Host Annette Hines opens the episode with an overview of the "Health and Hospital Corporation v. Talevski" U.S. Supreme Court Case and the impact the case may have on the ability of people who depend on public benefit initiatives funded by state and federal agencies be able to sue states when their civil rights are violated. She also notes the recent gains the disability community is making in combating institutional bias in health care and housing.

Preparing for the holiday season is the primary focus for the episode. Hines provides tips to emotionally manage this stressful and perhaps sorrowful time that her family uses to keep the memory alive of her daughter Elizabeth who passed away in 2013. In her classically transparent and warm fashion, Hines shares her anxiety of anticipating the holiday season and the trigger questions people might ask her. Her honesty about these feelings that many of you may experience help normalize the struggle we may feel to either withdraw or blow up at people. Plus, one of these tips might make the holidays more manageable for you!

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