Jessica talks candidly with Brooke about her experience of being disabled and how she has become a champion for other disabled young people, helping them to understand the importance of asking for help to make sure they can be more of themselves all of the time in any situationThis is a great opportunity to hear an honest and forthright interview with someone who is breaking down the stigmas around disabilityKEY TAKEAWAYS
I had to completely re-navigate what my future looked like
Disability impacts your whole life, you have to wipe the slate clean of your old life
When you are isolated you can get institutionalised in your own space
I’ve become more resilient and value the positive things about myself
We are taught to build shame around disability but speaking out about what you need is crucial
Co-dependency is something everyone has regardless of disability
People feel very entitled to ask invasive questions when you are physically disabled
Sharing my creativity with others creates connections that mean a lot to me
The disabled label isn’t just about having a disability it's attached to history, lobbying and processing
BEST MOMENTS‘I’ve survived stuff that I never thought I would’‘You can be proud to be disabled and f#cking loathe your disability, they are two different things’‘You are still yourself and when you ask for help you can be even more of yourself’VALUABLE RESOURCESDisabled & Proud PodcastABOUT THE HOSTDisabled 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 for 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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