Ep 6: Back to work, travel and making babies
Chloe Kennedy is currently juggling full-time work, a side business and a toddler while in her wheelchair, having become a quadriplegic after a skiing accident in 2017. As Chloe puts it, once you have a spinal cord injury, “Your life’s not over, it’s different”. In this final episode of season one …
Ep 5: Driving, ocean swims and f**cking catheters E
Wayne Warren’s spinal cord injury didn’t come by way of a dramatic accident. It came as a result of a spinal tumour, caused by a bacterial infection known as golden staph. Wayne and Steve met during their recovery and in this conversation, chat about getting back outdoors – behind the wheel, in the…
Ep 4: Finding fun during recovery and kicking off a career
Jess Collins rolled into the Royal Rehab hospital just as Steve rolled out – and the pair have been friends ever since. After a casual surf with her girlfriends saw sustaining a spinal cord injury, Jess has found her way back to her final year of study and, in a fortuitous turn of events, a perfect…
Ep 3: Re-discovering that “stoked feeling”
Gordy Broome lives for his next adrenaline rush – and a spinal cord injury hasn’t changed this. Since taking a life-changing tumble off his bike in 2021, Gordy has found ways to get back out and adventuring as a quadriplegic, from biking to kayaking and caravanning. Steve and Gordy grew up playing …
Ep 2: Getting back on the horse and scaling six flights of stairs
Kate Nipperess was a professional, race-winning jockey when, in 2016, a trackwork accident left her a paraplegic. After a lot of work, incredibly, Kate’s now back riding horses, with her eyes on competing at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. She and Steve discuss the benefits of wheelchair rugby – for sp…
Ep 1: Welcome to Life Rolls On
Steve Ralph was in his mid-twenties, working in a job he loved and travelling with his friends when a misjudged jump into a swimming pool saw him become a quadriplegic. What came next was months of hospitalisation and a whole lot of adjusting to the challenges and triumphs of life with an acquired …
Life Rolls On trailer - A podcast about living well after life-changing injury
There are moments when some lives change forever. Life Rolls On is a podcast series sharing stories from people living well after a significant, unexpected injury. Hosted by Steve Ralph, whose life changed forever at 25 when he dived into a shallow pool and injured his spine, the series hears other…