1) Episode Summary 

In this lively and deeply honest episode of The Blind Chick, Penn and Moses Street welcome back world traveler, healer, and future travel coach Orly Corcos for a conversation that moves from hilarious beach banter to profound reflections on healing, courage, and self-discovery. 

Orly shares her background as the only Canadian-born member of her Moroccan and Israeli family, her move to Fort Lauderdale, and her lifelong love of travel. What begins with humor quickly turns into a powerful testimony as she opens up about chronic pain, long-term prescribed narcotic use, ICU scares, and the holistic healing journey that changed her life. She explains how travel became more than a getaway—it became a tool for emotional, physical, and spiritual restoration. 

The conversation explores how Orly used retreats, holistic health practices, plant medicine, and adventurous travel experiences to reclaim her identity and rebuild her life. She speaks candidly about fear, surrender, inner healing, and the difficult but necessary decisions that followed—including leaving her marriage, stepping away from corporate life, and choosing a new path rooted in truth and freedom. 

Penn, Moses, and Orly also talk about food as healing, the difference between merely seeing and truly experiencing, and the unique confidence that can come from traveling as a blind woman. Orly shares stories of skydiving, solo travel to Bali and Thailand, walking the Camino with her guide dog, and preparing for an upcoming trip to the Galápagos through accessible travel company Travelize. 

This episode is funny, freeing, and full of wisdom. At its heart, it is a reminder that our greatest limitations are often not physical, but internal—and that courage, healing, and joy are still available when we decide to move forward anyway. 

2) Contact Info 

Guest / Featured Contact
 Orly Corcos
 Facebook: Orly Corcos
 Facebook / Instagram: The Blind Chef 

Aftersight Contact
 Email: [email protected]
 Phone: (720) 712-8856
 Website: Aftersight.org 

Producer
 Jonathan Price
 Podcast and Program Producer, Aftersight
 Email: [email protected] 

3) Show Credits 

Show: The Blind Chick
Hosts: Penn Street and Moses Street
Guest: Orly Corcos
Producer: Jonathan Price
Organization: Aftersight 

4) Chapter Markers 

00:00 – Penn and Moses open with humor and travel banter
02:00 – Welcoming Orly Corcos back to The Blind Chick
03:12 – Orly shares her family background and move to Florida
06:44 – Blind Travel Summit, Waymo, and autonomous travel freedom
11:16 – Why Penn and Moses wanted Orly back for a full episode
12:54 – Travel as healing, expansion, and personal restoration
14:52 – Orly opens up about chronic pain and narcotic dependence
17:46 – Her first holistic healing retreat and the turning point
20:17 – Doctors, blindness, and being underestimated
23:38 – Skydiving, fear, and learning to trust herself
27:11 – Experiencing beauty beyond eyesight
30:23 – Penn asks about ayahuasca and deep healing work
34:02 – Safety, vulnerability, and navigating healing as a blind woman
36:18 – What Orly gained most from the experience
41:49 – Divorce, freedom, memoir writing, and becoming a travel coach
43:53 – Food as healing and Orly’s love of cooking
49:24 – Solo travel, Bali, Thailand, and traveling without fear
52:20 – The Camino, guide dogs, and accessibility abroad
53:05 – What’s next: the Galápagos with Travelize
56:09 – Orly’s message to anyone afraid to try something new
57:41 – How to follow Orly and stay connected
58:58 – Closing jokes, gratitude, listener feedback, and final encouragement