Life can change in an instant — and when it does, it can feel overwhelming, isolating, and uncertain. I’m Tasha Schuh: resilience coach, inspirational speaker, and author. After a life-changing theater accident at age 16 left me a quadriplegic, I learned that while we don’t always get to choose our circumstances, we can choose how we respond.
This podcast is for anyone navigating life-altering challenges, diagnoses, and unexpected curveballs. Each episode offers practical resilience tools, hope-filled stories, mindset shifts, and strategies to help you find peace, purpose, and joy — even in the middle of hard seasons.
You are not alone. Together, we’ll learn how to thrive (not just survive), build strength from the inside out, and create a life you truly love — no matter what comes your way.
Episode 18: Learning Marriage- Building a Life Together
What does married life really look like when one spouse has a disability? And how much of what people assume is actually true? In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh, I'm sharing an honest look at the early years of marriage with my husband, Doug. From learning what it truly means to build a life together to the joys and challenges of combining two very different personalities, our journey has been filled with love, laughter, growing pains, and lessons that have strengthened our relat...
16 Oct 2026
Episode 17: From True Love to "I Do"
What happens when the happiest chapter of your life brings fears you never expected? After years of wondering whether marriage would ever be part of my story, I was finally engaged to the man I loved. But even as Doug and I planned our wedding, I found myself facing insecurities, hurtful opinions, and questions about what our future together would look like. In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh, I'm sharing the journey from our engagement to our wedding day—and how this beautiful ...
2 Oct 2026
Episode 16: When Love Found Me
Rejection had taught me how to protect my heart. What it hadn’t taught me was how to open it again. For years, I had convinced myself that I was perfectly fine on my own. I had built a life I loved, found independence I never thought possible, and created a career that gave my life purpose. But after experiencing heartbreak and rejection, allowing myself to believe in love again was another story. In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh, I’m sharing a chapter of my journey filled with ...
18 Sept 2026
Episode 15: Living Independently
For years, I had been working toward independence. Somewhere along the way, I realized I was actually living it. In Episode 15 of Resilience with Tasha Schuh, I’m sharing a season of my life that was filled with change, growth, relationships, unexpected joy, and some lessons I didn't fully understand until years later. I had moved into my own home. My speaking career was growing. I was spending more time with the people I loved and discovering what it meant to build a life that was truly my o...
4 Sept 2026
Episode 14: Building a Home and Discovering My Independence
At 16, I couldn't imagine how I would ever live independently. Ten years later, I was building a home of my own. In Episode 14 of Resilience with Tasha Schuh, I’m sharing one of the biggest leaps of faith I had taken since my accident: deciding at 26 years old to build my own home and begin preparing to live independently as a quadriplegic. I had no idea how to build a house, where I would build it, or how I would manage living on my own. But one decision at a time—and with some incredible pe...
21 Aug 2026
Episode 13: Finding My Purpose
What if the life you thought you lost was actually preparing you for the life you were meant to live? In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh, I share one of the most meaningful seasons of my journey as I discovered gifts, purpose, and possibilities I never thought I'd have again. From changing my college major to Communication Studies... to pursuing music after being told I would never sing again... to graduating from Winona State and beginning a second bachelor's degree... this chapt...
7 Aug 2026
Episode 12 Freedom on Wheels: Learning to Drive
Freedom. Independence. Possibility. When I was lying in the ICU after my accident, one statement from my doctor seemed impossible to believe: "She'll be able to drive." I couldn't imagine how someone with a C5 spinal cord injury could ever drive again. In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh, I share the incredible journey of learning to drive with adaptive technology, overcoming fear, and experiencing a level of freedom I wasn't sure I'd ever have again. From my first terrifying drivi...
25 Jul 2026
Episode 11: Faith That Carried Me
I wanted God to heal my body. I never expected Him to begin healing my heart first. After my accident, I believed in God—but I was angry, full of questions, and only wanted Him to answer my prayers. I wasn't interested in surrendering my life to Him. Everything began to change during my senior year of high school and continued through my freshman year of college as I discovered a hope, peace, and purpose I had never experienced before. In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh, I share t...
10 Jul 2026
Episode 10: College Life, Wheelchair Style
College was supposed to be the next exciting chapter… But before classes even began, I was already facing obstacles I never expected. In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh, I share what it was like to leave home, choose a college, and discover just how inaccessible the world could be after my injury. From finding the right campus and navigating caregivers to learning independence, advocating for accommodations, and adjusting to college life, this season stretched me in ways I never i...
26 Jun 2026
Episode 9: Finding My New Normal
What happens when you've fought so hard to survive... and now you have to figure out how to live? In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh, I share what it was like returning to school, navigating new challenges, and trying to find my place in a future that looked very different than the one I had imagined. Along the way, I discovered new sources of hope, gained important independence, and began to realize that life after my accident could still be meaningful, purposeful, and full of po...
12 Jun 2026
Episode 8: Finding My Way- Life After Leaving the Hospital
Leaving the hospital was supposed to feel like freedom. Instead, it brought a whole new set of challenges. In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh, I share what it was like to leave the safety of the hospital and begin adjusting to life outside its walls. From moving into the Ronald McDonald House… to relying on my family in new ways… to returning home and facing a world that suddenly felt very different, this chapter was filled with uncertainty, emotion, and important lessons about pe...
29 May 2026
Episode 7: Rebuilding Me – The Fight of Rehabilitation (Part 2: The Emotional Battle)
What happens when the fight isn’t just physical anymore? In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh, I take you deeper into my rehabilitation journey — a season where the emotional weight of everything I had lost began catching up with me. As therapy continued and progress was being made on the outside, fear, grief, uncertainty, and depression were quietly building underneath the surface. From learning to navigate life in a wheelchair… to facing the reality of what my future might look li...
15 May 2026
Episode 6: Rebuilding Me – The Fight of Rehabilitation (Part 1: Learning to Survive Rehab)
Rehabilitation was supposed to be where I started getting stronger… But it didn’t feel that way. In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh, I take you inside the early days of rehab — a season that was far more difficult than I ever expected. After leaving the ICU, I spent five months on the rehab unit. What looked like progress on the outside felt overwhelming on the inside. Long days of therapy. Constant physical exhaustion. And a growing emotional weight I didn’t yet under...
1 May 2026
Episode 5: Small-Town Dreams, Big Lessons
There was a foundation being built in my life long before I ever knew I would need it. In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh, I take you back to my childhood — growing up in a small town, surrounded by family, community, and experiences that were quietly shaping who I was becoming. From early medical challenges… to moments that tested my confidence… to lessons that pushed me to keep going even when I didn’t want to — this episode begins to uncover the roots of the resilience I would ...
17 Apr 2026
Episode 4: ICU – Life on the Edge (Part 2: The Crash)
There was a moment when the doctors told my family I was not going to live. In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh, I take you inside one of the most critical and life-threatening chapters of my journey following my 16-hour neck surgery. As I returned to the ICU, complications quickly arose. My body began to crash, my lungs filled with fluid, and no one could fully explain what was happening. While I was heavily sedated and later placed into a coma, my family was being told to prepare...
3 Apr 2026
Episode 3: ICU – Life on the Edge (Part 1: The Prognosis)
What happens when your life changes in a single moment? In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh, I take you inside the first days after my devastating accident as I was rushed to the neurological ICU at Saint Marys Hospital at Mayo Clinic. At just sixteen years old, I began to realize the seriousness of my injuries as doctors delivered a life-altering prognosis: a C5 spinal cord injury that would leave me paralyzed from the chest down. In this episode, I share what those early hours in...
20 Mar 2026
Episode 2: The Day that Changed Everything
On November 11, 1997, an ordinary Tuesday became the day that changed my life forever. In this episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh, part of the “My Story” series, I take you back to the exact day of my accident—set during opening week for The Wizard of Oz and a rehearsal at the historic Sheldon Theatre in Red Wing, Minnesota. What began as a typical high school evening quickly turned into a terrifying moment that would lead to a spinal cord injury and the beginning of a completely new life...
6 Mar 2026
Episode 1: Welcome to Resilience with Tasha Schuh!
What is resilience — and why does it matter so much for your mental health, purpose, and peace? Welcome to the very first episode of Resilience with Tasha Schuh. In this opening episode, I share the heart behind this podcast, why it has been months in the making, and what you can expect from Season One. I also introduce my “My Story” series, where I open up about the experiences that shaped my journey; moments of challenge, growth, and resilience. At 16 years old, a theater accident left me a...
29 Jan 2026
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One of the best things that has come from my life-changing accident is being able to help others find strength through life’s unexpected twists and turns. Hi, I’m Tasha Schuh, resilience coach, speaker, and author. As someone who unexpectedly became a quadriplegic at 16, I look to help those who are trying to navigate life-changing challenges and diagnoses. You are not alone in your challenges, and it’s my honor to share survival tools and life-giving strategies. I've learned from my ow...
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