Episode 82: Advocate and Free Teresa ft Franke James

“Nobody really knows what life will throw at them. And how they’ll change as a result,” says Franke James. She is an activist, artist and author of four books on disability rights, climate change, government censorship, and ethics. She’s fought City Hall to build a green driveway (and won). Been blacklisted by the Canadian Government for her climate change art—and turned the government’s silencing into international news. Her latest book, Freeing Teresa: A True Story about My Sister and Me, is about choosing her sister’s freedom over her family. Franke helped her younger sister get out of a nursing home. Then all hell broke loose. The two sisters had to stand together—against their siblings, the medical system, and the police—to defend the right to be free. Franke and her husband, Billiam James, helped Teresa regain her decision-making rights and get a public apology from the Ontario Minister of Health. The memoir has won eighteen book awards in the categories of Nonfiction Audiobook, True Story, Social/Political, Inspiration, Family Challenges, Special Needs, and Leadership. Franke lives in Vancouver, BC, with her husband and her sister, Teresa.   Get Connected with Franke! Audible Link to Freeing Teresa: https://www.audible.com/pd/Freeing-Teresa-Audiobook/B0DCZZRX25 Freeing Teresa site: https://freeingteresa.com/ Social Media: BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/frankejames.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/franke.james/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankejames/ Mastodon: https://mastodon.online/@frankejames --------------------------------- Get Connected with me, Tina!   Bookshop Affiliate Link: https://bookshop.org/shop/thecourageousinnerbeast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tinaohoang Facebook: https://tinyurl.com/tinaohoang Website: www.tinaohoang.com Email: [email protected] To Donate: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/tinaohoang