Meet Jay Waddell
Re-Written Summit MAY 2, 2026 Speaker
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Meet Jay Waddell
Re-Written Summit MAY 2, 2026 Speaker
About Jay Waddell
Jay Waddell writes and curates stories of people who have faced life-altering adversity and found ways to move forward.
A former business executive and university professor, his own path was disrupted by a catastrophic stroke, years of heart failure, and a heart transplant. During his challenging recovery, he became fascinated by “positive outliers” — people who rebuilt their lives despite overwhelming setbacks.
That curiosity led him to collect and publish powerful lived-experience narratives, including his book, Voices from the Heart: A Collection of Inspiring Heart Transplant Stories.
His current book project focuses on what he calls “flipping forward” — the small, often quiet shifts that help people move from stuck to forward again.
Jay also offers life coaching for a limited number of coaching clients navigating major life transitions, identity disruption, and recovery after trauma or adversity.
Flipping Forward When Life Derails
ABOUT JAY WADDELL'S TALK
What do people actually do after life blindsides them?
Not the polished version. Not the motivational version. The real version — when they’re stuck, uncertain, and unsure how to move forward.
In this talk, Jay Waddell introduces the concept of “flipping forward” — the small, often quiet shifts that begin to change direction after adversity or trauma.
Drawing from his own journey through stroke recovery, heart failure, and heart transplant — along with stories he has collected from others navigating profound disruption — he explores how forward movement rarely starts with bold decisions. It often begins with something much smaller.
This session is for anyone who has been brought to their knees by life and felt stuck.
You’ll hear how real people moved forward after illness, loss, and identity-shifting events — not through formulas or advice, but through messy, relatable steps Jay calls “micro-flips.”
You’ll gain a new lens for understanding your own stuck moments, language for recognizing forward movement, and the reassurance that meaningful progress often starts quietly. And if you’re lucky, you might leave inspired to become a “serial flipper.”
Sometimes the most powerful way forward is seeing how someone else took the first step.
What You’ll Walk Away With
Forward movement often starts very small.
Healing rarely looks neat or linear.
Small shifts can change your direction.
Exclusive Gift for Participants
Flip Forward – One-on-One Coaching Conversation
Jay Waddell’s gift is a focused 30-minute Flip Coaching session built around one powerful question: What’s your next forward move?
In this one-on-one conversation, Jay will help you look at where you feel stuck, clarify your personal flip point, and identify realistic micro-flips that can create momentum without overwhelm. This session is designed to help you move out of indecision and into practical, grounded action that feels doable and aligned.
This gift is ideal for anyone who knows they are ready for movement but needs clarity, direction, and a simple next step that can help shift things forward.
Value: $250
This gift is included with your Re-Written Summit ticket.
With your ticket purchase, you will receive access to this gift plus 23 additional speaker gifts, along with full access to the Re-Written Summit experience — whether you join us LIVE or watch ON DEMAND.
You do not have to attend the entire event live to receive the value. Your ticket gives you access to the stories, conversations, resources, and gifts designed to support you as you re-frame your story and step into what comes next.
#Trauma and Recovery #Resilience and Healing #Life After Adversity
#Personal Transformation #Mindset and Growth
Jay's Book
Connect With Jay Waddell
About Jay Waddell
Jay Waddell writes and curates stories of people who have faced life-altering adversity and found ways to move forward.
A former business executive and university professor, his own path was disrupted by a catastrophic stroke, years of heart failure, and a heart transplant. During his challenging recovery, he became fascinated by “positive outliers” — people who rebuilt their lives despite overwhelming setbacks.
That curiosity led him to collect and publish powerful lived-experience narratives, including his book, Voices from the Heart: A Collection of Inspiring Heart Transplant Stories.
His current book project focuses on what he calls “flipping forward” — the small, often quiet shifts that help people move from stuck to forward again.
Jay also offers life coaching for a limited number of coaching clients navigating major life transitions, identity disruption, and recovery after trauma or adversity.
Connect With Jay Waddell
Jay's Book
Flipping Forward When Life Derails
ABOUT JAY WADDELL'S TALK
What do people actually do after life blindsides them?
Not the polished version. Not the motivational version. The real version — when they’re stuck, uncertain, and unsure how to move forward.
In this talk, Jay Waddell introduces the concept of “flipping forward” — the small, often quiet shifts that begin to change direction after adversity or trauma.
Drawing from his own journey through stroke recovery, heart failure, and heart transplant — along with stories he has collected from others navigating profound disruption — he explores how forward movement rarely starts with bold decisions. It often begins with something much smaller.
This session is for anyone who has been brought to their knees by life and felt stuck.
You’ll hear how real people moved forward after illness, loss, and identity-shifting events — not through formulas or advice, but through messy, relatable steps Jay calls “micro-flips.”
You’ll gain a new lens for understanding your own stuck moments, language for recognizing forward movement, and the reassurance that meaningful progress often starts quietly. And if you’re lucky, you might leave inspired to become a “serial flipper.”
Sometimes the most powerful way forward is seeing how someone else took the first step.
What You’ll Walk Away With
Forward movement often starts very small.
Healing rarely looks neat or linear.
Small shifts can change your direction.
Exclusive Gift for Participants
Flip Forward – One-on-One Coaching Conversation
Jay Waddell’s gift is a focused 30-minute Flip Coaching session built around one powerful question: What’s your next forward move?
In this one-on-one conversation, Jay will help you look at where you feel stuck, clarify your personal flip point, and identify realistic micro-flips that can create momentum without overwhelm. This session is designed to help you move out of indecision and into practical, grounded action that feels doable and aligned.
This gift is ideal for anyone who knows they are ready for movement but needs clarity, direction, and a simple next step that can help shift things forward.
Value: $250
This gift is included with your Re-Written Summit ticket.
With your ticket purchase, you will receive access to this gift plus 23 additional speaker gifts, along with full access to the Re-Written Summit experience — whether you join us LIVE or watch ON DEMAND.
You do not have to attend the entire event live to receive the value. Your ticket gives you access to the stories, conversations, resources, and gifts designed to support you as you re-frame your story and step into what comes next.
#Trauma and Recovery #Resilience and Healing #Life After Adversity
#Personal Transformation #Mindset and Growth
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Spiritual Guidance Reading
Tarot, mediumship, and intuitive insight for clarity and direction
Includes card pulls, messages from Spirit, or mediumship (if it comes through)
Great for clarity, crossroads, or answers
Held over Zoom or voice note — you choose what works best for you.
