Encouragement Notes Podcast

Jenna Bainbridge becoming Nessa Rose has given me a new reason to push myself harder as a dancer and show people that living with a disability does not have to be tragic and it can be the most beautiful thing on Earth. I'm excited to see what the future brings. happy Saturday!

They did it! they actually did it! Wicked the Broadway production has casted a disabled woman who is a wheelchair user as Nessarose! Many in our Community have waited for this day for twenty one years. in this episode I get flustered and accidentally say twenty years.

I came across an old Instagram live video that I did back on July 23rd, 2021 during the Rollettes Experience pj party, And I wanted to share the story with you. I have definitely grown as a person in the past 4 years. I'm proud to use the word disability because I know that it does not mean that I am worthless. only that a part of me truly does not work in the typical fashion and that's okay. I am...

Happy Saturday! we are back to our regular schedule now that recital is done.

talking about boundless babe Society and what it means to me to take up space in this world. and also I talk about the best part of Rollette's experience for me last year

sharing my experience of dancetravaganza

Tomorrow is our big day

sharing some of my experience with you

The story of something that happened yesterday

hello from dance class, we are one week away from our recital and I'm so excited!

just a quick hello

This episode includes another observation that I left out of yesterdays episode.

today I have three things on my mind 1. The Golden globe awards 2. A theory about Nessa, Rose and Pharaoh in Wicked and 3. shouting out my boundless babe sister Nikki Walsh https://www.instagram.com/nikkiwalsh.adaptfit?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

prayers for everybody who is affected by these fires

The fantastical DANCETRAVAGANZA is coming! Dancetrava-whata ? Why, it is only the most wonderful way to start the new year! This is our charity New Year celebration dance recital extravaganza! (You see what we did there?) Because seeing your amazing kids get up and perform on a real stage and coming together for charity is the greatest combination we can think of since someone got peanut butter in...

blessings for an awesome 2025!

sharing my excitement

if you are a Jersey Boys fan, you're more than a fan. you become family because all of the fans that go to the show and John Lloyd Young's shows get to know each other and have a Dad relationship. just before Christmas, the Jersey Boys fan family lost one of their most amazing members Miss Doris Ambruster. she was one of a kind and always showed her love for John and others and she always was so s...

if you are new to listening to encouragement, notes, or simply need some help on getting reacquainted with the show, this is where you should start

This episode ended up being an introduction to who I am and a sneak peek at what you are going to get from encouragement notes in 2025

I hope you have a great celebration with their family and friends. thank you for listening to encouragement notes. here's to a fantastic 2025. see you soon!

Gushing about her concert last night at the Catalina jazz club

chatting as I'm waiting to go into class

listen to pushing forward with Alycia. it's an awesome show. today's episode featuring Danny j. Gomez is a great place to start https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ownAkWQyHXnDpKDVliwlT?si=9g-zQt8bRaeU2P2_g4sduw

today we celebrate the mother of the disability rights movement Judy Humann. In this episode I share the impact that she had on me personally and many others in the disability community and I also tell you guys if my year turned out the way that I thought it would.