How overcoming a spinal cord injury led Drew Cumpson to become a motivational speaker and successful entrepreneur riseupeight.org/spinal-cord-in… #overcomingdisability #motivationalspeaker #disability #disabled #disabilityactivist #quadriplegic #quadriplegia #RiseUpEight

How to make it in the music industry; life as an opera singing janitor – to quit music was not an option riseupeight.org/quit-music-nev… via @riseupeight

A broken back doesn’t stop this man from being physically active and successful riseupeight.org/broken-back-ph… via @riseupeight #brokenback #healthchallenges #livingwithpain #musicindustry #overcomingchallenges #overcomingadversity FallDownSevenTimes #RiseUpEight

Here’s our interview with Patrick Spurgeon, drummer for the band Rogue Wave & how he performed dialysis on himself while his band was on tour. riseupeight.org/kidney-dialysi… #kidneydialysis #MusicIndustry #overcomingobstacles #overcomingchallenges FallDownSevenTimes #RiseUpEight

John McGrath worked his way up from being a chicken factory worker to winning a the gold medal for Ireland in the IOC…riseupeight.org/finding-your-p… #passion #findingpassion #findingyourpurpose #findingYourPassion

I remember one day we received the news that our next-door neighbors relative was taken by a group of men to the rooftop of our local projects, stripped naked, shot in the head at close range, and left for dead. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/jpeK #ReiterSSyndrome

Volunteer Vacation To Help Children In Nepal Recovering From Disaster riseupeight.org/volunteer-vaca… via @riseupeight

Risking Their Lives For A Life Worth Living: A Survival Story riseupeight.org/risking-lives-… via @riseupeight #immigration #immigrant #survival #survivalstory #overcomingchallenges #overcomingobstacles #adversity #resilience FallDownSevenTimes #RiseUpEight

We created this music video with people from 43 countries worldwide volunteering to unite against COVID, to inspire during this difficult time. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/j3Yl #covid19 #coronavirus #socialchange #globalwarming #climatechange #inspiring #inspirational

Mark Green’s Story Of Resilience And Lessons Learned from a Lifetime of Military Service riseupeight.org/mark-green-sto… via @riseupeight #resilience #adversity FallDownSevenTimes #RiseUpEight

Can the results of chronic pain treatment be improved by staying positive and being grateful for the good things in life? riseupeight.org/chronic-pain-t… via @riseupeight #chronicpain #gratitude #grateful #pain #resilience #adversity #overcomingchallenges FallDownSevenTimes #RiseUpEight

Rags to Riches Story Proves That The American Dream Still Exists riseupeight.org/rags-to-riches… via @riseupeight #adversity #overcomingchallenges #resilience

Finding Your Passion: How Someone Can Lose Their Greatest Passion In Life And Then Find An Even Greater One riseupeight.org/finding-your-p… via @riseupeight #findingyourself #Olympics #overcomingobstacles #overcomingchallenges #resilience #adversity FallDownSevenTimes #RiseUpEight

She is a two time Cancer survivor, a COVID-19 Coronavirus survivor, and just celebrated her 98th birthday. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/lljh #coronavirus #cancersurvivor #pandemic #Covid19

Constantly seeing crime, substance abuse, and negativity plagues on your mental state. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/nvsD #ReiterSSyndrome #AutoimmuneDisease #ToughChildhood #KyleHunter

We created this music video with people from 43 countries worldwide volunteering to unite against COVID, to inspire during this difficult time. Read the full article: This Town Music Video by X: THC- People From 43 Countries Unite Against COVID ▸ lttr.ai/oWtQ

Overcoming Health Challenges Through Art riseupeight.org/overcoming-hea… via @riseupeight

"Anything you are passionate about is possible" riseupeight.org/overcoming-hea… #overcomingobstacles #overcomingchallenges #overcominghealthchallenges #adversity #kyphoscoliosis #illnesstowellness #inspiringwomen #inspiringstories #inspirational

Thank you to PHORK magazine for awarding X: THC the best humanitarian music project of 2021.

Though he experienced many setbacks, including being affected by autoimmune disease, he didn't let growing up in an impoverished drug infested community, and health-related adversity stop him from becoming successful in the music industry. Read more 👉 lttr.ai/sNKj