We share Z’s journey from a Georgian orphanage to founding REIZ Adaptive Fitness, tracing how faith, friends, and sheer grit transformed trauma into service. The conversation explores abuse, caregiving as a teen, disability identity, and building a free, adaptive training space that restores agency.• a reframed idea: hurt people can heal people• adoption to abuse and the choice to stay in the US• survival tools: prayer, community, boundaries• caregiving as a teenager and end-of-life decisions• disability identity and confidence through sport• why adaptive fitness matters and how it works• partnerships, donations, and making access free• fundraiser details and how to get involvedFree admission fundraiser: October 11, Redhorn Barrel Room, Cedar Park, 10:30–2:30. “I do ask for you to buy the raffle tickets.” Learn more at www.reizadaptivefitness.com (REIZ = resilience, empowerment, inclusivity, Z)Send us a textThe Van Waarde FoundationSupport for this show comes from the Van Waarde Foundation. You can donate today on Patreon.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

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