Samoana Matagi: He Survived 14,400 Volts, Lost Both Hands, Now He Helps Thousands

At 34 years old, Samoana Matagi from Utah (“Sam”) lost both of his hands in a freak electrical accident with 14,000 volts. 

Now you can find him online with the nick-name he gave himself: The No Handed Bandit.

Sam had to relearn literally everything in a world that is designed for people with hands: eating, texting, driving, dressing, hygiene. He compares it to being a baby again…but remembering the frustration”

We cover a lot of ground in this episode:

+ What happened on the day of the accident.

+ The mental battle that followed.

+ What it’s like learning to do absolutely everything again from scratch.

+ And how he’s turned that experience into helping thousands of people around the world.

There’s a lot of humour in this one too - that’s the magic of Sam.

He’s got this ability to make you laugh while also dropping some profound truth-bombs about resilience and getting on with it when life throws something massive your way.

If you ever find yourself thinking “why me?” (and let’s be honest- haven’t we all had those self-pity moments?) this episode might be just the kick in the arse you need.

***** 

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