The 'P.U.S.H' Project

'Take every situation, everything you go through in life, step by step'
- Ruby Segura
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Hey 'P.U.S.H' Project PodCast Family! :)

Please welcome Ruby Segura of Houston, Texas, USA to Episode 34, Season 2, of the PodCast.

Ruby & Danny talk about becoming fast friends through the power of Social Media.

Ruby talks about her biggest dream and/or goal of finding her place in the world, and what that would look like for her. She shares a bit about her connection to her family, and how important family is to her.

In this conversation, Ruby talks about some of her passions, and hobbies, like learning new things, caring about others, animals, and nature, as well as some of the strategies that she uses to mitigate stress in her life.

She talks about some of her biggest accomplishments, and challenges, being 'ADULTING', how her mom inspires her, and some of the characteristics that she values, and admires most, about her mom.

SHOUT OUT to all of the MOMS

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Ruby shares a bit about how she works through her anxiety, and nerves, to do things like coming on the PodCast, and why the sense of Community that the PodCast is creating is something that she wants to be a part of

You're energy is magnetic Ruby, and we're so grateful to be able to have you part of this Community!
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'Just get out and do it'
- Dan Riordan
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Hey 'P.U.S.H' Project PodCast Family! :)

Please welcome Dan Riordan of Kildare, Ireland to Episode 33, of Season 2 of the PodCast.

This is a conversation of the 'Daniels' (Dan & Danny).

In this conversation, Dan talks about his love for Coffee, and how he drinks way too much of it. :)

He shares a bit about how he loves to read, and will often read as a way of winding down at the end of the day, as well as his passion, and abilities, in Wheelchair Basketball, and how he's been getting back into it after and injury took him out of the game years ago.

Dan talks a bit about how being involved in sport, like Wheelchair Basketball, helped him foster belief, and confidence, in himself, and how life skills like teamwork, and speaking up for yourself, are so important, in general, and specifically as a human who lives with Spina Bifida/Hydrocephalus, and he shares a bit about his admiration for people who step outside of their Comfort Zone, and what stepping outside of the 'Comfort Zone' looks like for him.

Dan also shares about some of his Dreams, Goals, and Aspirations about owning a home someday!

Can't wait to sit down for a cup of coffee with you someday, somewhere in the world Dan!
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'I don't want to change the world. I can't do that. I just want to help one or two people feel less alone'
- Amelie Worbis
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Hey 'P.U.S.H' Project PodCast Family! :)

Please welcome Amelie Worbis, of Bavaria, Germany, to Episode 32, of Season 2 of the PodCast.

The power of music, and art, runs through Amelies veins, and influences her life in so many different ways.

In this conversation Amelie talks about living in a small town, her passion for playing piano, and music, her favourite artist, Ed Sheeran, and her emotional connection to music.

She also shares some stories, and experiences, to how music has been at the core of her journey through healing.

Amelie also talks about some of the ways that she's expanded her creative endeavours throughout the Pandemic.

We also talk about Amelies success, and challenges, through Education, and how the use of technology, throughout the course of the Pandemic, has opened up more accessibility for a lot of people.

Amelie also talks about her dream of living her independently, and why she wants to work as a Social Worker to be able to use her knowledge, and lived experiences, to be there for people to make them feel less alone.

Thank you so much Amelie for your vulnerability, thoughtfulness, honesty, and music :).

You're the best! 
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'You want to be able to let people know who the real you is'
- Alex Lupole
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Hey P.U.S.H Project PodCast Family! :)

Please welcome the Social Butterfly, Alex Lupole of Fayetteville, New York, USA, to Episode 31, of Season 2 of The 'P.U.S.H' Project PodCast.

In this conversation, Alex shares about his relationship with Jason, how they met, when they got engaged, and the HUGE love, and adoration, that Alex has for his, now, husband, Jason, and why he is such a huge Inspiration to him.

Alex talks about some of the similarities that they share, as well as the Company Jason started, that Alex is now a Co-Owner of.

He talks about identifying with the LGBTQ+ Community, when he came out, and some of the work that they're trying to expand into with the Company to amplify the voice of the LGBTQ+ Community.

In this conversation, we talk cooking, and Alexs' love for food, and what his favourite thing to cook is.

Jason & Danny discuss some of the Intersectionality of Jasons Identity, as a person within our Community who identifies with the LGBTQ+, as well as living with Hydrocephalus, ADHD, as well as Autism, and talks about some of the Barriers, and Accomplishments that he's experienced.

Lastly, Alex shares about his ability to put a smile on peoples faces through his ability to connect with people through being social, putting himself out there, and open himself up to other people.
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'What you do, and what you make, can affect other people'
- Linnea Bertlin
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Hey P.U.S.H Project PodCast Family! :)

Please welcome Linnea Bertlin, of Sweden, to Episode 30, of Season 2 of The 'P.U.S.H' Project PodCast.

In this Episode, Linnea shares about her passion for 'Arts & Activism'.
She talks about her journey through discovering the Artist inside of her, and talks about the relevance of Art in her process of healing, growth, and development.

Linnea discusses some of her perspective on the role that Art plays in creating positive change in people, community, and the world, as well as how it has played a role in helping her be, and feel, more confident.

She talks about the importance of young people having the ability to express themselves, and be creative, from a young age, and talks about her passion for Representation, and our Community taking up more space in important spaces, as well as some of the ways that she things people can work to create more space.

Linnea, you're incredible, and we can't wait to continue to collaborate, and create alongside you, using music & art to empower our SB&H Community around the world! 
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'If you don't try, you'll never know. Take the risk'
- Mpange Chansa
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Hey P.U.S.H Project PodCast Family! :)

Please welcome Mpange Chansa, from Zambia Africa, to the OFFICIAL start, and Episode 29, of Season 2 of The 'P.U.S.H' Project PodCast.

In this Episode, we talk about Mpange about his musical abilities as a Singer/Songwriter, as well as his profession as a Medical Assistant.

Mpange talks about the special message in each of the songs that he writes, as they come from the heart, they're a piece and part, and an extension, to who he is a human being.

Mpange shares about WHY music is so important in his life, and talks a little bit about how music is so much a part of who he is, that he breaks out singing at any time, anywhere, and talks about his dream of someday recording one of his songs or a CD.

He talks about going into Medicine, and being in the medical field, and shares about his realization as a young person that he wanted to help people through medicine.

Mpange shares some of his challenges in getting through Medical School, and needing to create studying mechanisms, and strategies, that would allow him to remember things, as well as put in a lot of extra time in order to learn everything that he needed to learn.

One of his strategies, having a photographic memory, was visualization, and creating specific mental pictures to help him remember.

He also tried lots of different things like figuring out if he should study before he went to sleep, or when he wakes up, or if he should study alone, or with a group of people.

He expresses how challenging it was, but what a HUGE accomplishment it has been.
Mpange talks about how hard work is one of the biggest reasons that he's been able to graduate, and be successful in becoming a Medical Assistant.
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Hey 'P.U.S.H' Family, and welcome to the final Episode of Season 1 of the 'P.U.S.H' Project PodCast.
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We're so excited to wrap up the Season with a replay of The 'P.U.S.H' LiveStream 2021 (Audio Only), that was a Collaboration of so many different people within our SB&H Community from around the world.

We hope you enjoy listening, and we can't wait to start back with Season 2 this coming January 2022.

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Hey A Song, A City friends!

Todays PodCast Episode is a very Special Episode with Ewa AKA. The Rolling Diva of Stockholm, Sweden who is also a board member of an incredible Organization known as RBU Stockholm

This years, first ever, P.U.S.H LiveStream 2021 is so grateful to be able to have a ton of Local, and Global, support in helping us bring our vision to life, and on this Episode of the PUSH Project PodCast, we sit down with the Diva to  talk a bit about RBU Stockholm, who they are, what they do, why she wanted to become a board member of RBU, as well as her personal involvement in the Livestream, and what that process has looked liked like.

Don't forget to join us on October 25th for the first ever 'P.U.S.H' Livestream, as it goes live around the world at 12pm EST, 6pm CET, 9am PST, 7pm EAT, and 12am CST

The P.U.S.H Livestream 2021
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'Sometimes failure is something that can be the best thing ever'
- Marcus Ward
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Hey P.U.S.H Project PodCast Family! :)

Please welcome Marcus Ward, of Letterkenny, Ireland to Episode 26 of the PodCast.

We talk about a number of different things, including Marcus' passion for Disability Rights, Employment Rights in particular, where, and how, began developing his passion for Disability Rights, through a week long trip to Lisbon, Portugal where he took part in learning about the different International, and European, Laws around Disability and, through that experience beginning to learn about so many of the barriers, and obstacles, that people within our Community, and the Community of Disability, face everyday.

He shares about his own personal experience towards struggling to find a job, and how those personal experiences are a huge part of the fabric to the work he is doing today to advocate for Employment Rights for our SB&H Community in Ireland.

Discussing Disability Rights, and Global Issues, we get into the topic of Climate Change, and talk about how it's a Disability Issue, as well as how so many of the Global Issues are so interconnected.

Marcus talks about his Education, and why his University degree was such big accomplishment, getting a degree online, and becoming Bilingual in both Spanish & French, as well as his dream of living in another country, and some of the different projects that he's been involved in through IF International, and his work as the Chairperson of the IF International Youth Group.

So great to know you Marcus!

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'Don't Panic. It's gonna be a beautiful journey'
- Ginger O'Dwyer Of MySBC

Hey 'P.U.S.H' Community! :)
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We're so incredibly excited to introduce the first ever 'ALLIES' Episode of the PUSH Project PodCast.

'ALLIES' are friends to our SB&H Community who don't identify as living with Spina Bifida/Hydrocephalus but have, through their experiences, committed their life to putting in the work to raise the voice of our SB&H Community.

On this first Episode, we're so, so incredibly excited to welcome GINGER O'DWYER from Kansas City, Kansas, USA.

Her daughter, Emily, was born with Spina Bifida, and she's the Founder of My Spina Bifida Community (MySBC) as well as the Creator of 'The National Playdate'.

Among all the things she does, listen in to learn a bit about how much Ginger has learned through her daughter, and our Community of SB&H, as well as her passion to support other parents who are learning about their kids diagnosis, and hearing the words SPINA BIFIDA or HYDROCEPHALUS for the first time.

You can find MySBC online, or follow the link below to get involved/attend this years National Playdate in Kansas City!

Join us in Kansas City on Saturday October 23rd for our third annual National Playdate.  Meet other families living with spina bifida to have some fun, food and friendship!

Register below or on our MySBC FB page!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-national-playdate-tickets-176588740677

Love ya Ginger!
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