Dating, Relationships, and Disability

Dating, Relationships, and Disability

Hosted by: Kathy O'Connell

We offer strategies, encouragement, and mindset tips on dating with a disability. We talk about how to navigate sexual ableism, focus on your power to attract, and develop happy and healthy relationships.

Episodes

110 - Respectfully Not Giving a ...

Bear with me for a minute on this one so that I can properly explain this. A Love for Grocery Shopping Wanna know a weird fact about me? I LOVE grocery shopping! Yes, I know many people dread this unavoidable task....
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109 - Saying No to Sexual Ableism

We have an important topic to discuss: the significance of saying no to sexual ableism in dating and relationships, especially for people with disabilities. Understanding Sexual Ableism Let's start by defining sexual...
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108 - Online & Offline Dating Advice

Do you sometimes read online advice articles and think, "Well, I didn’t learn anything new?" I often feel that way about articles offering dating advice, and many times, the articles don’t speak to the particular...
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107 - Why I Don’t Feel Attractive

Season #1

"I don't feel attractive." If you haven’t said that at some point in your life, I think you’re in a very small and fortunate group. Most of us have grappled with this feeling, which is really a belief, at some point...
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106 - At Last, A GOOD Dating App

Dateability has been featured in the Washington Post, USA Today, and National Public Radio to name a few. Our Mission Dateability is the only dating app designed for the disabled and chronically ill...
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105 - Skin in the Game

Try Dating Made Easier for 14 days for just $7. According to the Googles, “Skin in the game” is a phrase made popular by renowned investor Warren Buffett referring to a situation in which high-ranking insiders use...
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104 - Why Is Dating So Hard?

Season #1

If you have been listening to me, even for just a tiny bit, you know I often say dating is very hard and then I quickly follow that up with but totally possible. However, I may not have added that latter part when I...
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103 - What I Would Have Said

Season #1

Recently, a podcast listener asked me this: May I ask, what were you doing at 23 socially and what do you wish you knew then? My Social Life at 23 Ummm…I had to think about it for a few days. I told him it was a great...
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102 - The Rise in Interabled Couples

First, how do you feel about the word interabled? Let me know at [email protected]. You see, 1-in-4 U.S. adults – or about 61 million Americans – have a disability according to the CDC. With mental illness...
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101 - Time for Something New in Dating

September is often considered the other new year because nearly all of us have it ingrained within us that we begin new things in the fall from our school days. I recently heard this time of year is the most...
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100 - Being Adaptable in Dating

If you have been listening to the past couple episodes, you know we’ve been in a theme of looking at dating from a problem solving lens. Approaching dating with problem-solving skills can be a practical and thoughtful...
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99 - Dating as a Problem to Solve

Last episode we covered what to do when you’re experiencing dating burnout. I offered several strategies for what to do when you’re frustrated to the point of not feeling inspired at all to continue pursuits to find...
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