How Samoana Matagi Survived 14,400 Volts & Lost Both Hands

At 34 years old, Samoana Matagi from Utah (“Sam”) lost both of his hands in a freak electrical accident with 14,000 volts.

Now you can find him online with the nick-name he gave himself: The No Handed Bandit.

Sam had to relearn literally everything in a world that is designed for people with hands: eating, texting, driving, dressing, hygiene. He compares it to being a baby again…but remembering the frustration”

We cover a lot of ground in this episode: What happened on the day of the accident, the mental battle that followed, what it’s like learning to do absolutely everything again from scratch, and how he’s turned that experience into helping thousands of people around the world.

There’s a lot of humour in this one too – that’s the magic of Sam. He’s got this ability to make you laugh while also dropping some profound truth-bombs about resilience and getting on with it when life throws something massive your way.

If you ever find yourself thinking “why me?” (and let’s be honest – haven’t we all had those self-pity moments?) this episode might be just the kick in the arse you need.

This is a bloody good chat. I loved it and I hope you do too.

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