EP 3: Using Your Voice for Positive Change with Idaho Representative Muffy Davis

Everyone has a voice that needs to be heard. Your voice is your power and you can either squander it and give it away or you can use it to create lasting change.

In this episode, I had the honor of talking to my long-time friend Muffy Davis. Muffy is a wife, mom, world traveler, State Representative, and a Paralympic Medalist. We’ve known each other for more than 30 years. I have a great deal of respect for her and she’s been my inspiration during the lowest points of my life. Being an activist and an advocate, Muffy shares how she uses her voice to create change in the local arena.

We talk about our shared childhood experiences, her journey and challenges faced, and many more.

Muffy is running for re-election and aims to bring Idaho education to a whole new level. As an athlete and lover of the outdoors, she wants to ensure those lands remain accessible to everyone.

If you want to learn how you can create positive change in your own life despite adversity, then this episode is definitely for you.

Episode highlights:

• Her vivid recollection of her accident
• Her experience in a Denver rehab center
• Muffy’s career transition from athlete to politics
• Her goal of bringing Utah's 2012 Rehabilitation Act to Idaho
• How the pandemic is affecting the elections
• The importance of acceptance and resilience
• The value of counselling and therapy
• The role of community in wellbeing
• Society’s need for more stories of hope
• Going after your dreams despite setbacks
• Why growth mindset is a crucial skill
• Giving grace to oneself
• Her definition of a successful election cycle
• Her advice to anyone going through hardships

About the guest:

Muffy Davis is a civil servant and an elected member of the International Paralympic Committee Governing Board. She’s also a member of the International Olympic Committee’s Legacy & Sustainability Commission, IOC’s 2026 Evaluation Commission, U.S. Olympic Committee’s Paralympic Advisory Committee, and Los Angeles’ 2028 Executive Board.

She’s been a Representative for Idaho for more than two years.

For 20 years now, she’s served as a consultant, writer and motivational speaker for the company SurThrive. From August 2010 to December 2014, she was a professional Handcyclist for the United States Olympic Committee.

Muffy has also served as the director for Market Development for Disaboom in 2008 and a development officer at the University of Utah Rehabilitation Center for four years since 2003.

She acquired her Degree in Biology from Stanford University in1995.

Connect with Muffy:

• Website Muffy Davis
• LinkedIn @muffy-davis
• Facebook @muffydavis
• Instagram @sunvalleymuffy
• Twitter @MuffyforIdaho

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