Ep. 358: Kayaking in Africa on the Blue Nile and Maranon Rivers - Amie Begg

Adventure Sports Podcast · Mar 19, 2018 · 1h 4m

Kayaking: Amie Overcomes Brain Injury from Rapids Hit – Recovers to Read, Walk, Talk Again After Sobriety Journey, Conquers Same Rapids as Substance Abuse Counselor and Paddler.

After achieving her own sobriety, Amie became a substance abuse counselor. She turned her focus to kayaking and shortly into her paddling career, she hit her head and suffered a brain injury during a rapids run. Amie spent time recovering and learning to read, walk and talk again. After a successful recovery, she conquered those same rapids proving she had what it took to continue her love for kayaking…