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The Shining Beautiful Series PodcastAuthor: The Shining Beautiful Series
Listen to this podcast and discover the power of "Shining Beautiful" in life and in your community. Mikelle is perhaps the only non-verbal podcaster in the world. How does she do it? With technology. Meet Mikelle, who experiences cerebral palsy, her mother, Katherine Carol, and Gretchen Storm, speech therapist, and assistive technology guru. Together they talk about everyday life with a disability, how technology empowers people with disabilities to own their lives. This sassy team of coffee drinking techies interview technology and rehabilitation experts as they sit around the kitchen table at Mikelle's home. Language: en Genres: Education, Kids & Family Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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From Memoir to Imagination: Brittany Gilbert Begins Her Fiction Journey
Episode 162
Tuesday, 31 March, 2026
In this return conversation, Brittany "Lenny" Gilbert joins us again—this time stepping into an exciting new chapter as she begins work on her first fiction book. Many of you will remember Brittany from our earlier conversation around Ruby and Me. Now, her storytelling is stretching in new directions, shaped by imagination, lived experience, and a deep desire to reach the next generation. Together, we explore what it means to move from telling your own story… to creating stories for others. Brittany shares how her experiences as a writer and as a person with cerebral palsy are influencing her approach to fiction, and why representation, creativity, and voice matter. This episode is about growth. About creative risk. About trusting that your voice can evolve—and that your story doesn't end with the first book. It's also about something bigger: the quiet power of writing stories that help young people see themselves, imagine more, and believe in lives that are wide open with possibility. Pull up a chair, pour a cup of coffee… and settle in for a conversation about new beginnings, creative courage, and the stories we write. Here is the link to our first interview with Brittany and her author website. Our first interview with Brittany: Ruby and Me. Brittany's website
