Speaker, person in long term Recovery, and Author of 2% Chance, Dean Otto was paralyzed after a truck hit him while cycling and had a 2% chance of walking again. Against all odds, he ran a half-marathon within a year alongside his doctor and the man who hit him. Dean credits this miracle to the practice of forgiveness he learned through his sobriety journey. Dean shares his remarkable Recovery journey and how the 12 Steps are at the center of his life to this day #ListenUp. Reach out to Dean and learn more about his work: https://deanottospeaking.com/ Recovery literature (quit-lit) recommendation: Around the Year with Emmet Fox - https://a.co/d/0j3MfAX Best piece of Recovery advice: Keep it simple Song that symbolizes Recovery to Dean: The More I Drink by Blake Shelton - https://youtu.be/A3MGfJ3eMGA?si=GWBySlHlV3RIrqhn Don’t forget to check out “The Way Out Playlist” available only on Spotify. Curated by all our wonderful guests on the podcast! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6HNQyyjlFBrDbOUADgw1Sz?si=3c5c5bb2ba0e4064 (c) 2015 - 2024 The Way Out Podcast | All Rights Reserved Theme Music: “all clear” (https://ketsa.uk/browse-music/) by Ketsa (https://ketsa.uk) licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd)

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