Gabriel Rodreick, whose stage name is Freaque, is a multidisciplinary artist from Minneapolis, MN. He injured his C5 vertebrae in a diving accident at the age of 15 in 2008. He has been living with quadriplegia ever since. Gabriel’s music, dance, poetry, and visual art has been his way of learning how to live in a new body post injury. His dark, dank, and dirty artistic voice tells stories of life blooming in the shadows.

If his last name sounds familiar it's because his father, Matthew, Executive Director of Unite 2 Fight Paralysis, joined me for an episode earlier this year. Gabriel is talented and thoughtful and brave, and he happens to be my guest this week. To find out more about this true Renaissance man, and how to download his music, you can find him on all of the streaming sites and social media (YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, @freaquedom, gabrielrodreick.com).