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02: Carol Cooke: Bouncing Back, Reinventing and Winning Gold
What if your doctor told you, “Your life as you know it is over”? Would you give up—or fight back?
In this episode of The Influence Gap, Bernadette McClelland sits down with three-time Paralympic gold medalist Carol Cooke, whose journey from devastating MS diagnosis to the top of the Paralympic podium is nothing short of incredible.
Carol Cooke reveals the mindset shifts, resilience lessons, and “pivot points” that shaped her path from law enforcement in Canada to becoming one of Australia’s most decorated athletes—at an age where most would have given up. Packed with practical wisdom for…
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