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In this episode, I am joined by Tracy Coval, a T7 incomplete paraplegic, who shares her remarkable journey of transforming chronic pain and disability into power through creative arts. Tracy discusses the healing power of creative expression, the impact of art therapy, and her insightful book, "An Untethered Truth, A Medical Journey'. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lmbdl/message

In this episode, Bre, a social work student with osteogenesis imperfecta, shares how her disability has shaped her perspective on life and her career path. She talks about the positive impact of her service dog, from assisting with daily tasks to providing emotional support. Brie discusses navigating professional environments, dealing with misconceptions, and advocating for accessibility. She emphasizes the importance of empathy and inclusivity and shares her journey of advocacy work within the disability community. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lmbdl/message

Tiffany Pervis, a resilient community organizer and political consultant, shares her journey in this podcast episode. While navigating life with cerebral palsy, blindness, and other health conditions, Tiffany has actively contributed to political campaigns at both municipal and state levels for the past 6 years. Drawing on her experience as a District Aide for the Florida House of Representatives, Tiffany holds two Bachelor's degrees in International Affairs and Sociology, along with an Associates degree. She reflects on her work and achievements. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lmbdl/message

Joseph Kibler, an actor, writer, and content creator, joins me on the show to discuss his creative journey, growing up with a disability. and HIV, his success on TikTok with humorous yet relatable content poking fun at the challenges of being disabled, as well as his past and future projects. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lmbdl/message

Courtney Gabrus has a rare form of muscular dystrophy and survived a stroke at 22; she is on a journey to entrepreneurship. Her all-inclusive coloring books break boundaries and bring joy to many. Courtney's story is a testament to resilience and inclusivity, proving that passion and determination know no bounds. In this episode, Courtney and I discuss her disability advocacy journey and how it led her to create inclusive coloring books and start her live podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lmbdl/message

Talented novelist Claire Forrest joins me to share her experience writing her young adult novel, Where You See Yourself, where draws from her experience as a wheelchair user with cerebral palsy. She also shares advice for fellow disabled writers, To learn more about Claire, visit her on Instagram and TikTok at @claire4est or check out her other work on claireforrest.com⁠    --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lmbdl/message

Haliey Kinter is back to share life/health updates and how she she has stayed positive through her two most recent life changing surgeries Hailey Kinter, a vibrant 28-year-old yoga teacher who embraces life to the fullest, even while using a wheelchair. Despite being misdiagnosed, Hailey maintains a positive outlook and believes that getting sick, injured, and aging are natural parts of life. Her sincere dedication to making yoga accessible to everyone is evident in her classes and free content available on her website and Instagram. If you're interested in following Hailey's inspiring recovery journey, be sure to check out her YouTube channel as well. To take Yoga Classes with Hailey, go to www.yogaforallhumans.com For more free yoga content, check out her Instagram @DisabledYogi Check out the BLOG, https://disabledyogi.blogspot.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lmbdl/message

In this episode, author Christa Carius shares her story of resilience and survival.  She is the author of two books. Christa Carius's life is a product of the trauma she experienced from age 18. Young Christa just graduated high school and met a man during this time. She hoped she would be her soul mate. In spite of her clean moral compass and character, time progressed, and she eventually found herself a victim of sex trafficking. A motorcycle accident led to her breaking her spine, which compounded years of sexual assault and abuse by her boyfriend and other men.   The doctors predicted Christa would live a miserable life with quadriplegia, but she seized the moment and strategically changed the the course of her life.  she’s now a special education teacher, a loving wife, and a mom of four.   In both books, she shares the wisdom she has gained from her life experiences with those who have experienced catastrophic trauma act as guides for other lost souls. Turning Adversity into Glitter Turning Adversity into Glitter: Cairus, Christa: 9798648761278: Amazon.com: Books Beautiful Survivor: Escaping the Statistics Beautiful Survivor: Escaping the Statistics: Cairus, Christa: 9781652856016: Amazon.com: Books --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lmbdl/message

During a recent conversation with content creator, and YouTuber Emily Bottnick, we explored the relationship between aging and Cerebral Palsy. Our conversation centered around the lack of resources for individuals with cerebral palsy past age 18 to 21 depending on the hospital. We talked about we talked about the evolution of the treatments we received. the treatments we received. As well as a lack of focus on adults with CP. You can follow Emily on Instagram and YouTube at Emily's Life on Wheels. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lmbdl/message

In this episode, I talked to siblings Derek and Jenna, Co-creators of Baker Banter. They use their platform to normalize Derek's life with Down syndrome and document all the opportunities given to them while spreading awareness of Down syndrome and the disability community. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lmbdl/message

In this episode, I talked to Morgan who is working as a speech, therapist assistant, as she works towards receiving her masters in speech and language pathology. In this episode, we talk about advocating for yourself, and covering your own path as a disabled person. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lmbdl/message

In this episode, I talk to Sydni about how she lives her life to the fullest with the progressive neuromuscular disease. Sydni Dupre is a 23-year-old with a rare, progressive neuromuscular disorder called Friedreich's Ataxia (FA). She a full time wheelchair user but I never let my disability hold her back. She is content creator & influencer documenting her unique and fun-loving life with FA. She is also is the CEO of her own business, doing social media management, production, and modeling. Living her shortened life to the fullest! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lmbdl/message