“The Change We Seek Happens in Our Own Backyard First” with John O’Leary
Release Date: 09/02/2022
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info_outlineWhen he was just 9 years old, John O’Leary’s body was completely burned in a terrible fire accident. The experts were sure he wouldn’t make it. After 5 months in the hospital, countless surgeries, and years of physical therapy, he proved those experts wrong. He survived. But the real change didn’t happen until 20 years later when his parents wrote a book about their family’s experience.
This lit a new spark in John’s life. A spark that would give him the courage to no longer hide from his story, but to embrace it. Now he travels the world inspiring others to do the same in their own lives. Tune into this episode to be inspired by John O’Leary’s story so you, too, will realize that we can do hard things.
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