Battle Harder
The Battle Harder Podcast is for high-performing professionals who are carrying more pressure than they can ignore.
Hosted by Coach Rob, the show explores what happens when discipline, responsibility, and ambition go unchecked — and how to regain clarity, structure, and control before burnout, identity loss, or family damage becomes irreversible.
Each episode features real conversations with leaders, veterans, entrepreneurs, and high performers who have been tested by pressure and understand the cost of staying in the fight too long without restructuring their life.
If you’re driven, exhausted, and know something has to change — this podcast is for you.
New episodes weekly.
Battle Harder
Blind by 18 — How Laura Bratton Rebuilt Her Life Through Grit & Gratitude
Born with full sight and diagnosed at nine years old with a rare degenerative eye disease, Laura Bratton lost nearly all her vision by the end of high school. Panic attacks. Depression. Identity collapse.
But she refused to let blindness define her.
In this powerful conversation, Laura shares how she rebuilt her life through grit, gratitude, community, and the courage to accept a new normal. From losing her vision as a teenager to becoming a professional speaker who helps organizations navigate change, Laura’s story is proof that purpose is still possible — even when life looks nothing like you imagined.
If you're facing transition, uncertainty, or a battle you didn’t choose… this episode is for you.
⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 — Cold Open
00:18 — Who is Laura Bratton
01:20 — Diagnosed at 9: The beginning of vision loss
05:05 — The day she realized she couldn’t see the board
09:12 — Panic attacks, denial, and depression
13:45 — How her parents modeled strength and normalcy
19:10 — Friendships, support, and navigating high school
23:50 — Why community matters for healing
28:40 — Accepting a new normal
33:15 — Receiving her first guide dog
38:20 — College, independence, and majoring in psychology
42:55 — Pursuing a Master of Divinity
47:30 — Faith, spirituality, and emotional healing
51:12 — Living without sight in a sighted world
55:03 — Grit + Gratitude: Her framework for navigating change
59:10 — What she teaches on stage
01:04:22 — Advice for anyone with a disability or major life change
01:09:10 — Laura’s definition of Turning Pain Into Progress
If this episode hit you…
If you’re navigating your own battle and need structure, discipline, and a community that pushes you forward—
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You weren’t built to break.
You were built to rise.
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