SOAR – Braking Barriers Podcast
Brian Swift JD
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HOST (Brian Swift): Welcome to SOAR: Breaking Barriers where disability, grit, and the outdoors collide to prove what’s possible, the podcast where resilience meets real life.
What if the barriers in front of you weren’t the end of the story… but the beginning of something bigger?
This isn’t about inspiration for inspiration’s sake. It’s about how people actually break through—physically, mentally, emotionally.
“Resilience is built, not born.” “Independence looks different for everyone.” “The outdoors gave me my life back.”
Follow this story for helpful and inspiring insights that will change your world. Raw honesty, feeling, wisdom and emotion from the Quadfather on life, business, health and more. Breake free from mental and emotional patterns unlocks a quantum shift, leading to healing your conscious and subconscious, and a life of abundance and success.
Are you struggling with unknown traumas, self-sabotage, or limiting beliefs? Are you seeking a change in your life? It's time to create a grit mindset!
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SOAR – Braking Barriers Podcast has published 26 episodes since February 2026, covering topics in Education, Health & Fitness.
SOAR – Braking Barriers Podcast is currently dormant with new episodes hourly. Average episode length is 29m.
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