Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Mara Hutchinson on embracing life after going blind at 28
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Mara Hutchinson on embracing life after going blind at 28
Mara Hutchinson was diagnosed with a rare eye condition, retinitis pigmentosa, that caused her to go blind at 28. Instead of falling apart, she became a disability advocate and fashion influencer. Mara discusses the grief of accepting her disabilities, how vision loss affects the relationships with her son and husband and the importance of accessibility in public spaces. Plus, Mara chats about modelling in a groundbreaking blind Barbie campaign.
Barbie x Aille Design
https://ailledesign.com/en-ca/pages/barbie-x-aille
Follow the podcast on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/happytoseemepod/
Follow the podcast on Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@happytoseemepod
Follow Erika on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/erika_cas/
Follow Mara on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/atemara/
Please rate, review and subscribe!
Host, creator and executive producer: Erika Casupanan
Brand strategy by Natalie Cunningham
Editing by InHouse Creative
Music by Dylan Mackenzie
Podcast visual design by Amanda McCusker
Photography by Clarence Creates
Brought to you By: The Sonar Network
View all episodes
By The Sonar NetworkMara Hutchinson was diagnosed with a rare eye condition, retinitis pigmentosa, that caused her to go blind at 28. Instead of falling apart, she became a disability advocate and fashion influencer. Mara discusses the grief of accepting her disabilities, how vision loss affects the relationships with her son and husband and the importance of accessibility in public spaces. Plus, Mara chats about modelling in a groundbreaking blind Barbie campaign.
Barbie x Aille Design
https://ailledesign.com/en-ca/pages/barbie-x-aille
Follow the podcast on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/happytoseemepod/
Follow the podcast on Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@happytoseemepod
Follow Erika on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/erika_cas/
Follow Mara on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/atemara/
Please rate, review and subscribe!
Host, creator and executive producer: Erika Casupanan
Brand strategy by Natalie Cunningham
Editing by InHouse Creative
Music by Dylan Mackenzie
Podcast visual design by Amanda McCusker
Photography by Clarence Creates
Brought to you By: The Sonar Network