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Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 68, No. 1, January 2025Vol. 68, No. 1 January 2025
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Convention Bulletin 2025
A New Editor’s Introduction
by Chris Danielsen
Our Federation of the Blind and Physician-Assisted Suicide: When Shall We Speak, and What Strategy Shall We Use?
by Nathanael T. Wales
Breaking Barriers: My Journey as a Blind Juror
by Marilyn Green
Leading Courageously with Higher Expectations: Braille, Teacher Preparation, and the Continued Influence of the Organized Blind Movement
by Casey Robertson
Is Mobile Voting our Final Shot at Saving Democracy? Interview with Bradley Tusk and Mark Riccobono
by Gina Healy and Jennifer Woodall
Social Security Disability Insuranc...2025-01-102h 53
Brand LincolnEp 21 Dr. Jessica Jacobson- Jacobson Cosmetic SurgerySend us a textsummaryIn this episode of Brand Lincoln, we welcome Dr. Jessica Jacobson, the first female cosmetic surgeon in Lincoln. They discuss her journey through medical school, the differences between cosmetic and plastic surgery, and the challenges of establishing her own practice. Dr. Jacobson emphasizes the importance of patient education and the personal connections she builds with her clients. The conversation also touches on the unique aspects of running a cosmetic surgery practice, including the balance of aesthetics and ethics, and the community engagement that has helped her...2024-09-2636 min
Community AccessFidelco Guide Dog Client: Quin Howard and his Guide Dog Yuri!Quinn Howard and “Yuri”Quinn Howard has been partnered with his first Fidelco guide dog, “Yuri,” since early 2022. Quinn says, “Being part of my community is important. When Yuri and I are out together, people include me in the conversation.”It was community that led Quinn to Fidelco and sparked his interest in applying for a guide dog. At gatherings of the National Federation of the Blind, Quinn met Fidelco clients Jessica Beecham and James Brown and noticed their interactions with their guide dogs. As a lifelong white cane user, Quinn’s interest grew as he imagined the sense of indep...2023-06-0525 min
Críticas de Cine por Amor DiBóLittle Joe. Jessica Hausner. Crítica de cine. Análisis. ComentariosSinopsis:
Alice es una investigadora en una empresa que busca desarrollar nuevas especies de plantas. Es madre soltera y responsable del diseño de una planta bellísima de gran impacto. Una planta de cinabrio que si se encuentra en las condiciones óptimas, garantiza la felicidad. Un día, Alice decide ir en contra de las normas de su empresa y lleva una planta a Joe, su hijo. Ambos la bautizan como "Little Joe" ("Pequeño Joe"). A medida que crece, Alice comprende que su creación está resultando perturbadora en las personas que le rodean, no parecen ser ellos mismos...2021-01-1114 min
The Underground BrailleroadFitness: The Blind Hit The GymAracely Rosillo and Joshua Olukanni interview Jessica Beecham and Syed Rizbi about their experiences at the gym as blind people.
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The Film ProgrammeJessica Hausner; Portrait of a Lady on FireHer performance in Little Joe won Emily Beecham best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival last year. Also starring Ben Whishaw it is a scifi take on the dangers of genetic engineering in flowers. It's the first film in English for Austrian director Jessica Hausner and she reveals what inspired it and the themes that recur in her films.Continuing our series on how to get a movie made, Pitch to Production, Matthew Sweet explores the tricky business of assigning rights with Clare Israel of film and literary agents David Higham Associates and development consultant Rowan...2020-02-2027 min
The Final Girls: A Horror Film PodcastBONUS • Little Joe (2020) + Interview with Emily BeechamToday, we take a little detour from our series dedicated to exploring witches onscreen to bring you a bonus episode about the new film by director Jessica Hausner, the plant-based sci-fi horror Little Joe. The first part of the episode features broadcaster Rowena Alice (@Rowenaaaaa) to discuss the film and some the themes it touches on. In the second part of the episode you’ll hear our interview with lead actress Emily Beecham, who picked up the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival for her performance in Little Joe. Litt...2020-02-2035 min
Truth & Movies: A Little White Lies PodcastTruth & Movies #141 - Plant-based panic plus Steve Coogan’s false teethGreed is (kinda) good on this week’s Truth & Movies, as Michael Leader, Simran Hans and Matt Thrift sail away with Michael Winterbottom and Steve Coogan for their super-rich satire – just watch out for those false teeth! Also in cinemas is Jessica Hausner’s Little Joe, starring Emily Beecham as a botanist whose latest scientific breakthrough comes with a curious side effect. Continuing the nefarious flora theme in Film Club, we revisit Fran Oz’s 1986 horror-comedy Little Shop of Horrors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-02-2036 min
Popcorn Junkies Movie ReviewsLittle Joe (Some Spoilers)Little Joe is a 2019 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Jessica Hausner. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, Emily Beecham won the award for Best Actress.
Beecham stars as Alice Woodard, a plant breeder and single mother who creates "Little Joe", a plant that gives its caretakers joy.
Emily Beecham as Alice Woodard
Ben Whishaw as Chris
Kerry Fox as Bella
Kit Connor as Joe Woodard
David Wilmot as Karl
Phénix Brossard as Ric
Jas...2020-02-1817 min
One Movie PunchEpisode 663 - "Little Joe" (2019)Hi everyone! It’s Friday, so we’re back with another Fantastic Fest review from Andrew Campbell. Today’s review I thought wasn’t going to make it, and I was getting really frustrated with him, but then someone sent me this awesome houseplant and now it’s fine, and I’m fine, and everything’s fine. You know what else is fine? Andrew’s previous reviews, which include THE POOL (Episode #656), critical darling DOLEMITE IS MY NAME (Episode #649), and ensemble film extraordinaire KNIVES OUT (Episode #652). I wonder who sent this flower? Oh! I guess you’ll want to check out...2019-12-0600 min
Switchblade Sisters‘The Visit’ with ‘Little Joe’ Director Jessica HausnerThis is a truly fascinating and unique episode of Switchblade Sisters. The phenomenal Austrian director Jessica Hausner joins April to talk about M. Night Shyamalan’s The Visit. But unlike any previous episode of Switchblade Sisters, Jessica had never seen The Visit and had to turn it off halfway through because she was too frightened! Nonetheless, this is a deeply insightful conversation that covers her personal philosophy of precise filmmaking, working with child actors, and her new sci-fi film starring Emily Beecham and Ben Whishaw called Little Joe, which won Best Actress for Beecham at the Cannes Film Festival and wa...2019-12-0543 min
Back To OneEmily BeechamEmily Beecham won the best actress award at this year's Cannes Film Festival for her brilliantly nuanced and tightly focused performance in Jessica Hausner's art house science fiction film “Little Joe.” Recently she played The Widow in the AMC series “Into The Badlands,” starred in “Daphne,” and had a memorable supporting role in “Hail Caesar.” In this episode she talks about the importance of connection, avoiding “attractive acting,” Mike Leigh, the strenuousness of intense physical performance, her “Little Joe” hair, and much more!2019-12-0324 min
Certains l'aiment à chaud ! (CLAAC)La Belle époque - Le Mans 66 - J’accuse - J’ai perdu mon corps - Adults in the room - Little JoeDu CLAAC en veux-tu, du CLAAC en voilà ! Après le double épisode sur la Corée, qui vous a privé d'un épisode "classique", on vous condense ces deux dernières semaines de sorties avec un gros programme ! Promis, on revient vite au format habituel, même si la masse de sorties du 20 novembre nous convainc du contraire.
Aujourd'hui, Matt Damon et Christian Bale poursuivent Ferrari à bord de leur Ford GT40 dans Le Mans 66. Une course nostalgique qui inspire à Nicolas Bedos pour le conte des héros d'une autre Belle Époque. Pour leur prochaine aventure, ils devront affronter un...2019-11-161h 24
Film at Lincoln Center Podcast#265 - Martin Scorsese on Hereditary, Joanna Hogg, and Hugo HaasThis week on the Film at Lincoln Center podcast, we preview our upcoming Jessica Hausner retrospective with programmer Dan Sullivan. He discusses the Austrian director's eclectic filmography thus far, which will be presented starting this Friday with a sneak preview of her Cannes winner Little Joe (featuring a Q&A with Hausner and actress Emily Beecham) and continuing through Sunday. See showtimes and get tickets at filmlinc.org/hausner, plus save with 3+ film package.
Then we go to a special conversation with Martin Scorsese. Following the world premiere of The Irishman at the 57th New York Film Festival, the director s...2019-11-0648 min
Radio Superfly Screening RoomScreening Room: Little JoeArthouse-Science-Fiction-Film von Jessica Hausner mit Emily Beecham und Ben Wishaw2019-10-3100 min
Find Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #47 Special Guest Kevin Brousard (USABA)In episode #47 Jessica and Kevan give us an injury update. Kevan is finally injury free! Jessica has started running again, so she will let us know as soon as she picks her next race. Jessica and WE Fit Wellness will be coordinating the National Fitness Challenge in Colorado with USABA. You can check out ... 2018-11-2450 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #45 Special Guest Kim Moceri (Nutrition & Health Coach at Natural Grocers)In episode #45 Jessica and Kevan talk about the 3rd annual NF-Be Healthy Fair at the National Convention of the NFB. They also give an update on Joe Turcotte from episode #43 of Find Your Fit. He will be in Colorado mid week on his way running from Boston to California. Kevan and Jessica congratulate ... 2018-08-0138 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #44 Special Guest Randi Strunk (Triathlete)In episode #44 Jessica and Kevan inform us about the upcoming NF-Be Healthy Fair coming up at the 2018 NFB national convention. Kevan tells us why he is going to Baku, Azerbaijan and how he plans on staying healthy and active while there. Kevan also tells about a company in Australia that is trying to ... 2018-06-0340 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #43 Special Guest Joe Turcotte (6 Million Steps of Gratitude)In episode #43 Jessica and Kevan start with an injury report, this time it’s not Kevan’s! Jess is in a boot from a stress fracture in her foot. Kevan talks some about Blind Hockey. Jessica tells us that USABA will be starting a blind soccer (5 aside soccer) team. The WE Team tried out adapted ... 2018-04-2737 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #42 Special Guest Caroline Gaynor (Triathlete Guide)In episode #42 Jessica and Kevan welcome everyone to another Find Your Fit Episode. Jessica lets us know about how the National Fitness Challenge went his year as it wrapped up. They discuss Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition including a female athlete with a prosthetic leg, as opposed to Vogue UK last year airbrushing able bodied ... 2018-03-1437 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #41 Blind Hockey EditionIn episode #41 Kevan welcomes “Intern Amber” back to Find Your Fit. We get the scoop on what’s happening in her life like the business she just started, which is an affordable health and wellness consulting company. For a low monthly fee you get access to weekly live webinars, coaching, and personal consulting from Amber. ... 2018-01-2544 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #40 Special Guest Mel Scott (Blind Alive & Eyes-Free Fitness)In episode #40 we want to wish everyone a very happy, healthy, and safe holiday season. In this special holiday season episode, we are welcoming back one of our favorite guests, Mel Scott of Blind Alive/Eyes-Free Fitness. Kevan checks on the status of their new Eyes-Free Fitness app. Kevan and Mel also discuss the development ... 2017-12-2214 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #39 Special Guest Karen Kantor (Athlete, Coach, Advocate)Kevan is out on an assignment, so The Genius is filling in for a few minutes. Jessica gives us the Worley injury update. He has sprained his ankle. It is the one-year anniversary of Jessica and Kevan with their guide dogs Prada and Onyx, which they got from Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation. The last race ... 2017-11-2646 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #38 Special Guest Kyle Rector (Computer Science Phd)In episode #38 Kevan talks about the wonderful people he met at the NFB of Iowa state convention. Jessica and Kevan tell us about a trip they took with their friends from Achilles of Pikes Peak up Pikes Peak to Barre Camp. Jessica updates us about the National Fitness Challenge. The last race of the ... 2017-11-0832 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit Episode #37 Special Guest Brandon Stepanowich (Ultra Athlete)In episode #37 Kevan talk about, well, himself. He also tells us about a new product created by a New Zealand company that we are excited about, an inflatable Goalball goal. This will make it significantly easier to help the sport grow. Kevanand Jessica remind everyone that there is still time to contribute to the ... 2017-10-0536 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit Episode #36 Special Guest Anil Lewis (NFB Jernigan Institute)In episode #36 Jessica and Kevan talk about some of the things WE Fit Wellness has been doing over the last month including the NF-Be Healthy Fair, NFB 2017 Youth Slam, and the WE Fit 50. Jessica and Kevan thank the We Fit 50 sponsors: Gold Sponsors: Nikken Wellness National Association of Blind Merchants (NABM) ... 2017-09-2736 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #35 Special Guest Erik Weihenmeyer (No Barriers)In episode #35 Kevan is back. Jess gave a run down of the NFBe Healthy Fair. Jessica thanks our NFBe Healthy Fair Sponsors: Gold Sponsors: Nikken Wellness National Association of Blind Merchants (NABM) AIRA: Visual Interpreter Ski for Light Silver Sponsors: Blind Alive: Eyes Free Fitness National Federation of the Blind of Colorado Sports & ... 2017-09-0849 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #34 NF-Be Healthy Fair Spotlight Nikken Wellness & Ski for LightIn episode #34 we welcome back Kevan Worley from his recovery from a brain surgery. He tells us how the first swim after surgery he bashed his head in the pool for the first time ever! Jess tells us about her upcoming 50-mile race. She tells us some of her favorite parts of training for ... 2017-08-0134 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #33 Special Guest Emily Harvey (Tri-athlete)In episode #33 of Find Your Fit™ Amber and Jessica tell us about their Memorial Day adventure in Boulder, Colorado doing the Bolder Boulder 10K as a part of the National Fitness Challenge. Amber describes it as a 6-mile party and “her kind of race.” Our co-host, Kevan Worley, used AIRA technology during the race ... 2017-07-1927 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #32 Special Guest Erich Manser (Marathoner)(Boston Marathon with AIRA)In Episode 32 of Find Your Fit™ Jessica and Amber open with excitement as usual. Amber shares with us her experience of graduating with her Master’s degree last Friday and tells us about the exciting gift she received on graduation day! Jessica welcomes Amber to the We Fit Wellness team as a full-time employee and ... 2017-05-2429 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #31 Special Guest Ultra-Runner, Jim GumpIn Episode 31 of Find Your Fit, Jessica and Amber interview Jim Gump, an ultra-runner from England who has been running every single day since January 1, 2013 and is doing it in a way to inspire adults, children, and families around the world to get out and get moving. He was inspired by the ... 2017-05-1056 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #30 Special Guest Patrick Standen (Northeast Disabled Athletic Association)In this episode of Find Your Fit we begin by wishing Kevan Worley (our co-host) well as he recovers from surgery. Amber and Jess are excited because Amber will start teaching yoga at a new studio called UpRise Yoga here in Colorado Springs. We love UpRise Yoga because once a month they partner with our ... 2017-04-2732 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #29 Special Round Table EpisodeIn episode #29 of Find Your Fit, each member of the WE Fit Wellness Team, including special guests Joe Shaw and Nijat Worley share with us their latest health and wellness obsessions. Kevan explains the nickname “Genius.” Basically, Genius (who’s real name is Kevin Kovacs) is the brains of the operation, anytime anything goes wrong, ... 2017-04-0732 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #28 Special Guest Sabrina SimmonsIn this episode of Find Your Fit, Kevan and Jessica give us exciting updates on their Plank Challenge journeys. Kevan gives the injury update we have all been waiting for, he is finally injury free, feeling good, and ready to run again! Speaking of running, Jessica, Kevan, and Amber are gearing up for the St. ... 2017-03-1022 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #27 Special Guest Michal Kapral (Joggler)Kevan Worley welcomes Jessica Beecham, Amber Sherrard, and all of you to episode #27 of the Find Your Fit podcast. Jessica begins the program by running in place to get her steps in for the fitness challenge that she and WE Fit Wellness are helping to organize. WE Fit Wellness is partnering with United States ... 2017-02-2535 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #26 Special Guest Joe ShawJessica welcomes Amber Sherrard (Intern Amber) to the WE Fit Wellness Team. Lowly Intern Amber will be interning at WE Fit Wellness for the next several months, so get used to her voice on the Find Your Fit podcast (aren’t all interns lowly?). Amber is a nutritionist and yoga instructor and will be sharing her ... 2017-02-0533 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #25 Special Guest Marc Riccobono (President of the National Federation of the Blind)Find Your Fit™ Episode #25 Special Guest Marc Riccobono (President of the National Federation of the Blind) President of the National Federation of the Blind, Mark Riccobono, joins the Find Your Fit Podcast Team for the first episode of 2017 Jessica and Kevan talk about the upcoming year. Kevan started the year with a 5k ... 2017-01-0546 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #24 Special Holiday EpisodeHappy holidays to all of the Find Your Fit listeners. Jessica and Kevan welcome all listeners, talk about some of the things we discussed in this year’s episodes, and thank all of our sponsors, partners, and supporters. United Association of Blind Athletes (USABA), National Federation of the Blind (NFB), The Colorado Center for the Blind ... 2016-12-2229 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #23 Holiday Episode with Lyn Harwell (Seeds Community Cafe)Jessica and Kevan start out with a guide dog placement update. Kevan gives a blog update. Brooke has contributed a blog about Kambucha Tea. The WE Team welcomes Lyn Harwell to Find Your fit. Lyn is one of the founders of One World Everybody Eats (OWEE), Founder & CEO of Seed’s Community Café, community activist, ... 2016-12-0730 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #22 Special Guest Jason Romero (Ultra Runner)We sincerely hope you will enjoy this episode, share it with others please. Jason Romero’s message is touching, uplifting, powerful, hopeful and joyous. The first visually impaired man to run across America over 3000 miles in 60 days you’ll be inspired by his for guiding principles hope patients consistency and forgiveness learn more about his ... 2016-11-2138 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #21 Special Guest Matt Simpson (USA Men’s Goalball)Kevan and Jessica discuss a technique to eat chocolate (or anything else) without going overboard. Jessica and Kevan have a chat with Rio Paralympic silver medalist, Matt Simpson from the USA Men’s Goalball team. Matt tells us what it was like in Rio and the whole Olympic experience. He walks us through their send off ... 2016-10-2632 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #20 Special Guest Rachel Adams (Lost 2 Found in 90 Days)Jessica & Kevan, of course, updates us all on his ankle injury. Jess doesn’t show much pity for him. Kevan tells how his snacking has changed during the NFL & MLB seasons. Jessica then gives other ideas how to stay active while watching the games. WE thank our sponsors PUSH Beverages & The Colorado Center ... 2016-10-1228 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #19 Special Guest Amber Sherrard (Newest WE Fit Wellness™ & Find Your Fit™ Team Member)Jessica and Kevan welcome Amber Sherrard to the podcast. Amber will also be interning at WE Fit Wellness™ (and Find Your Fit™). She is a registered dietician and a yoga instructor. WE are happy to have Amber on the team. Could you eat the same thing for breakfast for 3 years? Check out what Amber ... 2016-09-2323 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #18 A Listen Not to Miss – Find Your Fit Special Paralympic EpisodeA Listen Not to Miss – Find Your Fit Special Paralympic Episode. From Jessica’s Monumental Pikes Peak Marathon to Rio de Janeiro with guests Mark Lucas (United States Association of Blind Athletes), Matt Simpson (USA Men’s Goalball), and Letticia Martinez (USA Women’s Swimming) Jessica and Kevan have Mark Lucas from United States Association of Blind ... 2016-09-0246 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #17 Special Guest Nijat Worley (Law Student)It’s a family affair – Find Your Fit™ Jessica and Kevan discuss their recent trip to California. They tell us about their beach trips and the importance of R&R. They also experimented with AIRA: Visual Interpreters for the Blind. This is a service in which a blind user wears a pair of Google Glasses and ... 2016-08-1520 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #16 Special Guests Tai Tomasi & Bettina Dolinsek (CrossFit)The first blind person to be certified as a CrossFit instructor, Bettina Dolinsek, and Tai Tomasi join Find Your Fit™ to tell us about CrossFit and the lifestyle that goes along with it. Jessica and Kevan enjoyed a productive trip to check out Envision in Wichita, KS to do some health and wellness consulting. They ... 2016-08-0341 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #15 Special Guest Maureen Bassmaster (Colorado Center for the Blind & Breaking Blind Youtube Channel)Maureen Bassmaster (Breaking Blind Youtube Channel & Colorado Center for the Blind) returns to talk more with the WE Team about how she incorporates health and wellness into her work at the Colorado Center for the Blind CCB). Jessica & Kevan talk about their experiences at the No Barriers Summit & NFB national convention. NF-Be ... 2016-07-1937 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #14 Special Guest Paralympic Swimmer Leticcia MartinezThis week WE welcome Leticcia Martinez. She is a paralympic swimmer preparing for Olympic trials. She discusses what it’s like to train at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. If you would like to help support the Team US athletes, click here to go to their support page. Mel Scott from Blind Alive ... 2016-06-2850 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #13 Special Guests Mike Armstrong (SAAVI) & Lisamaria Martinez (San Francisco Lighthouse)Prior to This Find Your Fit™ in Which WE Are Joined by Lisamaria Martinez, San Francisco Lighthouse, and Special Guest Mike Armstrong, Blind Sword Fighter from SAAVI, WE Offer Sober Reflection, Hope, Acceptance, and Love The chair of the Board of the Garden Ranch Y, Mark Hoffman, often quotes Martin Luther King, “Darkness cannot drive out ... 2016-06-1546 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #12 Special Guests Matt Simpson & Joseph Hamilton (US Men’s Goalball Paralympians)Matt Simpson and Joseph Hamilton of the US Men’s Goalball Team Join the Find Your Fit Team to Discuss Their Road to Rio The group returns from BLAST! While there, they enjoyed various healthful snack and drink options; Jessica’s favorite is the sports drink from Body Armor. The Find Your Fit™ team also saw ... 2016-06-0136 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #11 Special Guest Mark Matteson (Author, Speaker)Fat Guy in a Little Coat: You Will Love Listening to Mark Matteson, Author and Coach Download your free tip sheet for sticking to your personal exercise routine. Kevin Kovacs is the producer/engineer of Find Your Fit™. He’s also training to roll with us at the NYC Marathon. You’ve just got to hear one of ... 2016-05-1451 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #10 Special Guest Erik Weihenmayer (Author, No Barriers)Legendary Pioneer, Blind Mountain Climber, and Best-Selling Author Erik Weihenmayer Brings His Insight and Inspiration to the Find Your Fit™ Team Free, free, free! Get Jessica’s Tip Sheet for sticking to your exercise commitment. Download it for free. Have you seen the documentary, Murderball? Our team loves wheelchair rugby. Listen for a feature on an ... 2016-04-3059 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #9 – Special Guests Ron Brown & Garrick Scott of the National Beep Ball Association (NBBA)Learning About Beep Baseball from a Hall of Famer. Might Still be Time to Register to Win Your FitBit Flex and Total Fit Pack™. Jessica, Find Your Fit™ host, and Executive Director of WE Fit Wellness™, gets ready to head to Boston for the Marathon. She is certainly not the first blind woman to marathon ... 2016-04-1442 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #8 Special Guest Bill Kociaba (Kociaba Fitness)Still a Chance for you to Win a FitBit Flex. Bill Kociaba of Kociaba Fitness Joins the Team in the Gym for this Empowering Episode We ease into this episode with Jessica still in a relaxed state following her visit to R.E.S.T. Float Solutions. Before proceeding with these show notes, I really want to thank ... 2016-04-0552 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #7 Special Guest Dr. Joel Kimmons (Center for Disease Control & Prevention)Dr. Joel Kimmons, Center for Disease Control & Prevention, Joins the Team for a Wide-Ranging Discussion of Food, Nutrition, and Wellness Win a FitBit Flex, compliments of WE Fit Wellness™ and USABA! Email: FindYourFit@wefitwellness.com, or call our Fit Line at 866-543-6808 by April 15, 2016 to enter. Worley hypes the book, “Always Climb Higher,” by ... 2016-03-2550 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #6 Special Guest Maureen NietfeldMaureen Bassmaster, Star of BreakingBlind on YouTube, Joins the Team to Share her Incredible Story What an episode! First, Jessica runs in after a long run of 18 miles. Funky, funky! The crew awards a Fitbit Flex activity tracker, courtesy of USABA, to a loyal listener from Massachusetts. Yes! Already there are loyal subscribers. Thank ... 2016-03-0940 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #5 Special guests Sam Smith & Jared Ciner (Spirit Club)Sam Smith, Marathoner and Zumba Teacher, and Jared Ciner, Executive Director of Baltimore’s Spirit Club, Join the Team Life should be fun. But, an 80’s music mash-up from Jessica and Kevan? If you can get past the first 30 seconds, you will love this episode of Find Your Fit™. What are intestinal flora, and have ... 2016-02-2343 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #4 Special Guest Amelia DickersonAmazing Amelia Dickerson Joins the Team to Talk About Her Journey into Blindness, Independence, and Running a Record-Setting Marathon In the show’s opening, Jess and Kev talk about gut health. Jessica’s reading Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain for Life, by David Perlmutter. In Brain Maker, Dr. Perlmutter explains ... 2016-02-0945 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #3 Mel Scott, Founder & CEO of Blind Alive, Creator of the Eyes-Free Fitness™ Workout Series, joins the TeamCoach Beecham congratulates Worley for skipping the junk food and walking a 5k on New Year’s day. Worley, ever the braggart, talks up his PR. From the News Desk, Kathleen Foy details the sordid episode, from the Denver Post and NY Times, in which Coca-Cola buys influence, paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to University ... 2016-01-0833 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #2 Special Guest Kevin Brousard From the United States Association of Blind Athletes, Joins the WE TeamSay Cheese – the Team samples “vegan cheese”? The genius reads the ingredients. Go to the News Desk for the good, the bad, and the ugly of exercise & nutrition. Learn to improve mood with food when your brain gets the correct nutrients. Check out Potatoes Not Prozac: Solutions for Sugar Sensitivity, by Kathleen DesMaisons, ... 2016-01-0834 minFind Your Fit | Wellness, Fitness & NutritionFind Your Fit™ Episode #1 Proudly Welcomes Special Guest, Scott C. LaBarreMeet the Team – The Genius at the controls, is Kevin Kovacs; Kathleen Foy is at the News Desk; Jessica Beecham and Kevan Worley take the all-important first step on the road to the all-new Find Your Fit show. In the News – Center for Science in the Public Interest Newsletter highlights Denny’s new Peanut ... 2016-01-0829 min