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

74 - Small Changes for BIG Results

Today I want to focus on transitional behavior change in dating. In this episode, we will be discussing how to change your behavior in small ways to get the results in dating and relationships that you want. Whether...
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73 - The Only Question to Ask on a First Date

I'm sharing a Q & A session from the dating presentation in Episode 72 I  gave to the Myositis Association. Malati Marlene Shinazy from the Myostis community dropped a wisdom bomb on  the best question - and the...
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72 - What is Essential for Dating: Belief, Plan, Support

Listen to a live workshop I gave to the Myositis Association.  You'll hear the three essentials to dating with a disability. The simple breakdown is:Beliefs - You have to have a positive belief system about yourself,...
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71 - A Tinder Success Story

For Valentine's Day, I wanted to share a story of a couple living out dating, relationships, and disability. Victoria is a 32 year old woman who was born prematurely with an official diagnosis of spastic diplegia...
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Announcement - Celebrate Valentine's Day With Us!

This year we're aiming to make dating EASIER for you. Join us for lunch of Valentine's Day, bring a question or dating dilemma you're dealing with, and let us share some solutions with you.Sign up here to join us on...
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70 -Deciding Who You Want To Be

“Consult your own heart and decide what kind of person you want to be,” -Chris Lowney, Heroic Living Often when we’re dating and not getting the results we want, ie, not getting dates or people even looking at our...
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69 - You May Not Need Confidence to Date

If you saw the title of this podcast and thought, Wait a minute, you’re always saying how you need dating confidence. And while i still agree with this, I think one of the ways we grow the most in life is to consider...
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68 - Why Dating Memberships

Today is a big day at my company, Radiant Abilities, because we’re taking a deeper dive into our mission of helping “move the needle” on people with disabilities being seen as dating and relationship partners. As I...
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67 - What’s Possible for You in Dating?

Before we begin, I want to invite you to a free workshop next week. We’re actually offering two. The first is for people wanting to date, called Three Essentials to Make Dating Easier. In this workshop, you’ll learn...
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66 - Three Essentials to Make Dating Easier

Season #1

Did you know that January 8, which was just two days ago if you’re listening live to this podcast, is the “best” day of the year to be doing online dating? The theory behind this is its due to the combination of New...
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65 - Announcement: Supporting Dating and Relationships

This is going to be a slightly different episode today. Usually most of the episodes are geared toward people with disabilities and providing dating advice and strategies. Today, I want to turn the attention to...
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64 - Making Dating Easier in 2023

We're going to make dating easier in 2023!  Coming in late January, Dating Made Easier, a monthly membership that will teach you dating and relationship skills that will transform you and your dating journey in the...
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