Oliver

“I’ve been practically blind since birth. I got my high school diploma without a high school diploma because the school was not equipped with access for the blind and I failed my high school diploma in accounting. I have a third degree disability and am now not employed. I DJ for fun. I really enjoy electronic dance music. Recently, I was disturbed by the cancer illness of a very close person and have taken it hard mentally.

What is my current barrier that I believe a coach can help me resolve? I am unsure about personal matters, I would like to start a family and gain a new purpose in life. I realize that personal growth and greater self-confidence can help me do this.”

George

“I live with my parents and currently have no job and no family of my own. Due to a brain tumour I am partially paralysed, thanks to intensive rehabilitation I have already improved my condition a lot, only my arm is paralysed. This limits my work capacity. What do I want to change? And why do I want to work on myself with a coach? My goal is to change my life so that I can start a family.”

Radek

“My name is Radek Halas, I come from Klatovy and I am blind. My interests are

walking, swimming, reading, listening to music or shows and radio games

and a cat cafe. I expect coaching to move me somewhere with my

thoughts and plans in the present and future. I look forward to coaching.”

Jitka

“In 2001, after graduating from high school, I had an accident that left me using a wheelchair. Since then, I’ve been studying, working, and trying to improve myself bit by bit.

Professionally, I’m involved in environmental education. Simultaneously, I guide people who are newly using a wheelchair due to spinal cord injuries as a so-called peer mentor. During my free time, I enjoy contemplation, attempting to learn the art of doing nothing, or at least slowing down, and engaging in both dry land and water-based activities, preferably in nature. An ideal day for me would have at least 30 hours to fit in everything I have planned.

I love the view from the window into the greenery, and one of my plans is a project to travel Europe by train from south to north (or vice versa).

I believe and hope that collaborating with a coach will help me broaden my horizons and perhaps discover new possibilities and talents.”

Karin

“After two serious injuries, a fire and a car collision, I am in a wheelchair. I have quadriparesis, which is paralysis of the limbs. I suffer from incurable chronic pain, I also have a visual impairment and many other ailments. I am very active. I sing, play the keyboard, the neck and much more. I would like to prioritize my life with a coach and wish to process my childhood anxieties and traumas.”

Kristyna

“I have been in a wheelchair since I was twelve years old after a spinal cord injury. During my studies at high school, I did top monoskiing and represented the Czech Republic. Later on, I also started parasurfing. Now I live with my partner in Olomouc, study psychology and work as a peer mentor for people after spinal cord injury in the Czech Association of Paraplegics. I would like to work with a coach especially on my development in my working and study life.”

Radek

“As a result of an injury I lost most of my eyesight. Nevertheless, I am trying to become independent because I don’t want to be dependent on the help of others. I spend several hours a week teaching people with similar disabilities how to use computers. With the help of my coach Kateřina Pešková, I am gradually figuring out how to cope with the pitfalls of independent living despite my visual disability. Now I will continue to work on myself with a sports coach to get one of the right life habits that I have defined with the Melodio Foundation coach.”

Libor

“I have had many unpleasant experiences. When I was repairing a roof, the scaffolding broke and I fell from 13 meters straight onto the concrete. After a year I learned to walk again, but I got MRSA, which is an aggressive golden staph, in my left leg. I tried to save my leg, I managed to find a clinic in Poland. But because of the high cost of treatment, I had to sell my apartment. Unfortunately, I couldn’t save my leg. Now I would like to find peace and quiet within myself. Since 2015 I have been in a wheelchair, selling New Space and staying in various hostels. With my coach Karolina Chovancova, I got motivated and made it clear to myself that at the moment, the only thing that is really my life anchor is wheelchair accessible housing. Melodio is now helping me to find the right contacts and legal assistance to ensure that my application for an apartment meets all the necessary requirements and that I am granted wheelchair accessible housing.”

Romana

“I have been living with cerebral palsy since birth. I love life, I love writing about it, but I love living it even more. I try to show that a wheelchair is not an insurmountable obstacle. I wish I could turn my dreams into reality, because nothing is impossible. Even a journey can be a destination – that’s why I would like to continue to develop and work on my personal development. While working with a coach, I realized that I would like to make a living as a copywriter. The Melodio Foundation supported me not only in education. Thanks to the Junior Academy of Marketing Girls and the opportunity to work for Melodio NF, I decided to pursue a self-employed career in marketing. This year I am looking forward to connecting with a mentor who will support me in the early days of my business.”

Mates

“In 2003 I became paralyzed after a car accident. I was a keen sportsman and I was drawn to sport. I represented our country in para-hockey, and now I’m taking up para-badminton again, and I want to achieve great results in that as well. With my coach Tereza Dyntar, I have learned important mental techniques that will help me to work better with my feelings after a loss. I will be able to pass on my new experience.”

Thomas

“Even though I was diagnosed with a rare disease, Friedreich’s ataxia, at a young age with a bleak prognosis, I try to have a positive attitude to life. Thanks to the disease, I was in a situation where I lost my current job. I want to start a new project with a coach while clarifying my vision and values.”

Eva

“My name is Eva and I have been in a wheelchair for 20 years due to nerve damage in my legs. I work in a nursing home as a dispatcher of assistants. I worked with coach Eva Strakova for a few months in 2023 and now I am being guided by trainer Zuzana Köhler to improve my telephone work. I want to improve in fundraising and also apply myself as a research interviewer.”