What the Ef?!

Being a Teacher With Epilepsy with Charlie Dishman


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Teaching high school is hard. Teaching high school with epilepsy? Next level. Charlie joins Landis to talk about navigating the classroom with epilepsy — including student teaching, when seizures required using a wheelchair. 


They share what it’s taken to advocate for safety at work, why being friends with the school nurse is basically a survival skill, and why explaining epilepsy to new students every year feels a lot like coming out: vulnerable, emotional, and rooted in the hope of being accepted.


Because sometimes the hardest part isn’t the seizures — it’s explaining them, repeatedly, forever.


Be sure to follow the podcast on Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok! @whattheefpodcast


Shout out to the folks who help keep hope alive in the epilepsy community! Thank you sponsors Neurelis & SK life science AND community partners Epilepsy Foundation of America, the Danny Did Foundation, & Epilepsy Alliance America!

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