In this episode of Adventures in Adversity, I had the honor of sitting down with Nisha Batra—a brilliant early childhood educator and fierce advocate for people with disabilities.

Nisha opens up about her experience living with a nonverbal learning disability and how it’s shaped her purpose: helping children understand the beauty of difference.

Our conversation moved through some powerful terrain—from how we can teach inclusion early, to why it’s critical that we stop waiting for disability to enter the room before we talk about it.

We unpacked the quiet weight of invisible disabilities and the importance of creating space for those stories to breathe.

Nisha reminds us that compassion isn’t just a virtue—it’s a strategy for social change. And that storytelling, when done with truth and vulnerability, can be one of the most powerful tools for advocacy.

This episode is a tribute to that truth—and to the idea that being different isn’t something to overcome, but something to honor.

Follow Nisha on Instagram - @theswantransformation

Additional resources:

⁠Inclusive Canada ⁠

People for Education Canada

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