When we are meeting people for the first time, or equally as they get to know us, curiosity should be encouraged when it comes to our vision loss because by being curious, they are showing a willingness to understand things from our position – it is especially interesting when the person dealing with the sight loss is younger like myself. Let’s get comfortable together and talk about it!

 It’s been over 10 years since my last eye check-up, so it’ll be interesting to note the difference not only in the process, but also the attitude towards individuals with low vision. In today’s episode I’ll touch on my previous experience at the hospital and compare it to this latest examination with a new optician.

 One of the many side-effects of living with diminishing vision is the unconscious clenching of our bodies. We all know that after you’ve run or walked into so many walls, doorways, poles etc. we learn to be a little more cautious. What we also learn is to clench our bodies for that unexpected collision and this can cause ongoing physical issues. Let’s talk about some ways of dealing with that and finding a level of relief.

 When guiding someone with low or no vision the instinct is to take them by the arm and do just that… guide them. Today we’re going to talk about why this method doesn’t work and the best way to help someone with low vision to navigate with your assistance and also how to have that conversation with someone new.

When dealing with sight loss and blindness it is easy to fall into the trap of limiting our world in the same way that society likes to do. In this episode we are going to explore the concept of creating our own realities and not allowing others to diminish our worlds.

When we are dealing with any kind of trauma or loss in our lives it is way too easy to fall into the trap of self-medication by the use and abuse of alcohol rather than facing our issues and dealing with them one at a time. Today we will explore this pitfall and hopefully come up with some strategies in how to work our way through to a healthier approach to good living and happiness.

As we continue to grow and change with our journey through life we Inevitably find ourselves faced with repeated challenges – how we deal with them can make the difference between a bumpy or smooth ride and unless you like living on a roller-coaster, it might be an idea to have some more mindfulness around how to deal with this. Today I’ll talk about one of my current challenges and how I’m translating it to an enhanced life experience

Today we’re exploring the sometimes-tricky world of how to maintain our independence and own sense of security while depending on others for getting about and doing things away from home

Today we’re going to talk about what it means to be colour blind and how it affects daily life. While it can be frustrating at the start as colour acuity fades, there are measures we can take to make this loss, along with the loss of sight itself, a little easier

There’s nothing like not being able to see properly to really appreciate different sound systems. So, in this episode we’re going to talk about great ways of listening to audio using regular devices you can find in most electronic stores that work well with iPhone. The specific items I’ll be concentrating on here are a Sound Bar, Wireless Ear Buds plus any other bright ideas I have along the way!