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What's the Difference Podcast
by Jackie Rosen and Tru Faces
What's the Difference Podcast features the stories of people living life with a wide variety of disabilities, navigating the health care system, careers, family and romantic relationships. Created by host Jackie Rosen and supported by Tru Faces, the aim of the podcast is to promote advocacy, smash stigmas and put an end to ableism in mainstream culture.Got a question or comment? Interested in being on the show? Contact us at [email protected] or drop us a line on one of our socials!
Episodes
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Integrated vs. Inclusive Sport for People with Disabilities
In this first episode of season three, Jackie and her new Tru Faces co-hosts Emilee Schevers, Jess Eaton and Jenna Kedy discuss the issues with segregated sports for people with disabilities, and weigh the pros and cons of integrated versus inclusive sports. Liked this episode? Leave us your...
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Changing the Conversation on Body Shaming and Disabilities
IN THIS EPISODE: Body shaming: it’s something many of us are no stranger to and for some of us, it starts at a very young age and can have a serious or life-threatening impact on our well-being. For individuals with disabilities – where many of us already have very little control over our bodies…
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FORMULA vs BREASTFEEDING: Choices for Differently-Abled Parents
IN THIS EPISODE: Deciding how to feed your baby – and the process of feeding them – is never easy. Add a disability into the mix and that can bring challenges that able-bodied individuals may never encounter throughout their parenting journey. Jackie and Mizz Sarah speak with Mallory Whitmore AKA...
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DISABLED PEOPLE NEED GREATER REPRESENTATION IN FILM AND TV
IN THIS EPISODE: The film and television industry still has plenty of catching up to do when it comes to hiring and showcasing the work of people with disabilities. In fact, disabled actors, producers, editors and writers are among the least represented of all minority groups when it comes to...
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BEING BULLIED WHEN YOU HAVE A DISABILITY
IN THIS EPISODE: Growing up with both visible and invisible disabilities, Jackie and Mizz Sarah didn’t exactly have the easiest time when trying to fit in amongst their peers. Although their experiences were different, they were both consistently bullied both inside and out of the classroom and...
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I have Multiple Sclerosis and I'm planning a pregnancy!
IN THIS EPISODE: Dani-Elle Dubé has been ready for motherhood for a while, but living with Multiple Sclerosis is she able to carry a pregnancy? We hear about Dani’s journey through numerous tests, treatments, doctor’s appointments and well-researched plans in order to prepare her body to grow a...
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KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS, ADDICTION AND RECOVERY
IN THIS EPISODE: Is addiction an invisible disability? Ex-actress, sober wife, senior dog-mom and writer Henriette Ivanans answers that question while recounting her journey to sobriety following two kidney transplants. Ivanans, the author of “In Pillness and In Health,” was diagnosed with...
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JACKIE'S BIRTH STORY (Season 2, Episode 3)
IN THIS EPISODE: What’s it like having a baby when you have a congenital heart defect, chronic pelvic pain and several other health issues? Our creator and host Jackie Rosen tells the story of the birth of her daughter Hannah, and why she decided to deliver her three weeks early via scheduled...
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SEASON 2, EPISODE 2: Black Disabled Lives Matter
IN THIS EPISODE: Fellow podcaster, influencer and kick-ass mama Sehdeen Lowe speaks to Jackie and Sarah about her experiences as a Black woman navigating the healthcare systems in Jamaica and Canada as well as some of the racism and bias she’s experienced in both countries. Living with multiple...
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SEASON 2, EPISODE 1: Healthcare Outside the Gender Binary
IN THIS SEASON TWO PREMIERE: It’s difficult enough to receive the proper health care that you deserve when you live with an invisible disability. But what if you don’t identify within the gender binary? The panel is joined by Max Harsell, a congenital heart disease survivor and chronic pain...
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SEASON 1, Episode 10: Breast Cancer, Motherhood and Toxic Positivity
IN THIS FINAL EPISODE OF SEASON ONE: Nikki Crowe received a diagnosis of triple negative stage three breast cancer in May 2018, only seven months after her second child was born. At the same time, she was dealing with a serious heart defect that impacted how her cancer would be treated. After...
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SEASON 1, Episode 9 (Part 2): Yes, We Can Have Kids Too!
IN THIS EPISODE: In part two of our discussion about having kids with special guest Shaini Saravanamuthu, we examine what it’s like to be pregnant when you have an invisible or visible physical disability and how difficult it is to find information online about anything beyond mainstream…
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SEASON 1, Episode 9 (Part 1): Yes, We Can Have Kids Too!
IN THIS EPISODE: In part one of our discussion about having kids with special guest Shaini Saravanamuthu, we explore the myths and stigma surrounding child-rearing for people with disabilities. We delve into why we will be – or already are – amazing parents when it comes to raising our kids. We...
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SEASON 1, Episode 8: What it's Like to be Neurodiverse
IN THIS EPISODE: We meet Sandra Perlstein and Mackenzie Salt, two adults living with Asperger's syndrome - often classified as a high-functioning form of autism. But what’s the deal with the terms ‘high-functioning’ and ‘low functioning’ anyway? Sandra and Mackenzie describe their lives starting...
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SEASON 1, Episode 7: I Get Around ... Sort of! Mobility and Invisible Disabilities
IN THIS EPISODE: While it's difficult to navigate life while using a wheelchair, walker or cane, people with invisible disabilities can face the same struggles. Except for us, others may look at us funny if we park in an accessible spot, take the last remaining seat in the subway car or cram into...
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SEASON 1, Episode 6: Disabled and Underemployed
IN THIS EPISODE: What’s it like to be told you’re never going to get your dream job or climb the corporate ladder because you have a disability? It’s something Jackie, Cynthia, Sam and Stacie aren’t exactly unfamiliar with, but the more we are told we can’t do something, the more determined we…
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SEASON 1, Episode 5: #MentalHealthMatters
IN THIS EPISODE: Mental health awareness has been a big focus throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but feeling the negative impact of self-isolation is no stranger to people with visible or invisible disabilities. We discuss the emotional challenges we've learned to cope with throughout the years -...
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SEASON 1, Episode 4: Love and Relationships
IN THIS EPISODE: Is romance any different when you have an invisible disability? It can be, but when it comes right down to it, the crappy dates, weird break ups and random LinkedIn invitations years later (why? Just WHY?) are pretty much the same. The good news? Jackie, Cynthia, Stacie and Sam...
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SEASON 1, Episode 3: Chronic Illnesses and COVID-19
The ladies welcome special guest Dan Rosen, comedian and playwright, who discusses what it's like to live with Crohn's disease in the midst of a pandemic (and toilet paper shortages!). The panel talks about the impact COVID-19 has on those living with chronic illnesses, and how social distancing...
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SEASON 1, Episode 2: What Life Was Like Growing Up
In the second installment of the What's the Difference roundtable, the ladies discuss how their parents first learned of their disabilities, the impact it had on the way they were raised and the struggles they encountered - and rallied against - in elementary, secondary and post-secondary…
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SEASON 1, Episode 1 (PODCAST PREMIERE): Get to know us!
In this episode, Jackie, Cynthia, Sam and Stacie introduce themselves and their invisible disabilities, and how each challenge they've encountered has helped to shape their outlook on life. Got a question or comment? Interested in being on the show? Contact us at…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
What's the Difference Podcast features the stories of people living life with a wide variety of disabilities, navigating the health care system, careers, family and romantic relationships. Created by host Jackie Rosen and supported by Tru Faces, the aim of the podcast is to promote advocacy, smash stigmas and put an end to ableism in mainstream culture.Got a question or comment? Interested in being on the show? Contact us at [email protected] or drop us a line on one of our socials!
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