Season 1
Episodes
151 - Believe in Your Dating Possibilities
Much of the key to success in general and especially in dating and relationships is your mental approach, mainly what you believe is possible for yourself and your life. This is particularly true if you live with a...
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133 - Cultivating Confidence and Authenticity for Real Relationships
Making meaningful connections is a fundamental aspect of human existence, vital for emotional well-being and personal growth. The strategy of making meaningful connections goes beyond mere socializing; it involves...
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130 - More Than A Friend - Worthy of Romance
In a society where stereotypes often overshadow their potential for romantic connections, people with disabilities face the challenge of being seen as worthy partners. However, your journey isn't limited by these...
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129 - Why I Don't Play Cupid - I Want More For You
You know my parents were matched on a blind date and they had a love affair with one another that lasted for 65 years of marriage. Of course I’m profoundly grateful that my parents had friends that thought they would...
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114 - Ignored Needs and Gingerbread Houses
Why a Dating Curriculum?
We have quite a few terrific curriculums out there teaching people with disabilities about sexuality and sexual rights. But as I always say, what about dating??
I know much of my podcast and...
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112 - Questions to Ask for Healthy Sexuality
It's crucial when you are fostering a healthy sense of sexuality and relationships, that you reflect on where you're at by beginning to ask these questions:
When you think of being in a relationship, what do you...
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104 - Why Is Dating So Hard?
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
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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97 - These Three Made All The Difference
***Register here for a free workshop on Exactly HOW Do I Make Dating Easier? to learn three simple but actionable steps to make dating easier for you and get the results you want.***
Believe. Trust. Risk.
Those are my...
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96 - This Is Me
***Register here for a free workshop on Exactly HOW Do I Make Dating Easier? to learn three simple but actionable steps to make dating easier for you and get the results you want.***
We continue to conversation with...
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95 - Challenges and Support For LGBTQ+
Pauline Bosma is the founder and coordinator of the Rainbow Support Groups, a network of support groups for LGBTQ+ people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Pauline works for Massachusetts Advocates...
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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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