Life’s a Road Trip
Being disabled or having a chronic illness can feel like you’re moving forward in reverse. I’m your host, Scott Martin. Join me and my new friends from this underrepresented community as we talk about disrupting the status quo and creating change within the world and within ourselves. Hey, life’s a road trip. Hop in. Let’s turn on some tunes and go!
Episodes
![Nobody Will Know](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15209465/Lynne_300x300.jpg)
4 days ago
Nobody Will Know
4 days ago
4 days ago
This week's guest is Lynne "L.K." Bowen.
An author has only a moment to grab the attention of an agent or publisher. What is said or written is called the elevator pitch.
After a book is finally produced and placed on the open market, it boils down to the cover art to attract readers to crack the spine and become immersed in the storyline. In that same manner, I've titled this episode from a little piece of the cover of L.K. Bowen's debut novel, For Worse.
It wasn't just the fact that her "pitch" and cover grabbed me, but Lynne has something to say about Retinitis Pigmentosa in this gripping thriller. You see, like her protagonist, Ellie, she too has RP and her loss of sight is slowly closing in from all sides.
I'm tempted to dig into the storyline, but take a listen to our discussion then sit back with For Worse while the story pulls you in.
What's Lynne up to next? That's the next elevator pitch.
For Worse is available wherever good books are sold.
You can learn more about Lynne at her website https://www.authorlkbowen.com/
To learn more about Retinitis Pigmentosa and other degenerative retinal diseases, visit www.fightingblindness.org
![He’s Nothing But Positive](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15209465/Photo_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
He’s Nothing But Positive
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
This week's guest is Krystian Shaw.
Krystian reached out to me about coming on the show so, of course, I had to check him out.
Each and every time I opened a link to an article after Googling him, there was nothing but a positive attitude that came across. This made me pause and think how, during these times filled with so much negativity, I have become more cynical about the world than I may have been at any time in my life.
Go ahead, listen to this episode, and try not to come away at least a bit less cynical yourself. That's the power of Krystian's message.
His attitude makes me think of the song "Don't Worry Be Happy" by Bobby McFarren. Of course, I'll be head-bopping to that tune inside my head all day.
May Krystian's positive attitude rub off on all of us!
Check out Krystian's "Kamloops Self Advocate Newsletter" HERE
Watch a video to learn more about Krystian's positive approach to life HERE
Note: Oftentimes, links are not available on platforms such as Apple, iHeart, etc.. They are available within this episode on our website at https://lifesaroadtrip.podbean.com
![He’s a one man show!](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15209465/Jeremy_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
He’s a one man show!
Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
This week's guest is Jeremy Andrew Davis.
I found Jeremy to be as diverse as the multiple characters that he plays in his cameos.
The description “I help people laugh at themselves and cry for others, cast off their troubles and find their joy, see the invisible and hear silence." that Jeremy uses hits home and provides viewers with enough of a tease to learn more.
I'll stop taking up your time... Have a listen to this episode then check out Jeremy's work. Be ready to laugh and be ready to think.
https://www.tiktok.com/@jeremyandrewdavis
https://www.instagram.com/jeremyandrewdavis/
https://www.facebook.com/thejeremyandrewdavis
https://www.youtube.com/@jeremyandrewdavis
Note: Oftentimes, links are not available on platforms such as Apple, iHeart, etc.. They are available within this episode on our website at https://lifesaroadtrip.podbean.com
![When a door closes... She brings a crowbar](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15209465/Debra_Ruha9kdg_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
When a door closes... She brings a crowbar
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
This week's guest is Debrah Ruh.
The episode opens with "When told by ‘experts’ that her daughter, Sara, who was born with Down’s Syndrome, would be lucky to push shopping carts at the local grocery store, Debra..."
Listen to the show then circle back to finish the intro with more force. Perhaps only the term "force" would suffice as the title. Debra Ruh is certainly a force -- a force the disability community needs.
The more I do Life's a Road Trip the deeper my own interest grows because with every guest, the more I get behind this movement.
As Debra states more than once, we are in the midst of change. Yes, we are.
Do you want to learn more? Check these sites:
Ruh Global
Billion Strong
The Valuable 500
Note: Oftentimes, links are not available on platforms such as Apple, iHeart, etc.. They are available within this episode on our website at https://lifesaroadtrip.podbean.com
![Time to Move On, Time to Get Going](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog15209465/Justin_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Time to Move On, Time to Get Going
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
This week's guest is Justin Jesudas.
As a good host should, I arrive at the online studio well in advance of my guests. It has nothing to do with tidying things but more to do with allowing my PC to get rolling.
And as luck has it, I always have time to turn on some tunes courtesy of Pandora. On the day of my recording with Justin, the first song that started pouring through my headphones was Time to Move On by Tom Petty on the Wildflowers album.
The opening stanza goes like this:
It's time to move on, it's time to get goingWhat lies ahead, I have no way of knowingBut under my feet, baby, grass is growingIt's time to move on, time to get going
As I was reviewing my notes for Justin's show, it struck me that Petty's words fit the interview that I imagined.
As you'll find in our discussion, Justin doesn't let grass grow under his feet or the wheels of his wheelchair. With him, it's always time to move on, time to get going.
Okay, Justin's always on the move. So what?
First, consider that he has won 18 gold medals in swimming. Next, consider his work with the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras (LINK). Then there's his crowning achievement: His two little kids.
Oh, did I mention that Justin is a quadriplegic?
Keep on keepin' on, Justin!
Note: Oftentimes, links are not available on platforms such as Apple, iHeart, etc.. They are available within this episode on our website at https://lifesaroadtrip.podbean.com
![Image](https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/izkrtj/Scott-Full_to_1mB868dc0ce-f5f2-8360-2591-9824ee36cbdc.jpg)
Host, Scott Martin
After surviving a bout with 'the flesh-eating disease' that left him as a quad amputee plus months of intense rehabilitation, Scott returned to his career and continue leading a nationally ranked college soccer program but fell into a deep depression and needed a change.
Part of what he calls 'breaking myself down in order to build myself back up' he sold everything that didn't fit into his car and he and his cat, Bogart, headed west to return to his beginning by coaching a third-level group of castoff 12-year-old boys that he tabbed as his 'soccer rats', leading them to an undefeated state league title.
This steered him to write his memoir Play From Your Heart that is said to be the next Wild. With writing the manuscript wrapping up, Scott is now seeking representation before taking it to publishers.
Since starting the Life's a Road Trip podcast, he is respected for shining a positive light on the disability community, a severley underrepresented group of 1.8 billion persons worldwide.
Email Scott at scott.lifesaroadtrip@gmail.com