Wisdom Shared with Carole Blueweiss

Episode Summary This episode features mother and daughter Bobbie and Angela Singletary. This dynamic duo shares their story, full of hardship, resilience, joy, love, and support. Bobbie, Angela, and two of Angela's kids all have achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, as did Angela's late sister Cindy. Listen how Cindy’s life at 33 could not be saved despite the huge sacrifices made by her mom and sis...

EPISODE SUMMARY Lisa Greer is a mother of five, a former executive and business owner, a convener of charitable events, and the author of Philanthropy Revolution .  We discuss her childrens' diagnoses with cancer and adolescent-onset epilepsy and how that affected the whole family. Lisa explains how transparency fosters trust, something that applies to the worlds of charitable giving, healthcare,...

Episode Summary In this episode, we meet Patty Braendel, a special education teacher who is an adoptive mom, a birth mom, and also a foster mom. We hear about her journey to parenthood with all its ups and downs and learn how her experiences as a parent have helped her work in special education.  For the visually-minded who prefer to listen and read, watch the transcript video here: https://youtu....

EPISODE SUMMARY Kathryn Paylor-Bent has a lot of wisdom to share and we cover a lot of ground in this conversation. We talk about her experiences as a disabled woman, wheelchair user, and the CEO of two successful businesses. She uses her disability as inspiration for her successful career as an adaptive fashion designer and as a consultant to other organizations. She shares her experiences with a...

Episode Summary: In this episode, we meet Dom Raban, a designer, software developer, and father of Issy.  Issy underwent cancer treatment at age 13. While Issy is now a young adult and cancer-free, the lack of information given to Issy during her treatments prompted her father to create a child-centered app called  Xploro. This amazing app was designed to improve the health literacy of children, t...

Eleven-year-old Easton and his mother Jennifer are a great son-mom team. In this episode, we will hear from both and learn about support dogs, supercars, playgrounds, pregnancy, birth, and spina bifida.  For the visually-minded who prefer to listen and read, watch the transcript video here: https://youtu.be/yVwx-zwqNhM FIND AND FOLLOW JENNIFER: crofootjennifer@gmail.com ABOUT SPINA BIFIDA: https:/...

George Estreich is an award-winning writer whose work includes poetry, memoir, and non-fiction. He is also a musician who plays with the band Mule On Fire. In addition to writing and music. George is an activist, storyteller, husband, and father to Ellie and Laura.  George talks about raising his daughter, Laura, who was born with Down syndrome. And then he talks about biotechnology, disability, a...

Video with transcript: https://youtu.be/Su9LTiwiyGQ Laura, a young woman with Down syndrome talks about her life and goals.  For more information about Down syndrome, see here . FROM THIS EPISODE: DEC - Disability Equity Center WINGS Transition Program Unified Sports - Special Olympics Oregon Health & Science University George Estreich BOOK: The Shape of the Eye by George Estreich Find and Follow...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this episode, we meet Josh Burch, a 48-year-old man who was born with Optic Nerve Hypoplasia. Josh talks about the challenges of growing up blind and shares how he navigates a world built for sighted people with the help of technology and his guide dog, Lou. We also hear more from Josh's stepmother, Julie Burch, and learn how they inspired and learned from each other, and how th...

EPISODE SUMMARY Julie Burch is an accomplished author (pen name: Juliet Brilee) and stepmother to Josh, who was born blind. Now 48 years old, he lives independently with his seeing-eye dog, Lou. In this episode, Julie shares what it was like to raise a blind child. She introduces us to how she helped Josh spatially map his environment,  and talks about how the brain's map differs for people who ha...

EPISODE SUMMARY In  this episode  Jillian and Audrey, mother and daughter, share their perspectives about dwarfism  and offer helpful advice and wisdom along the way. They  speak about topics ranging from the "sport" of dwarf-tossing to some very enlightening and evolved perspectives on disability, advocacy, decision-making, overcoming challenges, and thriving in a world that does not make it easy...

EPISODE SUMMARY Jillian Curwin, an advocate for dwarfism and disability awareness, is the host of the podcast, “Always Looking Up."  She was born with achondroplasia—a form of dwarfism. On the previous episode of Wisdom Shared, I spoke with her mother, Audrey. You can listen to that episode here: https://wisdom-shared.simplecast.com/episodes/audrey. In this episode, Jillian talks about what it’s l...

EPISODE SUMMARY Audrey Curwin is the mother of two adult children, Jillian and Benjamin. Audrey was the Assistant Prosecutor in Gloucester County, New Jersey, supervising the domestic violence and sexual assault unit until her retirement in 2006. She was married for 23 years to Michael Curwin, and together, they were the only husband and wife team of first assistant prosecutors in New Jersey.   Au...

EPISODE SUMMARY In this 14th episode of Wisdom Shared, Dr. Carole Blueweiss shares her own wisdom in an interview by Kathy Cocks for her podcast, Knowledge for Caregivers. In the episode, Carole brings her expertise as a Doctor of Physical Therapy to offer thoughts on movement, exercise, and wellness for older patients discharged from the hospital  who are being cared for by family or home health...

EPISODE SUMMARY Dr. Blueweiss speaks with Nafiz Cekirge, a father in central New Jersey who  speaks candidly about the impact that anorexia has had on his oldest daughter and on the family. There are a lot of unknowns to do with eating disorders and Nafiz helps us to understand the complexity of anorexia  and the importance of listening to your instincts if you suspect your child is struggling. Yo...

FOLLOW IVANA Facebook: @mauimovementlessons LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivana-gadient-8b21a536/ CONTACT VERENA email: vera9nyc@yahoo.com RESOURCES recommended by Ivana "Wheelchairs are a HUGE conversation. It is best to create a trusted, knowledgable and openminded team that you hand pick to help you successfully seat your loved one" https://aci.health.nsw.gov.au/networks/spinal-cord-inj...

NEUROMOVEMENT THERAPY: Anat Baniel and NeuroMovement® (ABMN®) Anat Baniel, a student of Moshe Feldenkrais, developed and evolved NeuroMovement® from 30+ years of experience with thousands of clients using practical applications of brain plasticity principles. The Anat Baniel Method® approach is founded in neuroscience and the biodynamics of the human body, and utilizes movement and the 9 Essential...

EPISODE SUMMARY JoAnne Robb is a psychotherapist from Oakland, California, who counsels adults and parents of children with Type 1 Diabetes. She is a mother of three. Her oldest and youngest have diabetes and her middle child does not, although as you'll learn through our conversation, he is still very much impacted by the disease. In this episode, JoAnne shares first-hand knowledge and personal s...

Ariana Speyer is an experienced editor, writer, and copywriter turned Anat Baniel Method NeuroMovement® (ABMN®) practitioner. She lives in New York City with her husband Pat and their nine-year-old daughter, Calliope. In this episode, Ariana shares about life with Calliope, who has a rare genetic syndrome called Sturge Weber Syndrome, and how ABMN® has made a difference in their health and well-be...

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Dravet Syndrome (aka “severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy”) https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/types-epilepsy-syndromes/dravet-syndrome https://www.dravetfoundation.org Chronic Fatigue Recovery Program: ANS Rewire https://ansrewire.com/ Simon’s Podcast: Turning the Tables https://www.podpage.com/turning-the-tables/      Simon’s website https://www.brandwithsimon.co...

Rosemary Bushey currently lives in New Hampshire with her husband and two daughters, Lauren 16 and Amelia 13. She is a 49-year-old runner, coach, and vegan Instagram influencer. Rosemary was born in Columbia, South America and has lived in New York for most of her life. She is currently completing a master’s degree to work as a bilingual Clinical Mental Health Counselor. She is pursuing this degre...

ABOUT BERIL TOKCAN After studying graphic design in Milan and visual communication in Sydney respectively, Beril Tokcan returned to her homeland Turkey in 2003 and founded her design studio in Istanbul. She came across the Anat Baniel Method® NeuroMovement (ABMNM) in 2012, while in search for a method to help her son, who was diagnosed with PVL /CP due to premature birth. She completed the ABMNM P...

You can follow Dr. Jill on Twitter  @drjbt Visit Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor's website http://drjilltaylor.com Dr. Jill's Ted Talk, "My Stroke of Insight" https://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_my_stroke_of_insight The Harvard Brain Bank https://hbtrc.mclean.harvard.edu Fifty Trillion Molecular Geniuses  Musical Composition Cecelia Chorus of NY commissioned The Brothers Balliett for a musical compo...

FOR MORE INFORMATION: The 5P- Society (Cri du Chat) https://fivepminus.org/ Cri du Chat Society Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/CriDuChatSociety National Organization for Rare Disorders  https://rarediseases.org/rare-diseases/cri-du-chat-syndrome   NOTABLE QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE: You are welcome you to share the wisdom from this episode. Please be sure to credit: “ Ep. 5, Damas Manderson,...

ABOUT PARIA HASSOURI Website: www. PariaHassouri.com Book: Found in Transition Facebook: www.facebook.com/paria.hassouri Instagram: @laparia Twitter: @pariahassouri   LINKS FROM INTERVIEW  https://themoth.org/storytellers/cybele-abbett Find and Follow Carole and Wisdom Shared: https://www.caroleblueweiss.com/ Subscribe to   YouTube channel Follow and send a message on Facebook Follow and send...