The 'P.U.S.H' Project

'This is the story of a young boy’s stuggles with Hydrocephalus, a debilitating illness that strikes children either at birth or later in life, and how he conquered it and became successful in his career as a teacher and in his personal life' - Roger DiBattista . . Hey everyone! Please welcome, Roger DiBattista from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. At 67 years old, Roger has some incredible st...

Hey everyone! Guess what?! With June being Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Awareness Month in Canada, we're going to be releasing a new Podcast Episode every Tuesday AND Friday for the entire month, featuring more of our Canadian Community of Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus. To introduce the Month, we are excited to welcome, Shauna Beaudoin of Hydrocephalus Canada. Not only does Shauna shar...

'When you're in a very dark place, and you see the light in the tunnel, it's not always the train. It could be the sun' - Ewa . . Hey Everyone! Welcome Ewa, 'The Rolling Diva', from just outside of Stockholm, Sweden. In this Episode of The 'P.U.S.H' Project Podcast, Ewa shares some of the big, hard hitting, challenges, and prejudices, that she faced growing...

'Welcome Home' Words can be so powerful, and this simple statement resonated so strongly with Sara when she heard it for the first time. . . Meet Sara Allen, a Cuban-American living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, born in Costa Rica, before being adopted to parents in the USA, and Immigrating to America. Did you know that Minneapolis is known as 'The Land of 10,000 Lakes'?! So cool!...

‘Your smile is enough for me, I believe, you could be my inspiration’ . . Hey everyone!  Welcome to Episode 5 of The ‘P.U.S.H’ Project Podcast with our friend Morgan DESHAYES of Normandy, France 🇫🇷  • Morgan talks about finding his happiness, and becoming proud about who he is, as a person who lives with Hydrocephalus.  He shares some of the stories, and experiences, he’s had through IF Internatio...

Hey all! Meet Alexis Pastuch from Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦 : In this Episode, Alexis Pastuch & Danny sit down to talk INCLUSIVITY, and being your truest, most authentic, self • Alexis shares some great insight, and personal experience, about her story, and what her journey to being her most authentic self has looked like, as well as, gives some great advice as to how we can be more inclusiv...

Hey all! In this Episode, Danny chats with long time friend, Ina Akerberg, of Stockholm, Sweden. Among many things, they discuss her business, and passion, for Tactile Massage, and Reiki Healing, some of the challenges she's faced this year, undergoing a number of different surgeries, being the first person, who uses a wheelchair, to climb Mount Meru in Tanzania,  her incredible work, locally...

'Anybody can rise above any challenge that they are faced' - Meetra Nahavandi From Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada to Madison, Wisconsin, USA!  Danny sits down with Meetra Nahavandi to talk about, among many things, Adaptive Fitness, Independence as a person living with a Physical Disability, Self Love, and Mental Health. This conversation is chalked full of amazing insight, perspective,...

Hey! In this Episode, Danny sits down with Paul Gantley from Dublin, Ireland. Danny and Paul met when one of his songs went Viral, and was shared by the International Federation Of Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus. This episode offers some of Pauls musical life, as well as dives into the the conversation of breaking down some of the Stereotypes he's faced as a music, and person, who lives wit...