Latest Adaptive fashion Podcast Episodes
Embrace It: Episode 58 - Lacey Nagar Ammerman, Becoming Unstuck
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - June 28, 2024 21:00 - 35 minutesJoin us for an inspiring conversation with Lacey Nager Ammerman, a Confidence and Certified Body Image Coach, as we explore the theme of becoming unstuck while living with a disability. Lacey, diagnosed with a chronic health condition at the age of 12, shares her personal journey of overcoming b...
Embrace It: Episode 57 - Xian Horn, Catalyst for Inclusion
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - March 21, 2024 09:00 - 59 minutesJoin us for an inspiring episode of the Embrace It Podcast as we welcome the radiant Xian Horn, a true catalyst for inclusion. Xian, a joyful half-Asian woman with Cerebral Palsy, wears many hats: teacher, writer, speaker, beauty advocate, blogger, and Exemplar for the AT&T NYU Connect Ability C...
Embrace It: Episode 56 - Alexa & Jaqueline Child, Make Love Accessible
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - February 14, 2024 23:00 - 49 minutesJoin us for an enlightening conversation with Alexa and Jacqueline Child, the dynamic duo behind Dateability, a revolutionary dating app designed to empower the disabled and chronically ill communities. Founded by sisters, Jacqueline's personal experience with discrimination and hurtful comments...
Embrace It: Episode 55 - 10 Things We'd Tell Our Younger Selves About Disability
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - January 25, 2024 18:00 - 33 minutesIn this heartfelt episode, join Lainie and Estela as they open up about their personal journeys in living with a disability. Delving into the depths of self-reflection, the duo shares an intimate list of insights they wish they could tell their younger selves. From navigating challenges to embra...
Embrace It: Episode 54 Pamela Rae Schuller - Channel Your SH*T
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - January 05, 2024 09:00 - 45 minutesIn this amusing and heartfelt episode, we explore the pivotal moments that turned a troubled and disabled middle schooler with Tourette’s syndrome into an international comedian and Netflix personality! Join us as Pamela Rae Schuller blends her skills of storytelling and comedy with disability a...
Embrace It: Episode 53 Madeline Niebanck - Stroke of Luck
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - December 09, 2023 13:00 - 38 minutesIn this empowering episode, we sit down with Maddi, an extraordinary individual whose journey has been defined by resilience and determination. Graduating from Georgetown University with a passion for Spanish and Justice and Peace Studies, Maddi's life took an unexpected turn when a hemorrhagic...
Embrace It: Episode 52 Dustin Giannelli - Hears Dustin
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - November 11, 2023 11:00 - 41 minutesIn this inspiring episode, we dive into the remarkable journey of Dustin, who was diagnosed with profound bilateral hearing loss at the young age of five. Despite this life-changing diagnosis, Dustin's story is one of resilience, empowerment, and a determination to spread positivity. From schoo...
Embrace It: Episode 51 - Becky Etchberger - From Denial to Acceptance
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - October 20, 2023 16:00 - 51 minutesDespite the disability or condition, the path from denial to acceptance is anything but linear and smooth. We all have our own journeys to becoming the person we want to be. Sometimes that journey requires us to travel alone and other times we have are fortunate enough to find the support and gu...
Embrace It: Episode 50 - Yare Túa, Communicating with Kindness
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - September 28, 2023 17:00 - 47 minutesIn this episode, we delve into the remarkable journey of Yarelbys Túa Pachano, a Venezuelan model and influencer who is defying expectations and advocating for inclusivity. Yare’s story is not only about overcoming cancer and disability but also about the power of communication and kindness in h...
Embrace It: Episode 49 - Dr. Akilah Cadet, Privilege & Disability
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - September 05, 2023 09:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we're diving into how privilege can shape our access to healthcare and opportunities with the fabulous Dr. Akilah Cadet, who has spent an extensive part of her career designing training, coaching executives, and informing systematic change to improve the workforce experience for...
Embrace It: Episode 48 - Alexis Hillyard, Stirring Up Joy
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - August 11, 2023 09:00 - 46 minutesGet ready to dive into a bubbling pot of heartwarming stories and culinary delights in this episode of 'Stirring Up Joy'! We're pulling up a seat at the virtual kitchen table with none other than the fabulous Alexis Hillyard, the mastermind behind the YouTube sensation Stump Kitchen. Join us as ...
Embrace It: Episode 47 - Ross Barchacky, Who Will Hire Us?
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - July 21, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutesRoss, a seasoned veteran with 17 years of service, suffered an injury during his time in the military. As he transitioned into the civilian workforce, he participated in numerous workshops aiming to translate his skills effectively. However, it wasn't until his career counselor at the Department...
Embrace It: Episode 46 - Eliza Hull, The Things We Carry
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - June 09, 2023 22:00 - 50 minutesEliza is a musician, writer, speaker, and advocate — changing the way the world views disability. Having established herself as one of Australia’s most important voices and striking songwriters of recent years, Castlemaine-based artist Eliza Hull has proven the longevity of her art, and continu...
Embrace It: Episode 45 - Stacie Swider, Rein to Shine
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - May 19, 2023 14:00 - 39 minutesStacie Swindler has been drawn to horses since childhood. During her career in education, she began volunteering at a therapeutic horseback riding facility for individuals with disabilities. After being amazed by the interactions she observed between the students and the horses, Stacie changed ...
Embrace It: Episode 44 - Nikita Chopra, We Are Worthy of Support
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - April 27, 2023 16:00 - 40 minutesAfter living with severely debilitating psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis for over 30 years, Nitika Chopra found that no matter how hard she tried, she always felt completely isolated and alone. For a long time, she assumed that it must have been because something was inherently broken or wrong ...
Embrace It: Episode 43 - Rachelle Friedman, LCSW, Honoring Grief & Boundaries
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - March 25, 2023 00:00 - 43 minutes“How do we honor the inevitable grief that comes with disability and establish healthy boundaries with those closest to us? Rachelle Friedman, aka “The Brainy Social Worker,” is a disabled therapist who understands that there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to healing. With an educational backg...
Embrace It: Episode 42 - Tiffany Yu, Turning Shame Into Pride
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - February 11, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour“How do we take shame around our disabilities and begin to turn it into pride & purpose? At the age of 9, Tiffany became disabled as a result of a car accident that also took the life of her father. For the next decade, Tiffany navigated the many challenges of adolescence, grief, and shame arou...
Embrace It: Episode 41 - Lorraine Woodward, Making Rentals Accessible
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - January 27, 2023 10:00 - 46 minutes"Everyone deserves a chance to go on a vacation and make memories with their family!" After 20 years of frustration, with very limited vacation options, Lorraine Woodward's family of four, three of whom have mobility issues due to muscular dystrophy, took it upon themselves to create their own ...
Embrace It: Episode 40 - Alyse Brewer & Shannon Maher, The Next Generation of Leaders
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - December 23, 2022 10:00 - 39 minutesHow do we support the next generation of disability leaders with inclusive career opportunities? What innate skills do people with disabilities bring to the workforce, and why should businesses include disability in their diversity conversations? Join us for this refreshing episode with Alyce Br...
Embrace It: Episode 39 - Mindy Henderson, We Can Do Hard Things
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - December 09, 2022 10:00 - 49 minutesOn a mission to leave the world a little better than how she found it, Mindy strives to help create a world where inclusion is the norm, where people see possibilities instead of limitations, and where no challenge is too big to overcome. Mindy is no stranger to “Doing Hard Things” and shares a...
Embrace It: Episode 38 - Jearlean Taylor, Different to Make a Difference
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - November 25, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutesAt only 3 years old, Taylor was diagnosed with a rare vaginal cancer called Rhabdomyosarcoma. Doctors didn't expect her to survive. After chemotherapy, radiation, and several surgeries, Taylor was cancer-free but left with two permanent ostomy bags — colostomy and urostomy, which aid her bladder...
Embrace It: Episode 37 - Billy Price, Billy's Shoes
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - November 11, 2022 14:00 - 40 minutesImagine falling from a three-story window during your second week of college and transforming overnight from an athletic teen to a full-time wheelchair user. What sounds like a nightmare to many was Billy Price’s real and sudden introduction into the disability community. Join us for this mind-b...
Embrace It: Episode 37 - Billy Price, Billy's Shoes
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - November 11, 2022 14:00 - 40 minutesImagine falling from a three-story window during your second week of college and transforming overnight from an athletic teen to a full-time wheelchair user. What sounds like a nightmare to many was Billy Price’s real and sudden introduction into the disability community. Join us for this mind-b...
Embrace It: Episode 36 - Lance Johnson, Finding Clarity
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - October 14, 2022 09:00 - 43 minutesWhat’s it like to slowly lose your eyesight and adapt to the world around you? How do the roles and characters we grow up watching on TV play into society's harmful stigmas around disability? Lance Johnson shares this and much more as we discuss his journey with Retinitis Pigmentosa and life as ...
Embrace It: Episode 35 - Alycia Anderson, Disabling Ableism Ⓡ
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - September 02, 2022 09:00 - 48 minutesAlycia Anderson is a TEDx motivational speaker, corporate Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility consultant, advocate, and the founder & CEO of The Alycia Anderson Company, LLC. With a Master’s Degree in Adapted Physical Activity. Alycia’s authenticity and charisma draw others to learn how...
Embrace It: Episode 34 - Kathy Reagan Young, Life as a Chronicpreneur
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - August 19, 2022 09:00 - 44 minutesKathy Reagan Young, who lives with MS, is leading the disability and chronically ill community into “chronicpreneurship” by turning their lived experiences into income. In September of 2021, she launched Patients Getting Paid, a membership community offering support and training to people in fin...
10 Hidden Gifts of Disability
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - July 01, 2022 09:00 - 43 minutesAll too often the conversation around disability is focused on the things it takes away—the experiences and activities it excludes us from. In this one-on-one episode, Lainie & Estela break down their top 10 gifts of disability and how each has impacted their life for the better. Join us for thi...
EmBrace It: Episode 33 - 10 Hidden Gifts of Disability
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - July 01, 2022 09:00 - 43 minutesAll too often the conversation around disability is focused on the things it takes away—the experiences and activities it excludes us from. In this one-on-one episode, Lainie & Estela break down their top 10 gifts of disability and how each has impacted their life for the better. Join us for thi...
Embrace It: Episode 32 - Zac Shad, You Are Not Alone
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - May 27, 2022 09:00 - 40 minutesNavigating teenage years can be difficult, especially when you are suddenly diagnosed with a weird-sounding debilitating disease like Charcot-Marie-Tooth. As a 13-year-old Pakistani kid living in the UK, Zac was forced to confront daunting medical predictions, social pressures, harmful stigmas, ...
Embrace It: Episode 31 - Dr. Gabrielle Ficchi, How to Raise a Disabled Child
Embrace It with Lainie & Estela - Smashing Disability Stigmas - May 06, 2022 09:00 - 47 minutesRaised alongside her able-bodied twin and 4 other siblings, Dr. Gabrielle Ficchi shares her powerful story from growing up as a child with Cerebral Palsy to becoming a proud disabled therapist. In this special Mother’s Day episode, Dr. Ficchi shares her deep expertise on how certain parenting st...
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