Charlie is with Brooke talking about his journey and  why wearing his heart on his sleeve is key to being able to help others

He discusses his approach to life and why getting to know people and having a chat is such an important aspect of life and shares some of the amazing experiences and opportunities he has had so far in his life

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• My podcast is about open and honest conversations and breaking down stereotypes
• All disabled voices should be heard and valued
• Disabled people often share similar traits – a dark sense of humour, chaotic energy and hot-headed and really fun, I don’t know a disabled person who isn’t fun
• It’s about finding the right circle, focus on who’s around you because they are the people who are supporting and helping you
• Being an open book means I can always put people at ease
• I always think the more people know about me the more it means we can talk about the things that really matter
• The more you know about me the more comfortable you are going to be about me and the more we can talk about proper stuff
• People only know the things they are exposed to, you can help others from your experiences so use it to show them the way forward

BEST MOMENTS

‘Surround yourself with people who love you for who you are’

My favourite thing to do is to use my approachability to help others’

‘I can settle others down because I can relate to them’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Disabled & Proud Podcast

ABOUT THE HOST

Disabled and Proud is the show that brings listeners a different perspective on disability. Each week this podcast highlights an awesome disabled guest speaking about their own disability; why they are proud to be disabled and why they are proud to be themselves. 

The conversations in this show will look at what challenges these amazing people face socially, mentally, physically and life in general. This show is raw, open, honest, funny, welcoming and educational. 

Disabled & Proud does exactly what it says on the tin! And whilst we are creating this space for disabled people to be unashamedly themselves, without need to conform to society, this is also not about toxic positivity. This show will be shining a big, bright light on disability without it being “Paralympic or pity”. 

As you will hear disability is WHOLE, COMPLETE & PERFECT and whilst the topic of disability can be quite heavy - and we definitely don't shy away from the bad days - this podcast is also about having fun too! Our aim is to play a part in reclaiming the word disability - turning it from inadequacy to perfection!

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