The Active Amputee - English Edition
Episodes
58 episodes
TAA 058: Closing thoughts on Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month 2026
TAA 058: Closing thoughts on Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month 2026
TAA 057: Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month Special
TAA 057: Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month Special
TAA 056: Meet Hari Budha Magar, first double above-knee amputee completing the Seven Summits
TAA 056: Meet Hari Budha Magar, first double above-knee amputee completing the Seven SummitsOn today's show I talk with Hari Budha Magar, former Gurkha, double above-knee amputee, accomplished mountaineer, and since yesterday the first p...
TAA 055: Meet Sydney Marshburn and enjoy her end of the year reflections about living with a disability
TAA 054: Meet Juliette Janssen, coffee-loving mom, skydiver, paraclimber
TAA 054: Meet Juliette Janssen, coffee-loving mom, skydiver, paraclimberToday I am talking with Juliette Janssen from the Netherlands. After a surgery went horribly wrong, Juliette opted for an amputation to get back to an active lifesty...
TAA 053: Meet Desirée Vila Bargiela, Paralympic athlete
TAA 053: Meet Desirée Vila Bargiela, Paralympic athleteToday with me in the interview is Desirée Vila Bargiela. Desirée lost her leg after a training as an acrobatic gymnast. After her recovery, she started a new career and is now an acc...
TAA 052: Meet Sydney Marshburn, your special host for Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month
TAA 052: Meet Sydney Marshburn, your special host for Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness MonthHere is your special Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month episode by Sydney Marshburn from The United States of America. Sydney i...
TAA 051: Meet Larry Borowsky from Amplitude Magazine
TAA 051: Meet Larry Borowsky from Amplitude MagazineThis month's guest is Larry Borowsky, the editor in chief of Amplitude Magazine, a lifestyle publication for people with limb loss and limb differences.To learn more abo...
TAA 050: Christmas special: Shopping guide: Ten great gift for those living with limb loss
TAA 050: Christmas special: Shopping guide: Ten great gift for those living with limb loss Christmas is just around the corner. Less than three weeks (by the time of recording), to be precise. If you haven’t done so, it is high time ...
TAA 048: Meet Christofferr Lindhe, Triple-Amputee, Inventor, Entrepreneur, and Paralympian
TAA 048: Meet Christofferr Lindhe, Triple-Amputee, Inventor, Entrepreneur, and ParalympianThis month's guest is Christoffer Lindhe from Lindhe Xtend. Christoffer lost both legs and one arm in a horrible train accident. But with h...
TAA 047: Meet Chris Rains, talking about sports as a key element in his rehabilitation, being a peer mentor, and a ROMP climbing team member
TAA 047: Meet Chris Rains, talking about sports as a key element in his rehabilitation, being a peer mentor, and a ROMP climbing team memberThis month's guest is Chris Rains, who lost one of his legs during a horrible car crash. Chris a...
TAA 046: Five take-aways from the January Walking Challenge
TAA 046: Five take-aways from the January Walking ChallengeLearning from my January Walking Challenge. The idea was simple. I walked each and every day during the month of January. I started gently with one kilometre ...
TAA 045: Join me for the January Walking Challenge
TAA 045: Join me for the January Walking ChallengeHere is my end of the year call to action. Join me for the January Walking Challenge. The idea is simple. We walk each and every day during the month of January. We start gently wi...
TAA 044: Staying safe outdoors in winter - despite an amputation
TAA 044: Staying safe outdoors in winter - despite an amputationSo, today is November 15th. And that means it's less than two weeks until the beginning of Advent on the one hand and the official start of winter on the other (at le...
TAA 043: Meet Peter Franzel, Head of Events & Exhibitions at Ottobock
TAA 043: Meet Peter Franzel, Head of Events & Exhibitions at OttobockToday's guest is Peter Franzel, who can look back at a decade and a half of being involved in the Ottobock's technical support services for para-sport events. I...
TAA 042: Meet Sydney Marshburn, Events & Outreach Manager for ROMP
TAA 042: Meet Sydney Marshburn, Events & Outreach Manager for ROMPToday's guest is Sydney Marshburn, an above-knee amputee from the US. Sydney is passionate about advocating for people with disabilities, she openly shares her sto...
TAA 041: Meet Jennifer Howland, the VP Marketing, Sales and Product at Click Medical
TAA 041: Meet Jennifer Howland, the VP Marketing, Sales and Product at Click MedicalI had the chance to catch up with the Click Medical team during its visit to Germany. So I used the opportunity to talk with Jen about the importance...
TAA 040: Meet Jimmy Capra, co-founder and CEO of Click Medical
TAA 040: Meet Jimmy Capra, co-founder and CEO of Click MedicalI had the chance to catch up with the Click Medical team during its visit to Germany. So I used the opportunity to talk with Jimmy about the importance of adjustability in...
TAA 039: Meet Kyle Stepp, para triathlete, community organizer, and activist
TAA 039: Meet Kyle Stepp, para triathlete, community organizer, and activistWe kick off 2023 with an interview with Kyle Stepp. Kyle is a para-athlete, a community organizer, and disability rights activist. In today's show, he talks ...
TAA 038: Meet Joe Mahon, the founder of Click Medical
TAA 038: Meet Joe Mahon, the founder of Click MedicalToday I have Joe Mahon on the show. Joe is an experienced prosthetist, the co-founder of Click Medical, and the inventor of Click Medical’s RevoFit® dial that allows prosthetic use...
TAA 037: Phantom pain after limb loss
TAA 037: Phantom pain after limb lossPhantom pain is unfortunately something that many amputees know well and experience more or less regularly. And that's why I want to deal a little bit more with this phenomenon today. In this arti...
TAA 036: Meet Jodie St. Clair from Learners and Makers
TAA 036: Meet Jodie St. Clair from Learners and MakersToday I chat with Jodie from Learners and Makers. Jodie and her family are juszt about to start their next big adventure: A journey that will take them all around the globe. And a...
TAA 035: What's in my amputee emergency repair kit?
TAA 035: What's in my amputee emergency repair kit?I love traveling. Full stop. And while the last two years weren't much in terms of spending time away from the safety and comfort of my home, I used to travel a lot. Often in far flu...
TAA 034: Hiking up East Timor's highest mountain to raise funds for people with disabilities
TAA 034: Hiking up East Timor's highest mountain to raise funds for people with disabilitiesCombining my passion for the outdoors with a good cause. My work often brings me to countries in the tropics. Sometimes just for a few weeks....