Marjorie Aunos

Marjorie Aunos' entire life changed in a split second. Travelling from Montreal, the car Marjorie was travelling in slid, and she stared straight at death.

As her mind wandered between accepting death or holding onto life, she connected with a passed loved one, and chose the latter. But the impact of the tragic car accident left her with a Spinal Cord injury that changed her perspective of life—both physical and spiritual. Marjorie is now a psychologist, writer, speaker, and researcher majoring in parenting by persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Key Topics Discusses in this Episode:

- Details of Marjorie’s near-death experience, including her spiritual encounter with a close cousin who had lost her life to cancer some months prior to the incident.

- Marjorie’s plead to God after the car crash. “Please, God, please give me back my arms. I have my arms. I can hug my son.”

- The recovery process following a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) sustained during the accident.

- Raising a son as a mother with SCI.

- How Marjorie’s spiritual perspective changed after the near-death experience. “God was not my favourite person before the accident, and yet, I called on…you know, the bigger power.”

- Having a sense of purpose and the idea of having a choice in life. “How much do you think that we have control of our lives? Do you think it is predestined?”

- Learning Positive Psychology and the science of Character Strengths

- Leveraging love as a superpower to move forward and overcome adversity

“I would go through it all over again. To see what I'm seeing and to spend the time with the people that I love the most on this earth.”