TUESDAY’S GENERAL SESSION TAKEAWAYS
Amy Purdy
Declare Your Intention
B Y M A E M A Ñ AC A P - J O H N S O N
or Amy Purdy, speaking at the 2015
ISPA Conference & Expo General
Session feels like coming full circle.
Before she lost both of her legs to
meningococcal meningitis, she worked
as a 19-year-old massage therapist and
esthetician at the Canyon Ranch. “I used to
[come] to this Conference, but now I’m on
stage—it’s amazing how life goes!” she says.
As the first-ever double-amputee bronze medal
winner in snowboarding at the 2014 Paralympic
Games, Purdy tells an amazing story of courage and
resilience. “Every chal