Sean Stephenson

Sean Clinch Stephenson ( May 5, 1979 - August 28, 2019 ) was an American therapist , self-help author and motivational speaker . Being born with osteogenesis imperfecta , Stephenson was only 91 cm tall, had glass bones and had to use a wheelchair.

Life

When Stephenson was born, doctors quickly recognized the signs of the genetic disease osteogenesis imperfecta, also known colloquially as glass bone disease. Most of his bones were broken at birth. He was taken to Chicago Children's Hospital for intensive care. Doctors warned his parents that he might die soon. He survived, but spent much of his youth in pain and experienced the dwarfism and restricted mobility that are common for people with his type of osteogenesis imperfecta.

Professionally, he worked successfully as a motivational speaker and received up to 30,000 US dollars per appearance. A one-hour documentary about Sean Stephenson was broadcast on The Biography Channel in 2009.

On May 14, 2011, Stephenson asked for Mindie Kniss' hand. The couple married on September 14, 2012.

He died on August 28, 2019 during emergency surgery due to a head injury he sustained.

literature

How You (th) Can Succeed !: Transforming Dreams into Reality for Young Adults (2001)
Get Off Your "But": How to End Self-Sabotage and Stand Up for Yourself (2009)

Web links

Sean Stephenson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Sean Stephenson - Official Website
Living at Cause with Sean Stephenson - Motivational Online Video Series

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Sean Stephenson: Get Off Your "But" . Jossey-Bass, San Francisco 2009, p. 1.
↑ Ted Gregory: Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Motivational Speaker Sean Stephenson Uses His Disorder to Inspire Others . In: Chicago Tribune , May 5, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
↑ Oak Brook therapist lives life one way: Big . In: Daily Herald , July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2015
^ Neil Genzlinger: The week ahead | Nov. 15 - Nov. 21 . In: The New York Times , November 15, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2015

personal data
SURNAME	Stephenson, Sean
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Stephenson, Sean Clinch (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American therapist, self-help author, and motivational speaker
DATE OF BIRTH	May 5th 1979
DATE OF DEATH	August 28, 2019

[butpg1-1] A ^b Sean Stephenson: Get Off Your "But" . Jossey-Bass, San Francisco 2009, p. 1.

[tribuneprofile-2] Ted Gregory: Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Motivational Speaker Sean Stephenson Uses His Disorder to Inspire Others . In: Chicago Tribune , May 5, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2015.

[3] Oak Brook therapist lives life one way: Big . In: Daily Herald , July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2015

[4] Neil Genzlinger: The week ahead | Nov. 15 - Nov. 21 . In: The New York Times , November 15, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2015