In this episode, I talked to Chelsea Bear about what it's like to be a disability influencer. Chelsea Bear (@RealChelseaBear) has nearly 500,000 followers across all social media platforms and has had more than 30 Instagram Reels and TikToks reach over 1 million views. She is a content creator, disability advocate, consultant, and motivational speaker. She utilizes social media to share her first-hand experiences of living with Cerebral Palsy. Her content consists of educational, fun, and lighthearted posts that strive to create acceptance and awareness for those with disabilities and beyond. She is passionate about shifting how we collectively speak about disabilities and strives to destigmatize and normalize living with a disability.

In this episode I talk to 22-year-old Madison Russell she is a T-5 in complete paraplegic from a spinal cord injury caused by syringomyelia glutinous she uses a wheelchair full-time and has limited leg movement. We talk about the evolution of her advocacy journey starting with her self advocacy in college as well as the current legislative advocacy that she has been a part of.

In this episode, Rebekah Taussig is back! We talk about disabled parenting and the misconceptions, challenges, and modifications that come with being a disabled parent. As if adjusting to becoming a parent as a disabled person wasn't enough,  Rebekah gave birth to her son in May of 2020, three months into the pandemic. You can follow more of her journey on her Instagram sitting_pretty.

In this episode discuss the creation of her brand. Anna is the founder of The CP Life. She is a young adult living with cerebral palsy. She recently graduated from high school in May of 2020.

She is active member of the Boundless Babe Society, a women-owned group dedicated to empowering women with disabilities.

Meet Hailey: Hailey is a Santa Cruz native and calls both Santa Cruz and Fresno home, spending time with family and friends. Hailey loves soaking up nature and going on adventures. 

Hailey teachers yoga for a virtual yoga studio, Yoga for All Humans (free app) and for The Rollettes Boundless Babe Society.

Hailey has earned the following credentials: 200-hour and 300-hour Teacher Training; Accessible Yoga Teacher Training; Accessible Yoga Ambassador; Yoga Therapist C-IAYT (in training) No mud, no lotus”

Similar to the lotus flower, which blooms in muck, Hailey’s (she/her) yoga journey began with tragedy. At 13 years old, her health rapidly deteriorated due to a rare disease, and Hailey has been fighting for her life ever since. Hailey credits her yoga practice and Buddhism for making her life livable. 

From all the mud, a beautiful lotus arose. As getting sick, injured, and aging is a natural part of life, Hailey strives to bring representation to yoga for all bodies. As Krishnamacharya said, “If you can breathe, you can do yoga.”

This episode focus is on normalizing Relationships where one partner is disabled and the other one is not otherwise known as interabled relationships We talk about how they met and so much more.

Kaylee Blake is is  back to talk about  using  dating  apps as a disabled person and how she found love  on bumble .

In this episode I talked to a fellow CP sister.Samantha Wills,She received her Bachelor’s of Social Work with a minor in Peace & Social Justice from Florida Gulf Coast University in Spring 2020. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in the same subject area at Florida State University. Sam has cerebral palsy and epilepsy. She strive to be as unapologetically herself when it comes to her disability and capabilities. Sam hopes to advocate for people with disabilities throughout my career, regardless of what sector she ends up working in.

In this episode of Living My Best Disabled Life, I talked to a disability activist Colleen Flanagan about her advocacy work and her experiences as a disabled person.

In this episode, I have Holly Aldrich back on the podcast to talk about the importance of having mentors as disabled person how we me met and how our friendship has grown over the last 9 years .