Amy Bream – One Leg To Stand On

My name is

Amy Bream

and I’m a Nike adaptive athlete with a passion for challenging myself with new boundaries and physical limits.

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onelegtostandon

It’s easy to go through life with the thought “why me?”

I dealt with this thought a LOT as a kid. Heck, I still can struggle with it.

About 1 in every 200,000 kids are born with my congenital disorder. Why did I have to be the one to figure out life with it?

Honestly, I can’t really answer that question for you. 😅 You may look on here and think, “yeah but life really seems to have worked out for ya Amy!“ but believe me when I say, I had to experience plenty of struggles and tears for me to be okay with who I am and what my body looks like, just as it is.

There will always be a reason to look around and think, “why me?” It may not be a physical struggle you deal with - maybe it’s a family issue, emotional, mental…anything.

I can’t tell you how to overcome that struggle step by step, and I won’t pretend to understand your personal pain, but I do know: you are not as stuck as you think you are. You are capable of growing through really freaking hard situations, one baby step at a time.

You can’t always control life circumstances or what comes your way, but you do have absolute control over your attitude in the midst of it.

Shift the focus from “why me” to “who am I and who do I wanna be” - see what happens from there.

📸: @maurorider

It’s a privilege to move your body. Let’s move

It’s a privilege to move your body. Let’s move this week. 🙌

It’s been a crazy year, and I’m 30 now. ✌️

It’s been a crazy year, and I’m 30 now. ✌️

What would I tell my younger self? “Be more ope

What would I tell my younger self?

“Be more open-minded. Listen to people more.” - @mich_letendre
“You are enough” - @juliefoucher
“If they can do it, I can do it.” - @beccavoigt
“Say yes.” - @yescoachjenn
“Stop caring so much about what people think.”
“You are valuable, loved, and worthy of being truly who you are.” - @tasiapercevecz

Can’t even express how honored I am to be included in this series by CrossFit Games. Constantly inspired and encouraged by witnessing strong women owning who they are and influencing the younger generation to do the same. ❤️

Thank you to the entire team who helped bring this project together!

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