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The Different Ability® Podcast — 284 episodes
Back Behind the Mic!
The Dyslexic Font That Sparked a Bigger Conversation with Rebeka & Taosies
Breaking Barriers & Building a Life Without Limits with Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Navigating Loss, Motherhood, Homeschooling, and Dyslexia with Stephany Rios
Chapter 28 Conversation – Courage, Celebration, and Taking the Next Step | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 27 Conversation – Raising an Advocate – Lessons from a Parent | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 26 Conversation – Finding Courage in the Face of Limiting Beliefs | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 25 Conversation – Advocating for Change Through Personal Storytelling | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 24 Conversation – From Struggles to Strengths: Living with Different Ability® | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 23 Conversation – Embracing Mentors and Making an Impact | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 22 Conversation – The Power of Networking and Making Bold Moves | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 21 Conversation – The Power of a Gift: How Advocacy Begins in the Heart | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 20 Conversation – The Hand That Raised Mine: Honoring a Legacy of Advocacy | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 19 Conversation – Ask, Connect, Achieve: How Taking Risks Opened New Doors | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 18 Conversation – Breaking Barriers: Kindness, Connection, and Personal Growth | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 17 Conversation – Putting Yourself Out There: The Importance of Building Relationships | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 16 Conversation – Finding My Voice: Advocacy, Self-Discovery, and College Challenges | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 15 Conversation – From Small Town to Big Opportunities: Self-Advocacy in College | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 14 Conversation – Embracing Dyslexia and Building My Dream at UW-Stout | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 13 Conversation – From Rebellion to Realization – Starting My College Journey | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 12 Conversation – A Teacher’s Impact: How Mrs. D Showed Me the Power of Advocacy | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 11 Conversation – Testing My Limits: The Power of Accommodations | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 10 Conversation – A First Job That Taught Me Life Lessons in Leadership and Independence | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 9 Conversation – Learning by Doing – Creativity and Hands-On Learning Shaped My Story | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 8 Conversation – Redefining Learning: How I Advocated for My Success | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 7 Conversation – Standing Up for Myself – The Moment That Changed Everything | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 6 Conversation – Finding My Voice Through Dyslexia and Sports | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 5 Conversation – Beyond the Diagnosis: A Mother’s Journey Through Dyslexia | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 4 Conversation – Shifting the Narrative: “I Learn Differently” | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 3 Conversation – Finding My Voice Through Dyslexia | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 2 Conversation – Trusting Your Gut: A Parent’s Journey Through Unseen Struggles | Embracing Your Different Ability®
Chapter 1 Conversation – From Shame to Strength | Embracing Your Different Ability®
RE-RELEASE: Dyslexia Struggles
RE-RELEASE: Standing up to your bully!
Her Son’s Diagnosis Changed Everything — For the Better with Patty Laushman
Living Fully with CMD: Advocacy, Confidence & Community with Kelly Berger & Avery Roberts
Rising Through It All: Faith, Fire & Fierce Advocacy — with Kimberly Hendrix
Audio Book Talk & Bloopers!
Where Have I Been? A Real-Life Update
Embracing What I Was Good At – An Audiobook Sneak Peek (Chapter 9)
Life, Loss, and Love: Raising Great, Even When… with Grace Berios
RE-RELEASE: The Diagnosis
RE-RELEASE: The Struggle
A Journey of Pivots, Purpose, and Peace with Serena Sevits
Creating Ripples of INPact & Positivity with Janet Mackay
Stop the Overwhelm: Grow Smarter, Not Harder with Hailey Rowe
Creativity as Healing: Turning Art Into Empowerment with Susan Day
Join My Book Launch Crew! | Embracing Your Different Ability®, the book, is Coming Soon!
From Dream to Design: Our Colorado Mountain Project
From Editing to Production: Book Update!
When Life Changes Course: From Pediatrician & Army Flight Surgeon to Author with Dr. Amanda Zeine
Money, meaning, and the stories we tell ourselves with Carrie West
RE-RELEASE: Book Title Announcement!
Immigration, Inspiration, and Disability Advocacy with Kat Paz
I'm not dead yet! with Travis Robinson
Season 7: Voices That Move Mountains
Plot Twist! Jumping from Season 5 to 7. Here’s Why!
Living Beyond the Limits with Erin Perkins
Empowering Deaf Families from Iran to North America and Beyond with Guita Movallali
Raising Self-Advocates: A Mother’s Pride in Her Sons’ Strength and Voice with Rebeka Acosta
Writing for Change: A Journey of Services, Advocacy and Impact with Ted Neill
RE-RELEASE: My Mom's Side of My Story
The Journey to Wellness Begins Within — with Tess Cheng
RE-RELEASE: People are people no matter what ability! with Dustin Henslin
I have a crazy idea - Book Update!
Let's Talk Motivaiton with Brittany McCormick
No Timeline on Dreams: Homeschooling, Writing, and the Power of Perseverance with Mindy Meyer
Time Management As A Tool with Jill Wright
The Editing Process Round 3: Pleasantly Surprised!
Birds and Bees and Kids with Amy Lang
Empowered by sharing and embracing her hearing loss with April
BONUS - Design the Life You Love Challenge with Lyndsey Kampen
Book Title Announcement!
Be a Hearing Hero with Teresa Barnes Paulus
Book Editing into Round 3!
Find A Way, Not An Excuse! with Brittany McCormick
RE-RELEASE: Learning to Stay Centered with Shylla Webb
Heart 4 Advocacy with Rebeka Acosta
RE-RELEASE: Building Confidence
The Book Editing Process Round 2: The Good, the Bad, and the I'm nervous!
It's never too late to chase your dreams! with Carol Wyllie
Advocating for himself! with Max Lowe
Is Inclusion Enough? Employment for people with disabilites with Heather Hagen
RE-RELEASE: BIG ANNOUCEMENT!
200th Episode!
The Importance of Early Intervention in Hearing Loss: Shannon Bonardy's Story
Turning Pain into Purpose Through Poetry with Traci Neal
One New Goal, One Year: How I Achieved My 2024 Goal!
Almost full circle: disability diagnosis and the doctor who diagnosed me!
The Main Motivation for Writing My Book: The Book Edition
Beyond Vision: Empowering a More Inclusive World with Lois Strachan
Relationships and Boundaries: Thriving with Disabilities with Katie Thune
Breaking Barriers: How her Disability Became a Career Superpower with Dana Stubbs
Learning about Autism and loving her family! with Wendy Whitcomb Marsh
Diagnosed with Dyslexia to Children’s Book Author! with Sasha Saidman
Don't be afraid to try! with Sarah Bruce
In honor of my Great Aunt Lynn - The Book Edition
Advocacy and Leadership with Kylee Leota
Near Miss - Listening to your gut!
Teaching English with an Aussie with Adriana Cefala
Her medical health journey to building a legacy with Emily Hartstone
This is not easy! The Book Edition.
From struggling with LD in childhood to Author, Speaker and Coach, with Patrick Richard Garcia
It's the journey up with Kari Berridge
How did it go? Recap Keynote Speaker - Reno, NV
Spiritual Healer and Astrology with Sarah Boss
Beautifuly gifted and diagnosed with autisum at 39 with Rebecca Finch Vitsmun
The Big Announcement!
Season 5 AND Keynote Speaker in Reno, NV!
Loving Mother & Down Syndrome Advocate with Wendy Hooton
Life Update - How has it been two years already?
A father’s loss and grief with Jason Tuttle
Diagnoised with ADHD after her daughter was diagnosed - with Andrea Atherton
Wheelchair accessible travel with Kristin Secor
Music Therapy and neurodivergent children with Samantha Foote
Her Blind Parents Beautiful Love Story with Mary Harper
"The Inclusive Dad" with Aaron DeVries
"Is It Dyslexia?" with April McMurtrey
"It all came from TikTok" Learing she may have a Different Ability® from TikTok with Nina Clapperton
Her story of living in Iran before and after the revolution with Soodabeh Mokry
Advocating & educating people about his disability from a young age! with Nick Smit
Advoating for her two build children and creating change in the world! with Kristin Smedley
WARRIOR! Fought many battles and she's not giving up! with Neosho Ponder
Diagnosed in her 50's with ADHD and helping so many people along the way with Anita Hempenius
Continuing to live her purpose with Alma Thomas
So Many Amazing Guests Coming!
Let's stop glorifying working 24/7 or hustle culture!
Staying quiet doesn't "keep the peace"
Speak Up!
Living a child free + empowered millennial life with Angela Gentile
My Health Update | Women's History Month
Design the life you love with Lyndsey Kampen
The importance of self growth with Jenna Allen
The Repaint Tray Launch with Billie Asmus
Bet on yourself!
Positive Intent with Andrea Haas
My dogs New Year goals!
Diagnosed at 39. It's never too late! with Stefan Glazer
"I'm not done!" with Katie Selby
Turning "you can't" into "I CAN!" with Michelle Steiner
Don't Give Up! From Entrepreneur Billie Asmus
Dyslexia & Learning Literacy with Christine Perkin
Dyslexia Awareness Month!
Have a great semester!
What's Next?!
What I learned while teaching!
Season 4!
Speaking at my old middle / high school!
The Gift of Being Different with Monica Berg
THANK YOU... to my UW-Stout Students!
HEY, I'M BACK!
Boundaries are SO HARD!
The trip I did not go on... YET!
Squashing Your Limiting Beliefs
University Teaching Announcement
Coffee with Doug
Autobiography in Five Short Chapters - Portia Nelson
Therapist reads me an amazing poem
Quizzes without accommodations? Are you kidding me?
Healing is so hard!
The book I'm totally loving right now!
Answering amazing questions - Part 2
Answering amazing questions - Part 1
Happy New Year!
Take a look back on 2022!
Take time for yourself!
Goals for the new year!
Setting boundaries for the holiday season
My most embarrassing story yet!
Let's Talk Dyslexia
How do you do it all? Behind the scenes!
Dealing with rough times...
What I learned in New Teacher Orientation
University Teaching Series - How the first two months of teaching is going! (8)
University Teaching Series - To teach building relationships (7)
University Teaching Series - To Built Community (6)
University Teaching Series - To Inspire the Next Generation of Designers (5)
University Teaching Series - To Learn and Grow (4)
University Teaching Series - A New Challenge (3)
University Teaching Series - Why I Said Yes! (2)
University Teaching Series - First Day of Teaching! (1)
My New Adventure!
Teaching Special Education with Kenyetta (Part 2)
Teaching Special Education with Kenyetta (Part 1)
It's Season 3!!!!
Last Episode of Season 2!
I Got MARRIED!
Positive Mindset
Dealing With Difficult Things
Taking a Social Media Break!
motivation moment.™ Podcast Series | Anita Mattu
motivation moment.™ Podcast Series | Q Jones
motivation moment.™ Podcast Series | Cashton + Jess
motivation moment.™ Podcast Series
Take the chance!
Live your full potential!
Being Bold, Being Brave, Being You with Anita Mattu
Therapy Rocks!
Setting boundaries and never being mistreated again with Maddox
Announcement - New Podcast Series!
Motivation is Garbage?!
Share the Moment!
What I learned traveling with my Mom!
An advocate for the deaf and hard of hearing with Krista Lewis
Please learn from my huge mistake!
Parents, you have rights!
I'm here to speak!
Be Proud & Celebrate You!
Pep talk from Katey
Don't let others dim your light!
Trademarking Different Ability®!
Living Life with Courage - with Justine Wenzel
I'm Back! Happy New Year!
Invisible, Blushing & Healing with Timothy Long
Spirit, energy & healing with Timothy Long
It never hurts to ask!
Well it had to be said...
Teaching your child to advocate!
My Story, My Why
Standing up to your bully!
Dyslexia Struggles
Does hours of homework create bad habits and boundaries for kids?
Qualities and values are your identity with Shannon
People are people no matter what ability! with Dustin Henslin
To Own Your Learning with Mei
Behind the Different Ability® Scenes
OMG It's Harvey Korman's Son! With Chris Korman
Oh my gosh, I own a trademark!
Parent Advocate and Building Your Tool Box with Raya Karin
Are you living your life purpose? with Dennard Mitchell
I'm here because...
Teacher Secondary Trauma and Burnout with Ayesis Clay
Calling All Parents, Guardians & Families!
Calling All Admin and Teachers!
Respectfully Disrupting The Education System
You are amazing!
5 things I'd tell my younger self!
My Promise To You!
Different Ability™ = Superpower!
Do I have ADHD?!
Confidence in who you are!
Behind the Scenes with Richard Chrz
Access Our City with Richard Chrz
My Deaf Experience with Kellina Powell
Building Little Leaders with Andrea Monroe
Diagnosed at 50 years old with Larissa Russell
Inspiring kids each and every day with Quinton Jones
A life changing moment - to now changing lives with Richard Chrz
A sibling's perspective with Diana Swillinger
One Size Does NOT Fit All!
Learning to Stay Centered with Shylla Webb
Cracking my B.A.N.K code with Angel Baney
Giving Kids Opportunities to Learn with Veronica Shier
Let's Talk Learning Disabilities with Gina Dahl
Overcoming A Learning Disability with Paul Vibes
A Red Letter Day with Rick Werry
Learning To Listen with Will Taylor
"Be The Drip That Rips" with Janet MacKay!
What Enneagram Number Am I?!
New Year, New Guests!
The 8 things 2020 has taught me!
Finding Gratitude!
Launching new products in 2021!
Testing Outside Of The Classroom
The Hidden Disability with Jess Gumness
Learning About Yourself!
You can do anything in the world!
Caring For Our Mental Health!
Kindness Over Hate!
Using her Different Ability™ in her career! with Jessica
Advocating For Yourself!
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT... Launching a challenge!
Building Confidence
PIVOT!
Life isn't perfect...
Own Your Different Ability!
What is your Different Ability?
What is a Different Ability?
How I Started Public Speaking
Stand Up For Yourself!
My Mom's side of my story
The Diagnosis
The Struggle
Very First Episode... Welcome!