Phenomenal Disabilities With Tree Lowe

Maxwell Joy Moore is Jamaican-born, a native of New York and California, from the LGBTIQA and disability community, advocate, writer, podcaster, and trans community. Maxwell has gone through numerous adventures in life while transitioning and having a disability. Many of Maxwell's journeys have given various shifts, but they have also enlightened growth in life as it is.  Even with the impleme...

According to the ⁠Human Rights Campaign (HRC)⁠ , About one-quarter (24%) of cisgender LGBQ+ adults, and a third (35%) of transgender adults reported cognitive disabilities, compared to less than one in ten (9%) non-LGBTQ+ adults. However, it is important to raise awareness about the LGBT-disabled community issues and understand how to employ effective strategies for living in a forever-changing wo...

According to CDC.gov CP was significantly more common among Black children than white children and (82.9%) of the children identified with CP had spastic CP.  Well, Dr. D’Arcee Neal is no newbie to the disability and others (Spastic Cerebral Palsy and onset fluency). Neal was born with CP and navigated his other disabilities throughout his life. As a proud LGBTQIA and BIPOC community member, Neal...

Melody Doyle is a singer from the music group Sounds of Blackness. She's had her own experience navigating addiction, dealing with in and out of jail correctional facilities, sobriety, her neurodivergent disabilities, family, and so much more. She is a mother of two children, recently engaged, a peer coach, and her collaborative role with Sounds of Blackness helped win the group numerous award...

Getting work in the industry can be pretty challenging. We have to navigate a field of different people from all walks of life. It has been a challenge for many disabled people to compete against able-body people for boardroom seats, positions as executive producers, directors, producers, etc. The LCA Marketing Team (Dana JonesK, Katie Farmer, James Barniker, Marie Dagenais-Lewis & Tree Lowe)...

Since childhood, Dylan Lazaga has lived authentically as an epileptic individual. Despite his disability, Dylan continues to pursue his dreams. Dylan believes it is important for people to understand epilepsy and to be prepared when someone experiences an epileptic episode. Disabilities, according to Dylan, aren't barriers. In addition, Dylan believes that neurotypical individuals should be op...

A mother, songwriter, poet, work professional, and spiritual reader, Susan Sheller's love for her autistic son shows in her power and strength to do what it takes to give him the best life. But Susan is here to provide insightful information on autism and other disabilities. Sheller's mission is to educate the world while advocating for her son. Discrimination and misunderstanding of autis...

Inclusion globally has been a topic of discussion within the disability community. It is however necessary for inclusion to be realized through action, which is why Nargiz Yeldenbayeva and Inessa Missetskaya from Georgia, have decided to take matters into their own hands in order to guide the disabled community to self-empowerment and inclusion.  Nargiz and Inessa are trainers of inclusion practic...

Dr. Laurie Weiss, psychotherapist, coach and relationship communication expert has helped more than 60,000 individuals reclaim life energy and find joy in life for more than four decades. She has taught professionals in 13 countries and authored 13 books that make complex information accessible to anyone. Her popular, Letting It Go , teaches rapid anxiety and stress relief. http://www. LaurieWeiss...

Social worker, advocate, and activist, Fidelis Kariku, discusses the issues in Africa and across the globe with the disability community and services. It is essential to address the ongoing problems around the world if we are to increase awareness. A better life for children, advocacy, and living in gratitude are Fidelis' objectives. Although Fidelis does work as a social worker, but she struggles...

Advocate, public speaker, and owner of Start The Convo, Julie McLean addresses the issue of mental illness around suicide. It is increasingly common for young and old to commit suicide for a variety of reasons. The issue needs to be addressed directly to help those who are considering ending their lives see how valuable their life is. As a result of her own experience with suicide, Julie became an...

Chaitanya Mukund, an Indian writer, blogger, and radio host and a neurodivergent individual with dyslexia and cerebral palsy, discusses his struggles and rewards. Chaitanya, however, does not see his life as "half-full" despite coping with various disabilities. In addition to earning his graduate degree in Mass Communication, Chaitanya is pursuing an internship in radio production and programming...

Birdie and his family have battled with addiction or mental disability for many years. Although Birdie is battling sobriety, he navigate through them it is important to draw attention to his journey. However, Birdie does want to get help, but it has been complicated with his family and been battling their disabilities too. Even though addiction isn't phenomenal, this episode aims to emphasize...

As a mother, wife, dance teacher, recent M.F.A. graduate, from the neurodiversity community, Nahyr Ruiz relates so well to it all. She is also a strong representation of BIPOC disabled women wearing multiple hats in life. Nahyr understands living a fruitful life with various invisible disabilities while navigating with them as a mother and wife. However, she never saw them as a stumbling block whi...

As a mother, wife, dance teacher, recent M.F.A. graduate, from the neurodiversity community, Nahyr Ruiz relates so well to it all. She is also a strong representation of BIPOC disabled women wearing multiple hats in life. Because Nahyr comes from a near divergent community, it was easy for her to recognize her daughter's recent neurodivergent discovery. There are many parents in the non-disabled c...

Philanthropic Songwriter, Tony Mantor, Promotes Autism Acceptance in Newest Single! Tony Mantor, the 4-time grammy nominated musician, recreates his song, “Why Not Me” in order to raise autism awareness and acceptance. Originally, the charitable songwriter released “Why Not Me” along with a music video to show appreciation for first responders. With immense success of the original video, Tony Mant...

Andy Arias has been in the entertainment industry for the last 10 years. As an actor and advocate he has worked on several productions as both an actor and an accessibility consultant. He has had the pleasure of working with Tom Hanks, Mark Ruffalo and Hilary Swank. He also works as national Policy Advisor for people with disabilities. He merges his policy and entertainment as often as possible. A...

Actor Shashank Sharma, who is a low vision theater actor, does not perceive his disability negatively. Throughout his childhood and adulthood, Shashank has never apologised for his disability, always seeing hard work as the key to success. Shashank believes there should be no limits to the things one can achieve in life.  “Disability isn’t a bad thing, so STOP tripping about it.”~~~Shashank S...

There is still widespread misperceptions about autism, OCD, anorexia, and numerous other disabilities. In contrast, Liz Pritchard, a poet, painter, writer, and animator from the LGBT community, discusses the truth about disabilities, careers, and personal life. The report from Ablesim Around The World estimates that one in seven people are frequently subjected to ableism. In order to combat the st...

Despite her journey with breast cancer, Jackie Meader sees life as full of abundance being a mother, wife, fitness enthusiast, advocate, and entrepreneur. It is common for people to develop misinformation about breast cancer, and Jackie is ready to set things straight about it all. Breast cancer is an epidemic that has been increasing, so it is pertinent to address the subject to understand what w...

The life of sobriety and navigating mental disability is something Louise Barnett understands. There have been so many misconceptions and misunderstandings about addiction and sobriety. In addition, mental disabilities are attacked rather than understood. Because of this, Louise discuss these topics on the show to bring awareness and effective advice she can provide so many. Even though many strug...

As a low vision individual, Angel Sapp represents the BIPOC, LGBTQIA, and disabled communities. With this week's discussion, Angel aims to let everyone know that the low vision, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA communities hold space and are just as viable in the workforce and anywhere else. Further, Angel discusses future plans of attending college as a psychologist, as well as various career work professions...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is here. According to a 2022 statistic from the National Breast Cancer Foundation, an estimated 287,500 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in the U.S. as well as 51,400 new cases of non-invasive (in situ) breast cancer, and over 3.8 million breast cancer survivors in the United States. This is a subject that will be discussed on Phenomenal...

After surviving osteosarcoma and learning to navigate life on a whole new level after losing her hearing, Katie Farmer shares how she is processing everything and finding her creative flow along the way. With Katie's insight, parents can approach disabilities differently. Having worked in multiple fields: Special FX, music, fitness training, etc., Katie is committed to ending social stigmas and ab...

With Myofascial Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Environmental Illness / MCS, autoimmune, and other disabilities, Irina Rivkin provides the world with an educated perspective into her world. This is especially true in light of the COVID pandemic. Irina understands the challenges associated with various disabilities. Even so, it doesn't stop her from doing what she enjoys most: supporting college students...