Born With No Limbs: I Didn't Want To Be Their Poster Child! Briel Adams-Wheatley

We Need To Talk with Paul C. Brunson · Jun 23, 2026 · 1h 40m

Briel Adams-Wheatley, content creator and advocate, opens up about being born with no arms and no legs, being left in hospital by her birth mother, and growing up in a large Mormon family where her story was often treated as a miracle.

She reflects on the pressure to be strong from a young age, being bullied, pushed harder than her siblings, and learning to perform happiness while privately struggling. Briel also shares how she was set up to inspire others through public speaking, even when the words she delivered were written by someone else.

In this conversation, Briel speaks candidly about…