David Holmes’ Crisis Comforts
November 19, 2024. Series 7. Episode 105
On January 28th, 2009, a rehearsed stunt on set of Harry Potter went horrifically wrong. David, who had been the lead stunt double for his friend Daniel Radcliffe for a decade, was left paralysed from the chest down.
His is a story of acceptance, of finding positives in the darkest of places and of the power of human spirit.
Here are his three crisis comforts which helped and continue to help him reject bitterness about his old life and instead pursue a different life … one full of meaning and purpose.
Full episode
Links
David’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidholmes83/?hl=en
Book
The Boy Who Lived: https://amzn.eu/d/auagBtq
Documentary
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B0CN4X1Q8B/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r
Charities
The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital: https://www.rnohcharity.org/
Stream/buy ‘Allies’ by Some Velvet Morning: https://ampl.ink/qp6bm
Some Velvet Morning Website: www.somevelvetmorning.co.uk
Your Daily Practice: Sleep by Myndstream: https://open.spotify.com/track/5OX9XgJufFz9g63o2Dv2i5?si=b2f9397c92084682
This podcast is brought to you by Crisis What Crisis? Productions and Coulson Partners
Host – Andy Coulson
CWC team: Jane Sankey, Louise Difford, Mabel Pickering
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