Disabled and Proud

This week on Disabled and Proud Brooke Millhouse is joined by James Sutliff, a Certified Disability Specialist Coach and Personal Trainer at James Sutliff Personal Trainer & Disability Specialist Coach. James has dystonia, which affects his speech and his hands. This episode was POWERFUL. It wasn't until he pushed harder for answers that he got referred to specialists and found out his dystonia wa...

This week on Disabled and Proud Brooke Millhouse is joined by Nina Healthily. Nina has hEDs, a genetic disorder that affects the connective tissue in her body. hEDs is chronically under-researched and rare, it is also invisible. Nina talks openly about how she learnt to accept her disability, how she is also chronically unwell, and how this affects her life. We talk about the pandemic and its impa...

This week on Disabled and Proud Brooke Millhouse is joined by Tyler Saunders. Tyler was born without his leg. He speaks about how in his early 20s he had a lightbulb moment when he realised that he no longer wanted to wear his prosthetic. For him, his prosthetic was never quite what he wanted as it was uncomfortable and he only really wore it so that he didn't stand out. When Tyler left uni he fou...

This week on Disabled and Proud Brooke Millhouse is joined by inclusive activist, disabled influencer, and model, Paula Carozzo, who has been on a quest to redefine and break stereotypes on what being disabled is. At the age of five, Carozzo was diagnosed with cerebral palsy after brain damage from surgery. With a fondness for fashion and beauty, Carozzo is recognized as a spokesperson for adaptiv...

This week on Disabled and Proud Brooke Millhouse is joined by Charlie Holford. Charlie speaks openly about how the military failed him in their diagnosis of his leg. For him, amputation was the best thing that could have happened to him; he had to endure 8 years of pain and suffering before his leg was amputated. He talks about how he was angry and upset for a long time but ultimately fitness has...

This week on Disabled and Proud, Brooke Millhouse is joined by Dom Smith, the “happiest man in Britain,” whose philosophy is "Don't be a dick & do cool shit". He chats about his own experiences with cerebral palsy, how this influences his work, and how he went about creating a platform for other young music journalists. He discusses encounters with curious strangers, and all of the weird and wonde...

In this first full length episode of Disabled and Proud, host Brooke Millhouse is joined by Louise Hawkins. Louise, a mother of two, is an adaptive CrossFit athlete and personal trainer who used to compete regularly around the UK. She is committed to growing her personal training business to inspire others to begin their fitness journey, regardless of age, ability, or limitations. In this episode,...

Welcome to this introductory mini episode of Disabled and Proud, which is the show that brings listeners a different perspective on disability, each week this podcast - hosted by top adaptive athlete Brooke Millhouse - highlights an awesome disabled guest speaking about their own disability; why they are proud to be disabled and why they are proud to be themselves.    The conversations in this sho...

Disabled and Proud is the show that brings listeners a different perspective on disability, each week this podcast highlights an awesome disabled guest speaking about their own disability; why they are proud to be disabled and why they are proud to be themselves.    The conversations in this show will look at what challenges these amazing people face socially, mentally, physically and life in gene...