In this episode, we chat with Monica Munson, founder of Restorative Healing Haven in South Haven, Michigan. Monica shares her deeply personal journey navigating late-diagnosed PTSD, autism, hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS), POTS, and mast cell activation syndrome. And how those lived experiences shaped her trauma-informed healing practice.

Website: restorativehealinghaven.com

Facebook, Instagram & Threads: @restorativehealinghaven

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Coach Nat, founder of the Queer Gym, America's first LGBTQ+ fitness community, knows that experience firsthand. After over a decade building an inclusive gym in Oakland, she burned out, lost everything, and started over at 40 with $80,000 in debt. In just 18 months, she rebuilt from zero, paying off all her debt, losing 30 pounds, and reaching $30K/month in revenue while finally becoming what she calls a "happy, healthy, wealthy homo."

Nat on Instagram: @thequeergym

https://www.thequeergym.com

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Will Morris (not related), freelance theatrical director and designer with 20+ years in the industry, talks to us about his experiences working in theater. He was also the former Associate Artistic Director at Civic Theater in Allentown, PA. Will tells us about his coming out.

Instagram: @willpaulmorrisdesign

Portfolio: willmorrisdesign.org

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Megan Cauthen, children's book author, speaker, and founder of The Golden Impact, joins us to share her journey growing up with albinism. Megan opens up about facing bullying, colorism, and identity challenges from childhood through adulthood, and how her daughter's request inspired her to write her debut children's book featuring friends, Nellie and Ollie.

Megan on socials: @thegoldenimpact

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Disability advocate, film consultant, and storyteller Maddie Ulman joins Mike and Dory for an in-depth conversation about navigating life with cerebral palsy and diabetes as an adoptee from Hong Kong. Maddie shares her journey from fighting insurance denials for a wheelchair to consulting for Netflix, Warner Brothers, and Disney, including contributing to Wish, which features the first visibly disabled Asian American character.

Instagram: @themaddyullman

Website: www.themaddyullman.com

Documentary: State of Care — @stateofcare on Instagram | matthewnelson.com

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In this episode, hosts Mike and Dory sit down with Julie Swanson, author of the semi-autobiographical middle grade novel North of Tomboy, for an honest, wide-ranging conversation about gender identity, growing up outside the binary, and the healing power of storytelling.

North of Tomboy is available at your favorite online bookstore.

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In this episode, Mike and Dory sit down with Kirsten (they/her), a non-binary mental health advocate, self-love warrior, and digital marketing lecturer based in South Africa. Kirsten shares their deeply personal journey navigating ADHD, bipolar mood disorder, autism, and anxiety, and how late diagnoses, emotional abuse, and unemployment shaped a fierce commitment to accessible mental health tools.

Kirsten Instagram: @kirstenJennaLee

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EPISODE 100!

In this episode of The Othering Podcast, we sit down with Jam Phelps, mixing and mastering engineer, educator, and owner of Denk Studios, to talk about authentic music, the human element AI can never replicate, and why creating safe spaces for marginalized voices in music matters more than ever.

Website: denkstudios.com

Instagram: @denk_studios

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Dom Kelly, founder and CEO of New Disabled South and lifelong disability advocate with Cerebral Palsy, joins Mike and Dory for a wide-ranging conversation on disability justice, racial equity, and collective liberation.

New Disabled South: @NewDisabledSouth

Instagram: @TheTattooJew

Music & writing: domkelly.com

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In this episode of The Othering Podcast, hosts Mike and Dory sit down with Aaron Devries, dad, two-time TEDx speaker, and host of the Inclusive Dad Podcast, to talk about what it really means to advocate for disability inclusion in everyday life.

Podcast: The Inclusive Dad Podcast — available on all major platforms

Social media: @TheInclusiveDad

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Produced by LoudCore Productions | Music by Jordie James (sin) |

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