Katey Fortun

The Different Ability® Podcast

Why am I different? Why do things have to be so difficult? Am I dumb? Why am I scared? Will it be this hard forever? Will I ever find the help I need to succeed? When will being different be accepted? Welcome to The Different Ability® Podcast where we will answer all of these questions and a whole lot more! Each week host Katey Fortun brings you tips and tricks on how to navigate being different, along with inspiring stories of guests that are living an amazing life having Different Abilities of their own. Parents and Educators of kids with Different Abilities share their stories to encourage...

Author

Katey Fortun

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Education

Podcast website

kateyfortun.com

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

HEY, I'M BACK! 31.05.2023

Send us Fan Mail I took some time, well because I needed it. Check out today's episode ... I'M BACK! Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you can reach me at: Website: https://kateyfortun.com/ https://kateyfortun.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kateyfortun/ https://www.instagram.co...

Boundaries are SO HARD! 12.04.2023

Send us Fan Mail Yup I said it and I mean it. Boundaries are so stinkin' hard sometimes but they are oh so necessary for our mental health and our peace! Keep going my friend, you got this! Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you can reach me at: Website: https://kateyfortun.com/ https://kateyfortun.co...

The trip I did not go on... YET! 05.04.2023

Send us Fan Mail Well, that didn't go as planned! This episode is about how I was supposed to go on a trip I earned and won but a few days before, plans had to change! Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you can reach me at: Website: https://kateyfortun.com/ https://kateyfortun.com/podcast Instagram: h...

Squashing Your Limiting Beliefs 15.03.2023

Send us Fan Mail We all have limiting beliefs sometimes in our lives. This episode I talk about squashing those limiting beliefs when they creep in!  Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you can reach me at: Website: https://kateyfortun.com/ https://kateyfortun.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.co...

University Teaching Announcement 08.03.2023

Send us Fan Mail Big announcement today on the future of me teaching at UW-Stout. This was a hard one to record... Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you can reach me at: Website: https://kateyfortun.com/ https://kateyfortun.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kateyfortun/ https://www.instagra...

Coffee with Doug 06.03.2023

Send us Fan Mail My last coffee meeting with Doug really got me thinking... of all the amazing times! Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you can reach me at: Website: https://kateyfortun.com/ https://kateyfortun.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kateyfortun/ https://www.instagram.com/differe...

Autobiography in Five Short Chapters - Portia Nelson 27.02.2023

Send us Fan Mail This episode ties together with Episode 127. So if you haven't heard that one yet, please go listen and then hop over here and listen to episode 128! Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you can reach me at: Website: https://kateyfortun.com/ https://kateyfortun.com/podcast Instagram: ht...

Therapist reads me an amazing poem 15.02.2023

Send us Fan Mail I wanted to share with you a poem my therapist read to me at one of my sessions. It hit me hard and really made me think... in a great way! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you can reach me at: Website: https://kateyfortun.com/ https://kateyfortun.com...

Quizzes without accommodations? Are you kidding me? 08.02.2023

Send us Fan Mail I have a bone to pick with a certain website that you can apply to jobs on... check out today's episode and find out why!  Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you can reach me at: Website: https://kateyfortun.com/ https://kateyfortun.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kat...

Healing is so hard! 01.02.2023

Send us Fan Mail Real vulnerable talk today on the podcast! I finished the book I talked about on last weeks episode and I talk about what I learned about myself and how hard healing is. Here's a link to the book I talk about in the episode: The Mountain is You Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you c...

The book I'm totally loving right now! 25.01.2023

Send us Fan Mail I just started listening to this new book and I LOVE it! I wanted to quick chat about it and below is a few links you can go buy it and check it out yourself! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! Get it on Amazon Here ! Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you can reach me at: Website: https...

Answering amazing questions - Part 2 18.01.2023

Send us Fan Mail This is part 2 of a two part episode. Last week was part one, you can check it out here. These questions are about my day job (Account Executive selling commercial furniture) and the interior design industry. Listen in! Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you can reach me at: Website: https...

Answering amazing questions - Part 1 11.01.2023

Send us Fan Mail I want to thank Erica for asking me these amazing questions to inspire me to create two episodes answering them! These questions are about my day job (Account Executive selling commercial furniture) and the interior design industry. Listen in! Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you can rea...

Happy New Year! 04.01.2023

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year my friend! Let's do this! Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you can reach me at: Website: https://kateyfortun.com/ https://kateyfortun.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kateyfortun/ https://www.instagram.com/differentabilitypodcast/  

Take a look back on 2022! 31.12.2022

Send us Fan Mail It's that time of year... the end of the year and it's time to take a look back and reflect on the year we have had. Listen in to Episode 118 from what I talk about on this weeks podcast.   Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you can reach me at: Website: https://kateyfortun.com/...

Take time for yourself! 30.12.2022

Send us Fan Mail It's the end of 2022 and it's time for you to take time for yourself! Take a deep breath and let's finish this year rested and ready for the new year!  Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you can reach me at: Website: https://kateyfortun.com/ https://kateyfortun.com/podcast I...

Goals for the new year! 14.12.2022

Send us Fan Mail Let's set goals and think about dreams for the 2023 New Year! Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you can reach me at: Website: https://kateyfortun.com/ https://kateyfortun.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kateyfortun/ https://www.instagram.com/differentabilitypodcast/...

Setting boundaries for the holiday season 07.12.2022

Send us Fan Mail The holiday season is upon us and it's time to sit down and set your boundaries so you can have an enjoyable holiday season!  Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you can reach me at: Website: https://kateyfortun.com/ https://kateyfortun.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/...

My most embarrassing story yet! 30.11.2022

Send us Fan Mail If you need a laugh and want to laugh on by behalf, this is the episode for you! I'm sharing my most embarrassing story that happened to me a few weeks ago! I promise it's worth the listen! haha Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you can reach me at: Website: https://kateyfortun....

Let's Talk Dyslexia 27.11.2022

Send us Fan Mail Today I talk about the motivation moment.™ youtube series I uploaded in the month of October. The month of October is Dyslexia Awareness Month and I did a whole video series over there and I have all of the episodes linked below for you to check out! Episode 149 - Let's Talk Dyslexia Series Episode 150 - Dyslexia Struggles Episode 151 - Dyslexia Middle & High School Tips...

How do you do it all? Behind the scenes! 16.11.2022

Send us Fan Mail I hear all the time "how do you do it all?!" Well today I share the "secret"! Ok, ok... there is no "secret". Listen in and find out! Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you can reach me at: Website: https://kateyfortun.com/ https://kateyfortun.com/podcast Inst...

Dealing with rough times... 09.11.2022

Send us Fan Mail We all go through rough times in our lives. On today's episode I talk a bit about what I do to help get through some of the rough times we go through in our lives.  Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you can reach me at: Website: https://kateyfortun.com/ https://kateyfortun.com/podcas...

What I learned in New Teacher Orientation 02.11.2022

Send us Fan Mail Today is the full recap of how my new teacher orientation went. It was very fun to edit this episode 2 months after I recorded it. It was a great week of orientation and I saw so many people I knew from 10 years earlier and learned so much! Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you can reach...

University Teaching Series - How the first two months of teaching is going! (8) 26.10.2022

Send us Fan Mail This is the last and final episode of the University Teaching Series! Today I'm talking about how the last few months of teaching have been going. It's been a rollercoaster, that's for sure! I Need Your Help Here ! Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sign Up Here ! Shop new products here ! Places you can reach me at: Webs...

University Teaching Series - To teach building relationships (7) 19.10.2022

Send us Fan Mail This week's episode in the University Teaching Series, I'm talking all about building relationships early and how they can help you now and in the future! "It's not what you know, it's not who you know, it's who knows you!" - Doug Moskonas I Need Your Help Here ! Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching! Sig...

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