The Sit Down Stand Out Show

Trigger Warning: September is Suicide Prevention month Despite working for large organizations such as Warner Bros, Walt Disney at the age of 19 Gina Cavalier struggled with Suicidal ideation or, thoughts of taking her own life on and off since childhood. On this episode we discuss how the modern convenances of wealthy countries may be the reason for high numbers of mental health issues. We also d...

We all have goals, dreams, and ambitions that we want to achieve in life for Bean Gill her goals were to make positive changes health wise in the lives of others and to have her own tv show, Both of these goals came true but, not in the way anyone expected, on this episode Bean shares her journey of becoming paralyzed from the waist down due to Epstein Barr Virus her emotional and physical recover...

Ray Charles, Steve Wonder and  Deshaymond all of these individuals are musicians whom have had to overcome adversity to achieve there dreams in music. On this episode  Deshaymond shares his journey from growing up in Growing up in Coonville, a rural, impoverished, neighbourhood that sits on the outskirts of Lafayette,Louisiana, studying music since the age of 5, to loosing his sight in 2015 do to...

Rebecca Rubin Seligson has always loved writing and working with children but when her son was born and diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy she struggled as a young parent and not finding much disability representation in the media at the time. Rebecca created Wheellustrated Tales in 2021 to write and publish picture books with the goal of normalizing disabilities in children’s literature. Despite disab...

Life is full of interesting relationships some are strictly business between your boss and your coworkers others are more personal like the relationship parents and their children have. For Danny West over the last 3 decades as a physical therapist working with patience who have suffered spinal or traumatic brain injuries the relationship he has with his patients depends on how much effort the pat...

Ever since she was a little girl growing up in Glasgow Scotland Katie Anna McConnell has had two main passions classic Disney films and preforming in musical theatre. Life has a strange way of putting barriers in front of us for Katie that barrier came in the form of a genetic condition that left Physically disabled, Chronically ill and Neurodivergent. On this episode Katie shares how she continue...

If you want something bad enough how hard are you willing to work for it? Kilo House wanted to be involved in music since the age of fourteen. Despite the challenges of Cerebral Palsy  Kilo House has always worked hard to create music that he himself would enjoy whether as a band member or a studio producer. On This episode we hear  Kilo House's journey from working to improve the use of his l...

Life is about memories and moments the moment you take your first steps, score your first goal, or in the case of our guest the moment your discover your true passion. Daniel Romero first fell in love with broadcasting thanks to a toy FM microphone at the age of six and since then despite being blind Daniel has spent his 17 year career saying yes to many opportunities including playing base guitar...

The music business is a difficult industry to enter regardless of age, ethnicity, or background now imagine putting a mental health challenge or disability on top of it. I sit down with Arthur Gwynne the operations manager for an organization called RAMPD or Recording Artists and Music Professionals with Disabilities as we discuss how the origination has grown over the last three years from an ide...

The phrase Don't Think it ink it was coined by Mark Victor Hansen the founder and co creator for the Chicken Soup for The Soul book series. Our guest Caitie Brianna has used her love of drawing and tattooing as the chicken soup for her soul for the last 15 years and is now opening up her first shop Bone and Lilly Tattoo in  Knoxville, Tennessee in July. Hear Caitie's unique journey growing...

When trying anything new there is always a reason behind it trying a new food to experience a new taste, trying a new school to make new friends, but in the case of our guest John Giordano people come to him for a holistic approach to recovery from addition and mental heath challenges. On this episode we also go into John's personal journey from from growing up in the bronx dealing with unique...

Pride month is a time where members of the LGBTQ+ community celebrate who they are but what if you don't know what community you identify with or are uncertain about having a safe and loving relationship? Courtney Boyer Relationship and sexuality expert offers her opinion on how you can safely explore what brings you the most pleasure, what's involved in a sexual wellness retreat, how rela...

2020 was a difficult year for many people, a time of fear, uncertainty, and lockdown for Jules and Maria Rodriguez 2020 was a difficult year in a very different way as Jules was diagnosed with ALS a terminal condition with a life expectancy between three and five years. Despite these difficult circumstances the love between these two has grown stronger through sharing their journey on The Couples...

The average career length in emergency medical services or EMS is 5 years. Colton Petry worked in EMS for 11 years training for the job at just 16 and working through countless experiences that many people can't imagine, join us as we discuss his career, recognizing his symptoms of PTS, the differences between medical cues and medical dramas, the creation of the Just Dumb Enough Podcast and so...

Running! an exercise that not everyone enjoys a series of moments that can leave you out of breath if overdone but for Aaron Burros running has been a lifesaver from helping him loose weight, to regaining his life back after being shot five times at a workplace shooting. Despite living everyday with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and bullet fragments still in his body to this day Aaron Burros use...

How many times has someone in your life told you need to have a backup plan for when things don't work out? Steven Burke has spent a large portion of his life learning how to organize and adapt to situation from dealing with undiagnosed ADHD growing up, working around both his parents's mental health issues, his two decade long career in law as a Civil Trial attorney, to working as a Histo...

From a young age we are taught to trust our doctors when it comes to diagnoses's and treatment plans. Anneke Vliegen trusted her doctors at first when they misdiagnosed her with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or CFS but when the treatment didn't work doctors suggested that her issues were all in her mind and that she wasn't putting in enough effort this is referred to as medical gaslighting...

When your hear the sound of hooves you probably think of horses and you'd be surprised if you turned around and saw zebra. This similar confusion has been made by doctors and patience alike when trying to diagnose medical conditions. Our guest mindset coach, author, and mother Cassandra A Campbell has lived for 30 plus years with Fibromyalgia and Hyper Mobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome find out ho...

Regrets, thinking about all the things that we didn't do when we had the time or energy. We all hope that at the end of our lives we have no regrets for the choices we made now, imagine being told that you wouldn't have much time left to live due a condition you were born with. Sophie Grace Homes was born with Cystic Fibrosis a condition that when she was younger was considered a condition...

For anything creative to succeed it takes the right time, the right people, and the right amount of passion to all come together. Jaymes Buckman despite living with high anxiety, autism and O.C.D. has always had a creative spirit. On this episode Jaymes shares what its like to be a glam rock performer as the frontman for the group Hot Apollo, the song he is most proud of, how forming a band can be...

As we conclude the month of April and we think about all the changes that come with the spring season. Inspired by the neuroscience of Dr. Andrew Huberman, her experiences reinventing her body as a personal trainer, and seeing the struggles of older US Veterans Mary Kay Junis created Chrysalis Personal Training. On this episode find out how Chrysalis Personal Training went from a water aerobics cl...

To have faith is to put your trust and belief into something or someone you cannot see but exists with your heart. Rose Booth made the conscious choice to accept Christ into her life at 8 years old, and although we question ourselves Rose's faith is what kept her going during a difficult three years at the high of the pandemic contracting covid, nearly dying multiple times, and becoming an amp...

Life can knock everyone down in many strange ways, what matters is how we get back up and rebound from it. Kimberly Berg grew up with a WW2 veteran dad and siblings who deal with Post Polio Syndrome. These were the building blocks for the career she has today as a  Clinical Exercise Physiologist who specializes in helping people affected by conditions such as ALS, Parkinson's Disease and other...

Music is something we are all familiar with, regardless of the genre you listen to as long as you feel a connection with the melody, lyrics, stage performance, or the people off stage. Kristi Jacques has always felt a connection to music since she was a little girl helping in her parents music store, Along Kristi's journey she has faced many challenges from type 1 diabetes to a rare condition...

Animals have been helping mankind by feeding us, working with us, and being our companions for countless years. Faye O'Hara has always loved horses raising training, and riding them but, one night everything changed. Faye became paralyzed after a car wreck at 15 and for the next 7 years away from horses and fell into a deep sadness and used alcohol to deal with the emotional and physical pain....