Paul de Gelder On Life After A Shark Attack

He started pummelling me in the chest to stimulate my heart, and that worked.

I don't know if it was by stimulating my heart or the pain, but I woke up and I looked over and my hand was gone, and I was just remember thinking, "Today sucks."

[upbeat music] Hi, I'm Jess Rowe, and this is the Jess Rowe Big Talk Show, a podcast that goes big and deep to show you a different side to our guests in conversations about the things that truly matter.

Paul de Gelder is an Army and Navy veteran and shark attack survivor.

Paul lost his right leg and part of his arm after being bitten by a bull shark in Sydney Harbor.

Now, Paul is one of the most remarkable people I've ever met, and he first came into my life over 15 years ago when my husband, Peter Overton, did a series of 60 minute stories with him soon after that shark attacked him.

Now, Paul motivates people to help them face their fears, and his latest role is hosting a TV series called Shark, and it's a celebrity reality series which you can now watch on Channel Nine and Nine now.

Now, if you want to learn about resilience and living a life without regret, you are not going to want to miss this conversation that I have with Paul.

And I'd highly recommend watching it on YouTube, because Paul was kind enough to show me how his extraordinary prosthetic arm and leg works.

A gentle warning, this episode does touch on suicide, and if you need someone to talk to, Lifeline is always there on 13 11 14, and we will also have that number in our show notes.

He started pummelling me in the chest to stimulate my heart, and that worked.

I don't know if it was by stimulating my heart or the pain, but I woke up and I looked over and my hand was gone, and I was just remember thinking, "Today sucks."

[upbeat music] Hi, I'm Jess Rowe, and this is the Jess Rowe Big Talk Show, a podcast that goes big and deep to show you a different side to our guests in conversations about the things that truly matter.

Paul de Gelder is an Army and Navy veteran and shark attack survivor.

Paul lost his right leg and part of his arm after being bitten by a bull shark in Sydney Harbor.

Now, Paul is one of the most remarkable people I've ever met, and he first came into my life over 15 years ago when my husband, Peter Overton, did a series of 60 minute stories with him soon after that shark attacked him.

Now, Paul motivates people to help them face their fears, and his latest role is hosting a TV series called Shark, and it's a celebrity reality series which you can now watch on Channel Nine and Nine now.

Now, if you want to learn about resilience and living a life without regret, you are not going to want to miss this conversation that I have with Paul.

And I'd highly recommend watching it on YouTube, because Paul was kind enough to show me how his extraordinary prosthetic arm and leg works.

A gentle warning, this episode does touch on suicide, and if you need someone to talk to, Lifeline is always there on 13 11 14, and we will also have that number in our show notes.