Life is about choices you can choose to feel sad about your life and what comes next, but you can also choose to live your life to the fullest. Aly Corvin decided to enjoy her passions for dance , rock climbing, and skydiving despite dealing with unspecified Elhers-Danlos- Syndrome, daily joint dislocations, the mental health challenges that come with a traumatic brain injury. On this episode join us for a detailed conversation about not getting a diagnosis until the age of 23, the long term imp...

Cancer affects everyone differently for Soraya Chinloy her faith, and love for helping others helped her win her battle with Myelodysplastic Syndrome during the covid-19 Pandemic. On this episode join us for a unique discussion on the effects of chemo therapy long term, her desire to help individuals with several mental health issues as she pursues her doctorate in psychiatric mental health nursing and so much more. To follow along on Soraya 's journey click the links below. https://www.insta...

Life can change in an instant but what' s important is how we respond to it. Catherine Wreford's life changed forever when she gave birth to her second child only to be diagnosed with Brain Cancer 5 weeks later. Despite being given a timeline of two to six years to live Catherine has been determined to raise awareness about brain cancer and to live life to the fullest. On our 150th episode and three year anniversary join us for her amazing story dealing with Brain Cancer Winning Season 8 of the ...

Music has been amazing people since the beginning of time for Morgan Codrington groups like Def Leppard, KISS and Pantera left her amazed especially the guitarists. On this episode join us as Morgan shares her journey of learning how to preform while also dealing with the challenges of Spina Bifida and Autism we also discuss her time working with The Rollers to give other disabled artists a chance to shine. To follow along on Morgan's journey and to find out where she' preforming next click the ...

Trigger warning this episode contains the topic of suicide. The Covid 19 pandemic affected the entire world in many different ways for traveler and content creator Aspen Sage the pandemic and the stresses of life sent her down a dark path. On this episode join us for a deep conversation about Aspen's journey from surviving a suicide attempt, Acquiring FND Functional Neurological Disorder, moving forward thanks to the love of a service dog, and the ups and downs of disabled travel. if you or some...

Regardless of the challenges we face everyone at some point wants to get dressed up and have a good time. Keisha Greaves has always had a passion for fashion inspired by Tommy Hilfiger and many others, despite a diagnosis of Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy at age 24 Keisha has gone on to create her own adaptive wear brand Girls Chronically Rock a brand that celebrates strength and resilience in the disability community. The brand offers adaptive clothing designed for ease of wear, along with empo...

Music has been bringing people together since the beginning of time. Ivory Snow has loved music since she was a little girl join us as she shares her journey on how she and her husband formed the Alternative Rock group SUNGAZE, how she manages her diagnosis of P.O.T.S while traveling and preforming, the creative process behind their music and so much more. For tickets and information click the links below. https://www.sungazemusic.com https://www.instagram.com/sungaze_official https://www.fac...

We can't control what happens to us in life but we can control how we respond to things beyond our control. Marie Pontini was diagnosed with an aggressive form of Multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2016, has had multiple operations and gone through a lot of pain. On this episode Marie shares how instead of letting the pain from MS define her she choose to embrace the pain of exercise though bodybuilding, working to become the first Canadian female wheelchair competitor on an international stage, at the ...

FND Functional Neurological Disorder is a chronic condition where people can experience seizures and a lot of physical weakness with no signs appearing on medical scans Think of it of it as your brain sending inaccurate signals to your body. On this episode I sit down and decode those signals with Wife, Mom, and Content Creator Sydney Bennett as she shares her journey, from being told her FND was a mental health issue to the challenges of being an ambulatory wheelchair user, military wife, and h...

Alicia Grace Chenier has never let her size or the challenges she faces stop her from perusing her dreams. Diagnosed with a benign brain tumour as a baby which caused blindness in one eye and tunnel vision in the other Alicia has always wanted to change the way we see assistive devices. On this Episode join us on her journey from multiple surgeries to improve her quality of life, studying Early Childhood Education, to being inspired by the animated film How to Train your Dragon to work in the Vo...

Emma Hollywood has always loved preforming since the age of nine. While preforming on stage many people began to recognize that Emma wasn't feeling well, after testing she was diagnosed with P.O.T.S. and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Despite these challenges Emma's passion for preforming has never disappeared she has received work on BBC's Doctors and The Reckoning On this Episode Emma shares her struggles, her career and the importance of communication with cast and crew in preforming, To follow al...

February is here and Valentine s Day comes with it so, this we will be talking about the importance of relationships within the disability community . Colleen has had a challenging relationship with her body over the last few years as hyper mobility syndrome has effected her in multiple ways on this episode Colleen shares how cosplay and creating wheel chair adaptable costumes gave her a sense of joy during her struggle on not only dealing with the pain but having to wait years for her condition...

Chronic illness can be difficult to navigate both from a doctors point of view and as a patient. On this episode join me and Emily Woodward A.K.A. Chronically Creative EM as she continues to meet with specialists and medical professionals to try and discover all of the challenges she' facing today. When she isn't seeing doctors you can find Emily doing some modelling, charity work, or simply trying to catch them all watching Pokemon . Be on the lookout for her book The Easy to Read Chronic illne...

F.I.R.E. Financial Independence Retire Early Despite a diagnosis of Crohn's disease at 19 Angela Tipton has worked hard to achieve her dreams working in the scientific community as a Molecular Biologist, Research Scientist, and Laboratory Manager on this episode Angela shares her journey and the science behind living and working on your own terms. to get your free ebook “7 Ways To F.I.R.E. Your Career or to check out Angela's other projects click the links below. https://fireyourcareer.com ht...

We all have a passion something we work hard to give others or achieve in life. On this episode grab a hot mug of your favourite beverage and join us as I chat with Opera singer, tea lover, and storyteller Robin Hahn as she shares her ten year journey to get a proper diagnosis of Hyper Mobile Elhers Danlos Syndrome, a unique look at how disabled individual performed in opera in the past, what she's doing on YouTube and so much more. To learn more about the genre of Opera click the links below. ...

Growing up the farmers daughter Kate Kelly enjoyed many tasty home cooked meals. Due to a lack portion control and unfortunate school bullying Kate developed a negative image of herself and became bulimic and would later on be diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease. On this episode Kate Kelly takes us on her two decades long journey of self discovery while working as a functional nutritionist, we discuss the different between self loving and self loathing through what we eat, how everyone's body respond...

Ever since she was a little girl growing up in Glasgow Scotland Katie Anna McConnell has had two main passions classic Disney films and preforming in musical theatre. Life has a strange way of putting barriers in front of us for Katie that barrier came in the form of a genetic condition that left Physically disabled, Chronically ill and Neurodivergent. On this episode Katie shares how she continues to preform in musical theatre despite these challenges, how she met and fell in love with her assi...

From a young age we are taught to trust our doctors when it comes to diagnoses's and treatment plans. Anneke Vliegen trusted her doctors at first when they misdiagnosed her with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or CFS but when the treatment didn't work doctors suggested that her issues were all in her mind and that she wasn't putting in enough effort this is referred to as medical gaslighting join me and Anneke Vliegen on her decades long journey to discovering her actual conditions Elhers Danlos Syndro...

When your hear the sound of hooves you probably think of horses and you'd be surprised if you turned around and saw zebra. This similar confusion has been made by doctors and patience alike when trying to diagnose medical conditions. Our guest mindset coach, author, and mother Cassandra A Campbell has lived for 30 plus years with Fibromyalgia and Hyper Mobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome find out how she went from being misdiagnosed with chronic pain, writing her book Broken, founding The Chronicle Wa...

As we conclude the month of April and we think about all the changes that come with the spring season. Inspired by the neuroscience of Dr. Andrew Huberman, her experiences reinventing her body as a personal trainer, and seeing the struggles of older US Veterans Mary Kay Junis created Chrysalis Personal Training. On this episode find out how Chrysalis Personal Training went from a water aerobics class for bachelorette parties to an in-house centre to help individuals affected by Parkinson's Disea...

Life can knock everyone down in many strange ways, what matters is how we get back up and rebound from it. Kimberly Berg grew up with a WW2 veteran dad and siblings who deal with Post Polio Syndrome. These were the building blocks for the career she has today as a Clinical Exercise Physiologist who specializes in helping people affected by conditions such as ALS, Parkinson's Disease and other neurological condition through dance, no contact boxing, agility camps and so much more. find out the di...

Ian Taverner just like the rest of us learned how to cook simply to survive, however bit by bit his health slowly started to wear him down mentally and physically. Being diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), Arthritis, Prinzmetal Angina, Anxiety and Depression caused Ian to go through a dark period called the groundhog years. Eventually with a lot of time, practice and patients Ian adapted his cooking methods and the tools he uses to fit hi accessibility needs to t...

Thought the month of February we have been discussing the importance of relationships in our lives. Our guest Laura Drummond has had a unique relationship with the medical community as she worked for years as a nurse and midwife all while living with undiagnosed type 3 Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. On this episode we discuss how much more can be achieved with the collaboration of medical experts, doing your own research to find methods of treatment, Laura's journey to becoming a content creator, paren...

Welcome to 2024 everyone we hope your holiday was a good one. The new year presents new opportunities so for the month of January on new way to look after your health. Lisa Norris spend 36 years helping others as a paramedic and 21 years as a clinical researcher for clinical trials. Despite all of Lisa's experience in the medical field in 2004 she surprised receive a diagnosis of Lupus an autoimmune condition join us as she shares her experience combining Eastern and Western medicine to live her...