
Press release: client of Melodio Foundation Radek Baštář
At the age of 21, I lost a large part of my eyesight as a result of an accident. It was hard for me to accept. I had to adapt my life to my disability. It was mentally challenging for me. When I heard about the Melodio Foundation’s offer, I knew nothing about coaching. I thought I’d give it a try and maybe it would do some good.
My coach was from far away, so we had our coaching sessions via computer using Zoom. My coach tried to help me through her questions to “get my head straight” a bit. We used the questions to find out what areas in my life I wanted to improve. Specifically, it was friends and exercise. Together we worked out the steps that would lead to that improvement. By the next meeting I was given tasks that related to this. I worked with the coach for about three quarters of a year. With the coach’s help, I also figured out that I didn’t just need to work on my mind to live a happy life, but I needed to do something for my body as well. I am overweight, among other things.
Then Melodio offered to help me with follow-up development. I chose to work with a personal trainer at the gym. At that time I developed back problems, so I first saw a physiotherapist with the help of Melodio. She examined me. Her conclusion was that with my health problems I was able to exercise in the gym under the supervision of a personal trainer.
I have now been going to the gym with my personal trainer for about three quarters of a year. My back problems have improved. I can now just stretch them every morning and can function with them for the rest of the day without much problem. The weight has gone down a bit. And overall I feel better physically and mentally. When I have time, I like to visit Prague for one of the Melodio Foundation events. I go there because the atmosphere is nice.
Thanks to Melodio’s support and my own will, I was able to overcome difficulties and find joy in life again. This journey has shown me that despite difficult beginnings it is possible to move forward and improve the quality of my life.
Author of text: Radek Baštář, January 2025
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