Being responsible for your life: Re-Connecting with childhood dream of being a professional SkyDiver while living with MS with Dr. Kevin Payne

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Dr. Kevin Payne shares about the mystery illness he lived for for 20 years before he was finally diagnosed with Multiple sclerosis, being a caregiver to his wife who was diagnosed with Cancer and how his life and everything he loved was being pulled away from him. His marriage, his passions and his zest and love for life.
In 2019 he decided to revisit an old childhood dream of his and get re certified to become a Professional Sky Diver. He had to relearn and really pay attention to his body in new ways to support him in safely jumping out of plans and landing every single time. Connecting with the fact this his Illness is a part of him however it is not the end all be all of his identity.
In this episode he shares about the journey to finally getting the diagnosis, being a caregiver to his former wife, hitting a dark spot after his marriage ended and connecting back to his passion for life and his love for Sky Diving. He does not let his illness define him, instead he used his body and connected with in new ways to support him to use his body to do the thing he loves the most. It just happens to be jumping out of planes.