John’s Journey

Autism cannot stop Mr. Will Fried from achieving his goals. From receiving the TASH award in 2019 to performing College advocacy work he has done it all and has maintained a positive attitude all through it.

Today we sat down with Carly Sorensen, a spina bifida warrior and heard her story.

Meetra Nahavandi has learned to hurdle over the obstacles of Spina Bifida and encourages others to do the same. You can reach Meetra on social media: FB: Meetra Nahavandi IG:@my_beautiful_bifida_life YT: Kiddo and Old Fart

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Spina Bifida has not stopped Ania Flatau from inspiring others to be their true self. Through her exercise teaching called WOD (WORLD OF DANCE) U-Jam, Dance It Out, and other dance formats through wheelchair dancers organization Ania connects with everyone in a personal level whether disabled or not. You can connect with Ania on these platforms: Instagram: Aniaflat87

Facebook: Ania Flatau

FB group: Cat Daddy's n Krew Virtual Fitness with Ania www.wheelchairdancers.org for the Dance It Out classes

In today's episode we discuss discrepancies in the disability community with author Robert Kingett

In today's episode, our new co-host Tylia Flores and myself sat down with cerebral palsy advocate Mick Rosenthal to discuss his work.

Mr. Glen Moore of Winston-Salem North Carolina is a spina bifida crafter who allows his work to take his mind off of the struggles of depression and anxiety and allows him to be as creative as possible. Glenn is a phenomenal man with a heart of gold ready to help others. His main message throughout our interview today is a message of Hope, joy, and happiness.

On today's episode we discuss the SB 1088 bill and other advocacy adventures with Maricopa County, Arizona advocate Jay Dashefsky. Jay was born with Spina Bifida, he has been advocating for over 2 years exclusively, his goals are to roll over the negative stereotypes and stigmas that plague the Spina Bifida community. To learn more about our podcast go to our website: https://woodjohn18941.wixsite.com/a-fight-to-survive and click on the John's Journey podcast tab on the home bar. Like us on Facebook at John's Journey Podcast.

Today we had the opportunity to interview 2 co-workers from the company RespectAbility. Mr. Ben spangenberg who is the National leadership program director, and Miss Tatiana Led who is the Hollywood's Inclusionist. Together we sat down and discussed ways that the disability Community has paved way for those to continue working to their fullest potential. We Aldo include what influenced them to choose the paths that they did

In this episode, we sit down and discuss fitness, fitting in and following our dreams with Cerebral Palsy warrior and fitness instructor Samuel Chang.