MS 098 Jen Bricker: Born without Legs and Believing Everything is Possible

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Today I’m talking with Jen Bricker, an author, aerialist, and motivational speaker, who lives in Los Angeles, CA. Jen has traveled internationally with Brittney Spear’s Circus tour and has been featured as a headline aerialist in places like Las Vegas, New York, Tokyo, and Dubai. Jen loves organization, healthy eating, superhero movies, cute dogs, and has been known to feel deeply and laugh often!

Born without legs, one would think Jen Bricker would have been destined for a life of hardship. However, the hand of destiny brought her an amazing adoptive family, who gave her one simple rule, “Never say can’t” and helped her forge a life of triumph, not tragedy.

As a child, Jen was obsessed with gymnastics and her idol was Olympic gold-medalist Dominique Moceanu. Seemingly against all odds, Jen went on to compete against able-bodied athletes and became a State Champion in power tumbling—only later to discover Moceanu was actually her biological sister.

Through her faith, drive, and determination, she helps encourage us to dream big, garner our courage, and know that nothing is impossible.

In this episode we talk about:

Fun facts about Jen (her heart is on the other side of her body!)
How her adoptive family chose her name
Being an aerialist and what that even means
Her time on tour performing with Brittney Spears
And the gift and the struggle of being single

Jen shares about:

Her inspiring birth and adoption story
How it was a surprise to her mom that she was born without legs
Being raised without limits despite her physical limitations
Becoming a gymnast and not understanding why people found her to be inspiring
Handling questions and reactions to her physical appearance
How she discovered and connected with her biological sisters, including Olympic gold medalist, Dominique Moceanu
And how married couples can encourage their single friends

Jen encourages us to:

Treat those who are different in an honest way
Teach our kids appropriate ways to ask questions
Not let fear rule or make your decisions
Not let our stories define us or our happiness, even if our story doesn’t have a happy ending
Eliminate the word “can’t” from our lives

May this conversation inspire you, bring you courage today, and be an encouragement to you no matter what you are facing!

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SCRIPTURE:

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

Philippians 4:13 (NIV)

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