The Hard Way With Joe De Sena · Joe De Sena

Born Without Arms, Living Without Limits | Jessica Cox

·18 min·1 clip
Jessica Cox shares how being called 'Captain Hook' as a child taught her to build unshakable self-confidence.
Joe DeSena interviews Jessica Cox, born without arms, who shares her journey of overcoming physical and emotional challenges through resilience and creativity. She discusses adapting with her feet, becoming a pilot and taekwondo black belt, and her project to build an airplane for foot flight, inspiring listeners to reframe limitations.

As heard by us

A blunt conversation about resilience, self worth, and refusing to let limits define the outcome.

Jessica Cox comes through as someone speaking from lived experience, and Joe De Sena's blunt style keeps the exchange sharp. The conversation stays with the hard parts: growing up without arms, being singled out, and learning to treat limits as something to work against instead…

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You want a straight talk about fear, resilience, and what happens when you stop treating limits as final.

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