The Sit Down Stand Out Show

At the age of eight Rebekka Lien and her family emigrated from Taiwan to America, but the American dream soon became a nightmare as her father left and her mother became emotionally distant.  These events caused Rebekka to build emotional barriers around herself as she was afraid of losing what relationships she had.  All it took to change her life was the need to laugh.  After taki...

2019 was a tough year for many people but, for Zelda Black 2019 was a year of discovery when she realized that she could turn her talent of voice imitation into a career in the voiceover industry. Since then Zelda has gone on to become an author, content creator, and mental health advocate. on this episode we discuss the challenges she has faced in the industry being of mixed ethnicity and the imp...

Life can change very quickly sometimes for the best, sometimes for the worst. Melanie Taddeo's life changed forever after suffering a stroke rendering her legally blind. Although Melanie lost her eyesight and the ability to become a visual artist she always saw herself becoming a teacher after years of hard work she became the first legally blind teacher to graduate in Ontario. Melanie has gone on...

From day one Andre Matthews has been a fighter. From being born prematurely with only one lung and spending much of childhood at home, Andre has always had a desire to see more of the world.  At 19 he joined the US army, 8 years later Andre is the host of the true crime podcast Bruh Issa Murder focusing on cold cases with individuals of color. We discuss army life, traveling the world from Ir...

Ever since high school, Darlene Williams-Prades has always enjoyed helping others.  Whether she's officiating a wedding, providing advice to students as a life coach or serving her country in the air force she aproaches everything with enthusiasm and passion. We discuss the importance of #selfdiscipline with responsibilities, the importance of #meditation and dedicating time for yourself...

Michelle Sokol, from the very beginning has had a passion to learn, from being able to read a full chapter book in first grade to gaining various degrees including her undergraduate degree in English with a minor in Child Development and Family Studies from Baldwin-Wallace University and attained her Master's Degree in Library Information Science, where she specialized in Public services for Child...

Horses and humans have been working together  for centuries in many capacities from transport, to farm work and eventually becoming wonderful pets. After years of working with horses and youth mental heath separately Jennifer Martin decided to combine the two to form Walkabout Therapeutic Riding Association a non-profit equine therapy farm designed to help children and adults grow in con...

Jay Hicks's journey began growing up in an impoverished area dealing with gynecomastia and bullying ;however, this never stopped Jay from working hard at a variety of jobs even creating a motivational six figure cheque to display in his office. Once Jay achieved the goal of a six figure salary instead of being happy he felt uncertain about what to do next.  After much thought and meditation o...

Born prematurely with Cerebral Palsy the doctors didn't think that she would survive, this would be the first of many times that Elizabeth Bradley would prove everyone wrong. Despite having Cerebral Palsy, with the help of her grandparents she was walking by the age of five. Over time Elizebeth has dealt with a variety of challenges CP, loss of loved ones, unsuccessful relationships, and struggles...

The Sit down Stand out show. The podcast where people with all abilities and challenges can stand out from the rest even if they have to sit down to do it every week we take a deep dive into personal stories of individuals who have adapted and overcome adversity to become the people they are today. Be prepared to be educated and inspired be sure to review and subscribe. W6c1sACq41238RzLT9iN