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What Makes You Tick | Heroes with Mental and Developmental DisabilitiesThe What Makes You Tick Podcast was brought to fruition by the Abby Lou Foundation, with host Devon Millington. The Abby Lou Foundation provides advocacy and support to adults with intellectual disabilities who are reliant on public funds. Through... Author: LaunchPod Media
The What Makes You Tick Podcast was brought to fruition by The Abby Lou Foundation, with host Devon Millington. The Abby Lou Foundation provides advocacy and support to adults with intellectual disabilities who are reliant on public funds. Through education and working with decision-makers, family members, persons with disabilities and their providers, The Abby Lou Foundation helps this disadvantaged demographic to lead productive and happy lives free from manipulation and coercion. The purpose of this podcast is to educate and bring awareness to those with intellectual disabilities.If you enjoyed this podcast and want to help us continue to support this wonderful community, please visit AbbyLou.org to donate.https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/aoZ_jg?vidv60hb Language: en Genres: Business, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Non-Profit Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Embracing Differences | Bryony's Journey with Cerebral Palsy
Thursday, 6 July, 2023
Today Devon talks to special guest Bryony Moss, a 25 year old who lives in the UK and deals with cerebral palsy of right hemiplegia, learning disabilities, and she’s also neurodivergent. She’s an actress, model, and advocate for disability and mental health. Growing up, Bryony realized there seemed to be no actresses out there like her, so she wanted to get into the industry herself and help others like her see and understand that anyone can do it. She has started her own bedtime story reading YouTube channel and has found that you can help people anywhere in the world in various ways. About cerebral palsy 2:00Adapting to her struggles 4:00Getting to a happy place in life 9:50Bryony Goes Bananas with Bedtime Stories 12:20Inspirational people for her 16:30Motivation and making necessary changes in herself 22:10Feeling bad about having a disability 26:25What Bryony is working on right now 35:10“Don’t be scared to try new things, even in school settings when you try and fit in. I’d say one of my greatest accomplishments was actually just staying true to myself. Not everyone’s gonna like it, but just stay true to yourself because you are enough and you are worthy, and you can achieve and will do amazing things even though you don’t even know it yet because there are crazy amounts of opportunities that come your way when you just be you.” 11:21@defeatingdisabilityIf you'd like to donate to the Abby Lou Foundation to help continue to enrich the lives of the intellectually disabled, follow this link: https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/aoZ_jg?vid=v60hbThank you for listening!
