We are reclaiming what’s rightfully ours one podcast at a time. It’s Marybeth, Chloe, & Marcia bringing you the thoughts and unpopular topics to you get out of that ableist comfort zone. New episodes every other Monday on your favorite listening platform. Transcriptions also available on www.disabledgirlswholift.com Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disabled-girls-who-lift/support
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TW Fertility, TTC, Abuse, Violence Wondering what your hosts have been going through besides 'it'? On this episode Marcia and Marybeth dive into the trials and tribulations of the past seven months, coping skills, and movement goals. The topics are heavy but the laughs are always light. Deconstructing The Fitness Industrial Complex Book https://sho…
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E71: A New Life with Narcolepsy
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Marcia speaks with Brandi, a personal trainer and dyslexic artist with Narcolepsy. Brandi gives us the real on narcolepsy, which is totally different from what Hollywood sells us. She also shares her navigating her new body and building new businesses while living with a chronic illness. Listen for great tips on pacing and fatigue management and ma…
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In this episode, fellow powerlifter Rachael discusses how she’s navigated with a late diagnosis of ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia and sensory issues both in the workplace and in strength sports. Aside from accommodation and communication, it all comes down to being treated as human. We are not machines! Tools mentioned/used: Sunsama - https://www.sunsam…
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E69: Heavy Metal, Circus Acts and Labor Rights w/Kim Kelly
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This episode was so much fun to say the least. Kim Kelly, badass author, labor journalist, former VICE staffer, circus act, roadie and everything in between, shared her experience with putting ectrodactyly on a performing stage and traveling across towns as what sideshows called the “Lobster Girl.” Then writing about the beauties and flaws of heavy…
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E68: Wheelchair Users are People Too w/Moriah
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Marcia & Marybeth meet Moriah, a wheelchair user with polio that was adopted from India as a child. We discuss discrimination based on physical disability, culture shock as a child in a new country, and all the silly assumptions made by able bodied people that grind our gears. Grab a glass of wine and get ready for a good old fashioned vent session…
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E67: Adaptive Tools for Lifting & Living
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We’re talking adaptive tools, trinkets, doodads, equipment, and more to help us disabled girls, gays, & theys do life and lifting. Some of the tips and tricks we’ve tried for ourselves, or we’ve seen our own podcast guests use. There are so many options to make life a little easier and lifting more accessible, we hope that something here works for …
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E66: Self-Care Without Breaking the Bank
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Managing self-care might seem so cliche in today’s age of mental health awareness, but it’s one thing to say it and it’s another to act on it. We discuss the steps we take to find ourselves in the middle of life chaos, while the world is in dumpster fire flames, and doing so without breaking the bank. Not many of us have the privilege to escape, go…
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In this episode, we welcome ourselves back from a two or so month hiatus… After Marybeth’s wedding and long summer things, we discuss the lots that’s happened and what’s to come. Marcia is no longer physically dead, we learn that she’s allergic to the world (everything indoors and outdoors), long-COVID conference happenings, she’s writing a book an…
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E64: “The Film Industry Is Ableist” w/Melina Nakos
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In this episode, Melina joins Marybeth to discuss life on the set as a queer, disabled director and producer. How can we make more sets, stages, and venues more accommodating for PWDs? How is this translated in the hiring or casting process? Where have we made headway and what needs more work? “I believe storytelling is inherently a mode of activis…
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E63: Grief, Boundaries & Relationships with Kat Lopez
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CW Grief, Death, Loss On this episode, Marcia and Marybeth meet with Kat, a queer polyamorous Xicanx femme and chronically ill survivor. They discuss all things boundaries, communication, grief, and relationships in this eye opening episode. . As a doula and facilitator, one of kat’s goals is to help folks frame reciprocal relationships from a plac…
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E62: There's "Rheum to Rise" with Ashley
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TW: Food, Disordered Eating. On this episode, Ashley of RA Warrior Fitness sits down to discuss all the things Faith, Food, and Fitness. She shares how her journey with eating habits, learning to love movement, and mindset changes has led to better management of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Thanks to the pandemic, she pivoted her career and founded RA War…
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In this episode, Rachel joins us to share her experience recently navigating life as a powerlifter, speech language pathologist and dog mom immediately after a right vertebral artery dissection. Thanks to the VAD facebook group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/94854960694) and communities like @disabledgirlswholift it’s been a lot easier for her to…
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E60: Inclusive Coaching with Gabby
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On this episode, Marybeth & Marcia chat with trauma mindful strength coach Gabby Brost on working towards inclusion and becoming a better coach as well as lifting with chronic illnesses and building a toolbox to balance training with variable spoons. Gabby is a multi-sport athlete (powerlifting, Olympic weightlifting, and strongman) who is also a t…
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In the month of love, Marybeth and Marcia to talk about body image, self love, and all the perceptions about self that have changed over the years thanks to lifting and our relationships to movement. Listen along as we dive into the bullshit that is BMI, building a better relationship with our bodies, and how to explore these conversations for a li…
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On this episode, we welcome Jesi to the ‘cast to discuss daily nutrition, exercise, habits, and personal mindset. Her experience with a booth at Wodapalooza reminded us how important it is to not only include adaptive athletes in sporting events but also CENTER our narrative. Otherwise, we can easily be forgotten. Learn a little more about Wheelwod…
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In our last episode of 2021, Marcia & Marybeth discuss podcast milestones, favorite moments, and much more. As we always say, this podcast is a labor of love that has built a beautiful community. We thank you for engaging and growing along this intersectional identity journey. Lifting is what draws us disabled girls and femmes together, community i…
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The panel of spoons reunites with a few fresh faces and a couple of podcast veterans to discuss life after diagnosis, competing after coronavirus, and the tolls of adulting on our chronically ill bodies. We catch up with Kresenda, Jo, Shravya, Rebekah plus meet Brigitte for the first time. Our panel has enbys, femmes, and women from across the Unit…
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E55: Shooting the Shit with Monica
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Marcia and Marybeth chat all the things poop, perspective, & identity with our guest Monica. Monica is a mixed Southern girl working in construction in California and dealing with Ulcerative Colitis. We tackle what it means to live at so many intersections of gender, size, chronic illness, accessibility, race with a touch of powerlifting. Hosts for…
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In this episode, Marcia and Marybeth speak with Dr Daria Oller on her new life with long COVID. Dr Daria is an physical therapist, athletic trainer, and dancer who noticed her body starting to change after having COVID early in the pandemic. We speak about balance, fitness, burlesque, gaslighting, chronic illness and so much more. To patients, list…
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On today’s episode we dive deep into our feels about living and working in what seems like the apocalypse, what doing your own research when it comes to COVID-19 actually means (spoiler alerts, it’s not social media), and why mental health is just as important as physical health. We do a lot of heavy lifting on this episode as we cover our lives, t…
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E52: Fitness with Chronic Illness (Sam Salvaggio)
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Marcia & Marybeth speak with Samantha about all the things fitness, multiple sclerosis, personal training, disability identity, and bikini gardening. Listen along as she shares her amazing tips for managing Multiple Sclerosis, her journey from diagnosis to now 15 years later, and how she was gardening before it was pandemic cool. Mentioned: Oro Spo…
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E51: CrossFit Tips & MS Tricks with Rebekah
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Marybeth & Marcia talk Multiple Sclerosis, making CrossFit accessible, and small town vibes with Rebekah Wise of the Shinnecock tribe. The cardio hating powerlifters finally learn about the CrossFit Open, how to scale a WOD, how to choose a good box, and what makes a good functional fitness program. A great conversation for anyone looking to dip th…
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Marybeth and Marcia chat about germs, gyms, and chasing gains after a year of COVID-19. At the time of this recording in April 2021; large meets were rescheduled, most gyms were reopened, vaccines are rolling out to the public, and many shifted their goals back to strength training. With all that in mind, some of us have returned to strength, shift…
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E49: Return of the Stump (Alexis Hillyard)
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On our latest episode, Marybeth & Marcia welcome back Alexis of @Stump_Kitchen to catch up on birth, parenting, movement, YouTube, and creating content. She shares her birthing story, parenting tips for disabled folks, Limb Difference Awareness month projects, and so much more. Join us as we unpack all the things with our Canadian queer mom. Hosts …
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Marybeth and Marcia take some time to unpack the latest uptick in hate crimes against the AAPI community once COVID hit thanks to careless phrases like “Chinese Virus” and “Kung Flu”. We also explore internalized racism among our Black and Asian communities and how white supremacy leads us to question our own identities and trauma. CW: Violence, Ha…
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E47: Babes with Hearing Aids (Katie Norton)
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Marybeth and Marcia have a chat with Katie, a deaf powerlifting college student at UMASS. Katie schools us on accessibility tips for deaf / hard of hearing folks, what it’s like living with hearing aids, navigating deaf culture as someone who doesn’t sign, and achieving body acceptance through lifting heavy ass weights. Remember friends! Deaf and/o…
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E46: Rollettes, Theatre, and Exercise with Maria
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Marybeth and Marcia have a great conversation with Maria, founding member of Rollettes dance team, burlesque performer, fitness enthusiast, pole dancer, and theatre geek. Maria mentions how experience has shaped reaching her wellness goals as a wheelchair user, led her to drop out of college to pursue her passions, and brought her to build a meanin…
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E45: Deep Squats, Deep Thoughts with Shravya
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Marybeth & Marcia get to know more about Shrayva from the previous panel of spoons episodes. We speak on cultural appropriation, toxic fitness culture, California wildfires, body policing & fat shaming, and chasing gains with a chronic illness. Listen along as cat loving Shrayva shares her stories of battling insurance & pharmacies, colorism from f…
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E44: Science, Sickness, & Strength with Ashley
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On this episode, Marcia dives deeper with previous podcast guest Ashley to discuss powerlifting, school, exercise science, workplace discrimination, parenting woes, and hiking adventures. Listen along as Ashley details her growth through the pandemic with the help of powerlifting despite it’s toxic culture. In her words “the pros of powerlifting ar…
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E43: Weightlifting and Career Shifting with Jo
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Marybeth and Marcia chat with Joann (@bbmeatball), a powerlifter turned olympic lifter living in her studio slash gym apartment in Colorado. Jo was recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, switched careers to become a strength coach, and then had to do the pandemic pivot to switch careers again to stay safe. She shares her gaslit filled journey …
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E42: Rolling into Bodybuilding with Marie
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On this episode, we sit down with Marie (@marie.pontini) from Canada to discuss all things multiple sclerosis, ehlers danlos syndrome, gastroparesis, and bodybuilding. Fitness and acceptance have played a huge role in Marie’s management of Multiple Sclerosis symptoms, both physical and cognitive. Also, this episode serves as another reminder that a…
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E41: USAPL, Are You Even Listening?
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In this episode, we brought to the table Val Schull (@buff.zaddy.schullk) and Kresenda Keith (@eds_athlete) to discuss the performative changes of USAPL’s new powerlifting categories (Mx, Adaptive, Para Bench, Raw with Wraps) and what true inclusion in sports for disabled, nonbinary, and trans athletes should look like. On many occasions, members o…
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E40: Kicking Ableism’s Ass with Sam Tokita (@bionickick)
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Creative photographer by day and kickass Muay Thai fighter by night, Sam Tokita shares her experiences simultaneously navigating these spaces and her identity as a disabled person. Through sport and photography, she’s been able to work through internalized ableism and expand representation for the limb difference community. Wherever she found she c…
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E39: Self Love & Systemic Lupus with Sybella
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Episode Notes: In this episode, Marcia speaks with Sybella on exploring self love with a new lupus diagnosis, navigating healthcare in the UK, dealing with anxiety, and falling in love with fitness. Sybella works as a personal trainer with a focus on body positivity and mental health over chasing weight loss or physical goals. Host for this episode…
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E38: “Bent But Not Broken” with Paige Fraser
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In this episode, Marybeth & Marcia sit down with Paige of the Paige Fraser foundation to discuss all things scoliosis advocacy. Paige shares a few perspectives and stories of how different bodies move differently with scoliosis. Not all with scoliosis are limited or in pain, and not all with scoli need surgery. Paige also shares the amazing work of…
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E37: Depression, Scoliosis, and Powerlifting (Cassie Arenz)
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Depression, Scoliosis, and Powerlifting. No, they are not mutually exclusive! Now that we got that out of the way... This episode’s focus is on mental health management, living with depression and anxiety, and pharmaceutical medications. Cassie Arenz takes us through her lifelong journey with depression, scoliosis, and sport. She also shares her pe…
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In this episode, Marybeth and Marcia explore the tips and tricks for all the magic that happens outside of the gym, before and after your workouts. Our disabled bodies deserve to move well and enjoy movement! Use this episode as a guide for how to warm up and cool down, how to tweak your daily habits for better gains, and a few ideas for focus area…
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E35: Physical Therapy Month, Injury, Aches and Pains
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It’s National Physical Therapy Month! In this episode, Marybeth and Marcia explore the benefits of physiotherapy for Disabled Girls Who Lift. Us disabled girls are full of aches, pains, and imbalances, and it’s super important that we learn how to listen to our bodies and what to do with them to keep lifting for the long haul. We talk about past in…
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E34: #DisabledandCute with Keah Brown
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In this episode, Marybeth and Keah Brown, author of “The Pretty One,” unpack the creation of the hashtag #DisabledAndCute and journey of self-actualization behind it. This episode is an amazing exploration of disability pride, queerness, representation in media, disability identity, intersectionality and so much more. Wherever you are in exploring …
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E33: Chasing Gains with Chronic Pain (Panel of Spoons)
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The panel of spoons convenes from across America to discuss all the things we’ve tried to escape chronic pain. We already explored medication and marijuana, on this episode we discuss body work, acupuncture, energy healing, heat & ice baths, weird shit, normal shit, and everything in between. Join a gang of chronically ill badasses as we discuss ou…
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E32: Medication, Marijuana, and the Gym (Panel of Spoons)
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The panel of spoons convenes from across America to discuss all things prescription medication and marijuana. We talk about scheduling training sessions, symptom management, stigma, shitty doctors, our stupid healthcare system, and much more. For the able-bodied, take this episode to learn more about things spoonies deal with behind closed doors. F…
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In our latest episode, Nurse Ryann joins us to talk about ableism in healthcare, life as a single disabled woman after divorce, winning Ms Wheelchair Virginia, and why fitness matters with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. Ryann spent most of her life with an invisible disability and recently transitioned to using a wheelchair full time. As someone who can n…
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E30: Celebrating Disability and ADA’s 30th Anniversary
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In this episode, Marcia and Marybeth take the time to acknowledge the 30th birthday of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the 504 Sit-In that led to it, and the foundation on which disabled people can now build lives that include a guarantee of the right to vote, gain an education, work, engage in commerce and marry. There of course is still a lo…
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E29: Mandi Curry’s an Expert at Adaptive Powerlifting with Paralysis
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In this episode, Mandi Curry takes us through her experience with major adaptations across powerlifting, skiing, rugby, and the outdoors after enduring a T-7 Vertebrae Spinal Cord Injury in 2018. Through therapy and the Adaptive Sports Connection, she has had access to some of the best wayfinders to get her accustomed to sports differently as a par…
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E28: There is Hope for Ataxia w/Courtney Ng
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It can sometimes become lonely and confusing to live with a rare, chronic disease, or to not be diagnosed at all. Today we speak with Courtney Ng, co-founder of Hope for Ataxia, a grassroots organization raising global awareness of Ataxia through the dissemination of user stories, information, and support groups. Courtney shares details of her life…
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E27: Systemic Racism & Defund the Police
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Still having trouble believing that systemic racism exists? From housing to education to employment, healthcare, incarceration, disability diagnoses, and policing… The status quo centers its economy around racism to keep the white majority in power and in control. It’s time to dismantle it. We’ve had enough. Hosts for this episode: Marcia Darbouze …
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E26: "All Lives Matter" and Performative Activism
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All three hosts unite to discuss the problem with saying “all lives matter” especially during this time of national civil unrest. Marcia provides listeners with the tools to determine whether someone is a performative activist or true ally. The hosts break down what the current political climate in the strength community is by taking a closer look …
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E25: "I Didn't Fit the Right Mold in Theatre" (Angel Skye)
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In this episode, we have the pleasure of inviting long-time DGWL podcast listener Angel Skye (@dropdeadtwatmonger) to the studio to discuss her experiences in dance, theatre, and retail with Holt-Oram Syndrome and what many consider an “extreme physical disability.” We remind ourselves that we’re here to break stereotypes, unlearn misconceptions, a…
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E24: EDS, Autism, and Sterilization (Rose Hughes)
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In this episode, we explore ableism across the pond with Rose Hughes (@a.tint.of.rose) from Leuven, Belgium. We discuss her journey with fitness, coping with an invisible illness, getting diagnosed with Autism, and choosing sterilization surgery over children. We also talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of disclosing your diagnoses and exper…
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E23: Liberation-Focused Healing (Shawna Murray-Browne LCSWC)
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In this episode, Marcia & Marybeth revisit protecting your energy with the help of a licensed clinical social worker. Shawna is an integrative psychotherapist whose practice is centered on liberation-focused healing. With Shawna, we continue our mental health journey by embracing our ancestors, connecting with our minds through movement, and unders…
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