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Hello, My Darlings...Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and NASA | Leandra StanleyLeandra, is a self-proclaimed work in progress who has turned her passion for advocacy and building relationships into a career in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. With a foundational background in Human Resources and then many years of growing within and managing a Data Operations team, she stepped into an inaugural Director of Diversity & Inclusion role at her organization in February 2022. Her responsibilities span across many departments, including reviewing policies, supporting a global employee resource group program, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to work toward inclusivity for every body. When Leandra isn't writing and engaging on social...2023-12-0355 minHello, My Darlings...Margo & You, a Children’s Book for Disability Representation | Megan CraftMegan is a Speech-language Pathologist turned author to help better represent the students she works with. During her career, she often heard parents of her students express that their kids love reading, but they could hardly find characters that look like them. Megan made it a personal mission to change this! The now author has a book out called Margo & You, and she will soon have 2 others launched soon with one being a Christmas special. WIth her books, she hopes to bring joy and confidence to kids with disabilities and one day have her books become a kids television...2023-11-2639 minHello, My Darlings...Getting Paid as a Disabled Content Creator | Ashley McFaulAshley McFaul is a disabled content creator/makeup influencer who loves to share their life living with Arthrogryposis on TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. Their talents have been featured by Maybelline, The New York Times and TLC. Ashley lives in Houston TX with their wife, and their wife’s partner. But if you’re looking for Ashley they’re probably at a Stevie Nicks concert. 2023-11-1348 min
The Life Shift: Real Stories of Life-Altering MomentsBreaking Boundaries: Defying Expectations with Strength and Resilience | Yehee SonIn this episode of The Life Shift Podcast, the guest is Yehee Son, an extraordinary individual who has overcome adversity and achieved remarkable success despite facing discrimination and physical challenges. Yehee shares her personal journey as a person with cerebral palsy, an undocumented immigrant, and her unwavering determination to excel academically. Through her story, she emphasizes the power of resilience, the transformative power of education, and the profound impact of supportive communities.Key Takeaways:Embracing Resilience: Yehee's story is a testament to the incredible power of resilience. Despite being born with cerebral palsy...2023-10-1759 minHello, My Darlings...Genderdivergence, Neurodivergence, Oh My. | Sophie CooperToday’s guest is Sophie Cooper, an e-learning developer and former screenwriter for short films and a part time Trans and Non-Binary consultant on LinkedIn, talking about the stigmatization of gender-divergent and neurodivergent people.2023-10-0332 minHello, My Darlings...Career Changes for Greater Purpose | Carolina (Cuquis) RobledoToday’s guest is Cuquis Robledo, a Cuban-Mexican-American woman with dwarfism who is mental health counselor and EMDR Trained Therapist, a disability advocate and an award winning videographer/documentarian. In this episode, Cuquis talks about her career changes to serve a greater purpose to help others. She graduated with her BA from Duke University in 2017, her Master's of Arts in Interactive Media from Elon University in 2019 and her Master's of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of St. Thomas - Houston in 2022. What makes Cuquis unique though is her perspective and outlook on life as a woman wi...2023-09-0457 minHello, My Darlings...Self-Acceptance with Neurodiversity | Josh LoudermilkToday’s guest is Josh Loudermilk, a member of the Khan Academy team and Khanmigo Evangelist, talking about coming to terms with his neurodiversities as an adult. From being a pastor, doing non-profit work with veterans, and working in entertainment as a writer and actor, Josh has worn many hats! Growing up, he was the “different” kid learning how to live and thrive with ADHD, PTSD, and generative anxiety disorder. Now, he’s here on Hello, My Darlings podcast to share his compelling story and successes! You can find Josh host his brand new podcast, Everyone's Story, on Spotify to speak...2023-08-2839 minHello, My Darlings...Introducing Host Yehee Son - Education and Affirmative ActionAn awkward girl with cerebral palsy wanting to change the world one cringe-worthy story at a time. This is how Yehee Son describes herself, but she is so much more. Yehee's stories are far from cringe-worthy.In fact, this new podcast titled Hello, My Darlings is dedicated to telling the stories of and advocating for disabled people, through support and truthful conversations about what it is really like to live as a disabled person. Yehee's honesty about her own disability as well as her advocacy for others is what drives this podcast.Today's topic...2023-08-2126 minHello, My Darlings...Representation in Playwriting with Guest Nicole ZimmererAn awkward girl with cerebral palsy wanting to change the world one cringe-worthy story at a time. This is how Yehee Son describes herself, but she is so much more. Yehee's stories are far from cringe-worthy.In fact, this new podcast titled Hello, My Darlings is dedicated to telling the stories of and advocating for disabled people, through support and truthful conversations about what it is really like to live as a disabled person. Yehee's honesty about her own disability as well as her advocacy for others is what drives this podcast. Today's guest is Nicole...2023-08-2128 min
Breaking the Fourth Wall of Public EducationWhy We Decide to Leave Education: An Interview with Yehee SonWelcome back to another entertaining and insightful episode of Breaking the Fourth Wall of Public Education. On this episode, David and Kevin interview former teacher Yehee Son about why she decided to leave education. Her story of teaching will be familiar to educators everywhere. However, the story Yehee shares about finally attaining her dream job as a teacher, only to find it utterly disapppinting, is certainly more unique and rife with challenges most people never face to get where they want to be. This is certainly one episode you do not want to miss!Yehee Son ...2023-07-3053 min
OFF THE WOK51. Teaching with Cerebral Palsy - Yehee SonBeing a disabled female from an ethnic minority, Yehee Son has most definitely experienced roadblocks in her life. And yet through it all, she's persevered. In today's episode, Yehee tells her life story about growing up in an abusive home, going through high school not knowing whether she would be able to make college due to her status as an alien, and how certain influential people in her life made her want to be the teacher she is today. She talks about the advantages and disadvantages of teaching with cerebral palsy and her reasoning behind starting a TikTok channel...2022-02-211h 28