Description

If you’re disabled and unable to work, the process for obtaining disability benefits (SSDI) is difficult to navigate and many get denied multiple times. Spencer Bishins, attorney and the author of Social Security Disability Revealed: Why it’s so hard to access benefits and what you can do about it, was a decision writer within the Social Security Administration. He shares information about the process of securing benefits, what to know before you apply, and also his perspective on how we can fix this broken system.

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Resources from today’s episode:

• 😭 Spencer’s Website
• 😭 Disability Evaluation - Mental Conditions

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If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please get help immediately. The resources below are for listeners in the US.

• 😭Suicide Prevention Hotline: 988 or 1-800-273-8255, call or text
• 😭Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
• 😭NAMI National Warmlines (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis)
• 😭RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)
• 😭 LBTQIA+ Support: The Trevor Project
• 😭 Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families
• 😭 Mental Health Resources for Black communities
• 😭 Inclusive Therapists
• 😭 Resources for Gun Safety
• 😭 Resources for Reproductive Rights
• 😭 National Eating Disorders Association resources, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link

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Find us on social media! The pod is on IG: @cryinandtryin_pod, Facebook: @cryinandtryinpod, and Twitter: @cryin_tryin_pod. Email us at cryinandtryinpod@gmail.com with episode suggestions, feedback, or anything else you want us to see!

You can find Lexi on IG: @lex_gon_give_it2ya. You can find Spencer on FB @bishinspublishing, IG @bishinspublishing, and on twitter @bishinspub. 

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