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94 - Struggles Are Part of Pride
We’re nearing the end of Disability Pride Month and I have to share an experience I had in trying to celebrate it. Unfortunately, it points to misperceptions about how people define Disability Pride. The definition I...
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93 - Healing Body Shame
Body shame is one the hardest things that impacts dating with a disability. People REALLY don’t like to talk about it.
There’s a particular type of body shame for people with disabilities. It involves feeling negative...
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92 - Disability Pride in Dating
Did you know the month of July, which is when this publishes is Disability Pride month? Disability Pride Month is intended to honor the history, achievements, experiences, and struggles of the disability community. I...
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91 - Freedom
If you’re listening to this the day it publishes, Happy Fourth of July if you live in the States. When we think of July Fourth, two words most commonly come to mind: independence and freedom. I want to talk about the...
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90 - Ghosting
Today we're diving into a topic that many of us have experienced on online platforms: ghosting. We'll explore how hurtful it can be and share some strategies for getting over it. Here's an email I recently received...
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89 - Developing a Healthy Sense of Sexuality
In teaching about dating and relationship skills, we cannot do that without addressing sexuality.
Sexuality and disability has long been a complex issue due to what was discussed in Episode #2 regarding sexual...
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88 - When The People You Love Don’t Want You To Date
Family and friends. You probably rely on them the most. They’re the people who love you, hopefully see you for who you are, and I really hope they get the value you bring to the world. I know that’s not always the...
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87 - Lessons From The Pride Community
If you’re listening to this close to the time that it publishes, we’re in Pride month. For years now, and I mean before honoring Pride became so acceptable, I thought as a disabled, heterosexual person, there was...
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86 - Too Busy to Date?
Too Busy To Date “I’m just really busy.” How often have you heard this and have also found yourself saying it? About anything? We live in a too busy world. I sometimes find it being my automatic response when people...
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85 - Belief Audit
Today we'll be discussing the importance of doing a belief audit to improve self-esteem and confidence when it comes to dating.We'll be diving into the importance of doing a belief audit and how it can positively...
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84 - 5 Things I Stopped Doing That Led to Ultimate Dating Success
If you have been listening to me or following me for any length of time, you know that what I want most for people is to have success in dating and relationships. I see the mission of my life’s work to move the needle...
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83 - Safety Tips as a Way to Enjoy Online Dating
Many people will not try online dating or maybe tried it at one time, had a bad experience or no experience, meaning no results, and will not try it again. While I will always say, you need to do you and decide what’s...
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