Project Description

Janine ShepherdJanine Shepherd

A Broken Body is not a Broken Person

Janine Shepherd, AM, is an author, speaker and aerobatic pilot. Her TEDx talk, “A Broken Body is not a Broken Person”, has been viewed by millions. She is the author of six books, the most recent being DEFIANT, which chronicles Janine’s extraordinary life — from professional athlete to spinal cord patient to aerobatic pilot to bestselling writer.

Janine Shepherd’s story reads like the plot of a Hollywood movie. An Australian national champion skier in training for the upcoming Olympics, she was hit by a truck on a bike ride, suffering multiple life-threatening injuries.

Doctors warned her parents that, even if she lived, Janine would never walk again. After major spinal surgery, and five months immobilized in a hospital bed, Janine came home to heal. She faced a daunting recovery and an uncertain future.

Struggling to rehabilitate with permanent disabilities, Janine rekindled her defiant spirit in a dramatically improbable way. Seeing a small plane fly overhead one day, she declared, “That’s it! If I can’t walk, I’ll fly!”

Janine went on to succeed not only as a commercial pilot and aerobatics flight instructor but also to attain her University degree, raise three children and author six best-selling books. Her life is so remarkable, a feature length film has been made on it.

Today, Janine Shepherd is an internationally renowned speaker whose inspiring TED talk, “A Broken Body Isn’t a Broken Person.” has garnered over 2 million views.  She’s been featured on “60 Minutes”, “This is Your Life”, and recognised with her country’s highest honor, The Order of Australia.

Topic Titles

The Power of the Defiant Human Spirit

Never Tell Me Never

A Patients Journey

Books

DEFIANT, A Broken Body isn’t a Broken Person

Never Tell Me Never

Dare To Fly

On My Own Two Feet

The Gift Of Acceptance

Reaching for Stars

 

List of Past Clients

  • Dell
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Amazon Web services
  • Ivanti
  • Cisco
  • BP
  • McDonalds
  • Nutrimetics
  • AMP
  • Siemens
  • Caltex
  • Perceptive Softward