
[00:26:00] Finding alternative ways to exercise and bond as a family.
[00:28:00] The concept of making choices that suit individual life situations.
[00:30:00] Conclusion: Finding ‘bridges’ in life and the power of choices.

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0:00.0	Well, hey there, welcome back.
0:01.8	Today's episode is going to be a little bit different.
0:04.4	But I am hoping that you listen today with a very open heart
0:08.9	and an open mind and open ears to hear what you need to for your situation.
0:16.0	I'm actually interviewing my sister-in-law, Katrina,
0:19.4	to talk a little bit about her situation with health and fitness and her daughter Carson who has
0:26.8	some special needs issues. She has a very inspiring story about how she didn't let some of the limitations that she has in her life or
0:35.8	some of the hard things that she has, maybe not fitting the mold in some areas,
0:41.0	limit her and how she figured out how to work around them and I think her story is so beautiful and inspiring to remind people that you don't have to do things like everyone else and to do things that
0:56.2	work for you.
0:58.0	So if you have something that you are working on, a trial in your life, something that's
1:02.3	hard,
1:03.4	somewhere where you feel like it's just complicated,
1:07.0	like you just can't get through something
1:10.1	or you feel alone in that thing
1:11.7	or just different than others.
1:12.8	I hope that this episode sparks some empowerment in you to know,
1:18.0	no matter the situation, you can work around it
1:21.3	and you can be the solution to those things and make it work for you.
1:25.0	I'm going to let Katrina tell her own story but she is a mother of three.
1:30.1	She has the biggest heart in the world.
1:33.0	She is the most caring human being.
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