42: Tracie Garacochea on adaptive skateboarding, conquering fear, and being flexible with our dreams

Hi everybody, and thank you for listening to episode 42 of the Learn With Lels podcast.

On this episode, I spoke with Tracie Garacochea, a 60-year-old wheelchair skateboarder from Venice Beach, California. In our conversation, Tracie and I talked about:

• her multiple sclerosis diagnosis and how she never let it hold her back;

• how Tracie got into this unique sport, despite originally being reluctant to use a wheelchair;

• how dreams can change and why we should be flexible; and

• Tracie’s advice on conquering fears, from doing tricks in an extreme sport to trying something new at an older age.  

Tracie is a true badass. She embodies so much of what I want to be and what I want this blog and podcast to represent: being yourself, lifelong learning, joy, kindness, conquering fears, going for your dreams, and cool-ass sports.

I hope that you learn from Tracie’s journey and that you enjoy listening to this episode. Also, good luck to Tracie as, at the time of recording this, she’s on her way to the Dew Tour, her first adaptive skateboard competition ever!

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