Jessica talks candidly with Brooke about her experience of being disabled and how she has become a champion for other disabled young people, helping them to understand the importance of asking for help to make sure they can be more of themselves all of the time in any situation
This is a great opportunity to hear an honest and forthright interview with someone who is breaking down the stigmas around disability
KEY TAKEAWAYS

• I had to completely re-navigate what my future looked like
• Disability impacts your whole life, you have to wipe the slate clean of your old life
• When you are isolated you can get institutionalised in your own space
• I’ve become more resilient and value the positive things about myself
• We are taught to build shame around disability but speaking out about what you need is crucial
• Co-dependency is something everyone has regardless of disability
• People feel very entitled to ask invasive questions when you are physically disabled
• Sharing my creativity with others creates connections that mean a lot to me
• The disabled label isn’t just about having a disability it's attached to history, lobbying  and processing

BEST MOMENTS
‘I’ve survived stuff that I never thought I would’
‘You can be proud to be disabled and f#cking loathe your disability, they are two different things’
‘You are still yourself and when you ask for help you can be even more of yourself’
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 for 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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