Embrace It: Episode 29 - Casey Jourdan, Redefining Resilience
01/12/22 • 37 min
As an Iraq war veteran, Purple Heart recipient, TEDx speaker, writer, and teacher Casey Jourdan is passionate about helping others shift from surviving to thriving.
Casey was a gunner in an Army convoy traveling Baghdad's "suicide ally" when a roadside explosive device rocked her world. The explosion changed her identity forever, transforming her from being an entrepreneurial, athletic, college coed with a nearly photographic memory into a disabled Iraq war veteran flunking out of college and afraid to leave her room. She lost jobs, family, and self-worth but 9 years later, she has fought her way back to a healed place with a new and constantly evolving perspective on self-recovery and societal engagement. Join us for this empowering episode as we redefine what it means to truly be resilient.
- Follow Casey on Instagram.
- Connect with Casey on her website.
- Watch Casey's TEDx Talk
- Read Casey's Trend-Able post Setting Boundaries
- Visit Friendly Shoes - Use code "EmbraceItFriendly" for 10% off
- Looking for more great tips, hacks, and blogposts? Visit: Trend-Able.com
- Find more on Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) and patient resources on: HNF-cure.org
- Follow us on IG! @embraceit_podcast | @trend.able | @cmtwegotthis
- Please leave us a review and help others find us!
As an Iraq war veteran, Purple Heart recipient, TEDx speaker, writer, and teacher Casey Jourdan is passionate about helping others shift from surviving to thriving.
Casey was a gunner in an Army convoy traveling Baghdad's "suicide ally" when a roadside explosive device rocked her world. The explosion changed her identity forever, transforming her from being an entrepreneurial, athletic, college coed with a nearly photographic memory into a disabled Iraq war veteran flunking out of college and afraid to leave her room. She lost jobs, family, and self-worth but 9 years later, she has fought her way back to a healed place with a new and constantly evolving perspective on self-recovery and societal engagement. Join us for this empowering episode as we redefine what it means to truly be resilient.
- Follow Casey on Instagram.
- Connect with Casey on her website.
- Watch Casey's TEDx Talk
- Read Casey's Trend-Able post Setting Boundaries
- Visit Friendly Shoes - Use code "EmbraceItFriendly" for 10% off
- Looking for more great tips, hacks, and blogposts? Visit: Trend-Able.com
- Find more on Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) and patient resources on: HNF-cure.org
- Follow us on IG! @embraceit_podcast | @trend.able | @cmtwegotthis
- Please leave us a review and help others find us!
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Embrace It: Episode 28 - Katina Kontarakis, Love Your Guts
At 34 years old, Katina found herself hitting rock bottom after a 17 year battle with anorexia & bulimia. After reaching out for help and enrolling in Overeaters Anonymous, she began learning how to eat healthily and reversing years of physical and emotional damage. Today, Katina is a certified nutritionist & Reiki practitioner helping hundreds of people love their guts and heal themselves with food. Join us for this eye-opening conversation jam-packed with practical tips and steps for eating our way to wellness & happiness!
- Connect with Katina on Instagram.
- Connect with Katina on her website.
- Visit Friendly Shoes - Use code "EmbraceItFriendly" for 10% off
- Looking for more great tips, hacks, and blogposts? Visit: Trend-Able.com
- Find more on Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) and patient resources on: HNF-cure.org
- Follow us on IG! @embraceit_podcast | @trend.able | @cmtwegotthis
- Please leave us a review and help others find us!
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Embrace It: Episode 30 - Dayniah Manderson, The Miseducation of Inclusion
Dayniah is a Jamaican immigrant, mother, educator, writer, and activist living with SMA.
As a tenured English teacher with over 15 years of teaching experience in New York City public schools, Dayniah uses an electric wheelchair and has been unable to use a restroom at her middle school building in the Bronx for the past 14 years due to the New York City Department of Education (DOE)’s failure to provide a facility that meets her access needs.
30 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, fewer than 25% of DOE schools are fully accessible due to the widespread presence of architectural barriers.
Join us for this eye-opening episode as we uncover some of the deep systemic barriers still facing the disability community and how we can work to ensure true change and inclusion.
- Follow Dayniah on Instagram.
- Connect with Dayniah on her website.
- Visit Friendly Shoes - Use code "EmbraceItFriendly" for 10% off
- Looking for more great tips, hacks, and blog posts? Visit: Trend-Able.com
- Find more on Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) and patient resources on: HNF-cure.org
- Follow us on IG! @embraceit_podcast | @trend.able | @cmtwegotthis
- Please leave us a review and help others find us!
Hosted by Lainie Ishbia and Estela Lugo.
Embrace It is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios.
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