It was a warm balmy Bali day in 2009 when a young 20-year woman took a dive into a pool to cool off. In the space of seconds Rhiannon Tracey’s life changed forever leaving her a quadriplegic. Whilst awaiting her life saving surgery in Bali, there was a massive earthquake measuring a magnitude of over 7 on the Richter scale. In these terrifying moments, where she had no feeling from the neck down and the walls crashing down around her, Rhiannon thought, this is it, my number is up. But the universe it seems had other plans for this remarkable woman.

12 years on Rhiannon has used this experience to build a not for profit organisation called The Next Step, to ensure the spinal recovery journey for others is progressive and positive. She shares her mental health journey and how she knows to be kind to herself during the days that are a little harder on her.

Breaking down the diversity barriers coaching through her motivational talks her passion and determination to live an extraordinary life is truly inspiring. Taking an unfortunate turn of events, finding the positive and sharing the gift of her journey with others.