Brooke is talking with Toby Addison about how he has exploded onto TikTok, and why he wants to use his platform to share his life and educate others
Toby discusses the importance of having a Plan ‘A’ and a plan ‘B’ and why being prepared is the key to avoiding the unnecessary hassle and shares great advice on how to pursue what you really want in life
KEY TAKEAWAYS
My mindset now is about doing everything I can to prepare for situations
Being disabled is a rollercoaster so you will have experienced every emotion and become very emotionally mature
One day you can do something you never thought you could do and be euphoric and on other days can be frustrated with everything
If you have a plan ‘A’ strive for it but always have a plan ‘B’ for backup
It’s a societal issue that disabled people feel they need to keep up
It’s a hard step to admit you are different and that it’s ok
A lot of disabled people are tenacious because they go through so much and face so many challenges
As a blind person it's more about people’s actions, it really f#cks me off when people drag me across the road
There is a lot of stereotyping of people and their disabilities
BEST MOMENTS
‘I’m a tenacious person so I’m always determined to keep going’
‘Making sure you are prepared avoids so much hassle’
‘Make sure Plan ‘B’ is bulletproof because Plan ‘A’ could crumble in front of you very fast’
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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