On September 2, 2001, Angela Rockwood was a successful model preparing to marry her fiancé and soul mate, actor Dustin Nguyen. One day later, a car accident made her a quadriplegic, paralyzed from the neck down. Now she's one of the four inspiring stars of the new Sundance Channel reality show "Push Girls," which aims to show how four fearless, wheelchair-using women face life's many challenges. In this interview, Angela reveals the depth of her incredible determination -- and relates crucial life lessons that can help us all.

Between the four of you "Push Girls," you hit on all of the fears that everybody has. You, though, are dealing with financial fear more so than the others -- you recently got separated from your husband, Dustin, and you lost your home health care….

It’s really crazy. I have this show with my girlfriends, this beautiful platform to basically educate the masses...