Sandie talks with Brooke about why she’s such a proud disabled human being and why disability brings a unique spectrum of colour to the world and prevents humanity from stagnatingShe discusses how her disability has made her stronger and helped her to reflect and move forward on a journey of growth, and exploration to be the person she wants to beSandie and Brooke also talk about why it's so important that fashion representation includes all ages and sizes so that everyone is seen and heard, listen in and hear more
KEY TAKEAWAYS
I was able to look at what my worth really was and begin the journey to being the person I wanted to be
The positive response from other people set me on the path to being a brand ambassador and modelling
My age is a hard age for any woman to be. As a sexual being, it's hugely important for me to be able to express myself
Mid-life, mid-size disability is really underrepresented
You are always the best person for your ideas, you have a unique perspective that is your alone
I’m grateful for my disability it’s made me a better person, more empathetic, and kinder and it has forced me to grow and reflect on the areas about myself that I wanted to change
I much prefer the person I am now and it’s made me hungry for more growth and exploration
People will say things but you need always to remember that you are the expert on your body
Being disabled brings so much to our lived experiences, it's unique in bringing a spectrum of colour to the world disability stops humanity from stagnating
BEST MOMENTS
‘I made a decision to love myself’
‘We want to feel stylish, we want to feel sexy, we want to feel relevant we want to be seen and heard
‘I’m grateful for my disability making me look at myself’
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Disabled & Proud Podcast
ABOUT THE HOST
Disabled and Proud is the show that brings listeners a different perspective on disability. Each week this podcast highlights an awesome disabled guest speaking about their own disability; why they are proud to be disabled and why they are proud to be themselves.
The conversations in this show will look at what challenges these amazing people face socially, mentally, physically and life in general. This show is raw, open, honest, funny, welcoming and educational.
Disabled & Proud does exactly what it says on the tin! And whilst we are creating this space for disabled people to be unashamedly themselves, without need to conform to society, this is also not about toxic positivity. This show will be shining a big, bright light on disability without it being “Paralympic or pity”.
As you will hear disability is WHOLE, COMPLETE & PERFECT and whilst the topic of disability can be quite heavy - and we definitely don't shy away from the bad days - this podcast is also about having fun too! Our aim is to play a part in reclaiming the word disability - turning it from inadequacy to perfection!
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