Ep22: Being an Unexpected Strength ft. Marjorie Aunos

As a researcher, psychologist, speaker, author, consultant, and dedicated mother, Marjorie's life took a dramatic turn following an accident that left her paraplegic. She shares her journey through pain, resilience, and ultimately, grace, offering profound insights on parenting with disabilities and advocating for change. Meet Marjorie: Marjorie Aunos, Ph.D. is a psychologist, researcher, speaker, and consultant on accessibility  and inclusion. She teaches organizations to solution-find and build environments that are accessible, inclusive, and welcoming to families with disabilities. As a Disability Advocate, she speaks to educators and professionals about embracing change, social justice and our need to support our communities to enhance everyone’s resilience. She is the author of Mom on Wheels: The Power of Purpose as a Parent with Paraplegia, a contributing author to We Got This: Essays By Disabled Parents and an author and curator of Our Yellow Brick Road: An Anthology of Humans who believe in the power of storytelling.    Her TEDx talk “What we can learn from parents with disabilities” has over 500 000 views.