Encouragement Notes

taking another opportunity to talk about Judy Humann and what needs to happen with disability rights

My thoughts on Wicked one. wonderful night

I'm rewatching Wicked, one wonderful night and I will be doing a podcast episode shortly either today or tomorrow

This is an episode all about the media access awards

My blog prompt on my website said, 'Create a holiday and tell people how they should celebrate it.'

Inclusion of everybody equally is crucial, especially in today's society. Nobody should be denied an opportunity they want to have without first testing ways to get things done. Welcome to episode 446 of Encouragement Notes. We are approaching 500 quickly. Please leave your questions for a Q&A that will take place for episode 500! Thank you so much for listening. I love and appreciate you!

Happy 22nd anniversary, Wicked!! Today on the podcast, I address the perception of disabled people being lucky to receive attention from non-disabled people and why that perception hurts our community

In this episode, I share the story of why I started the podcast and outline my vision for the future as a podcast host and public speaker.

As usual, I'm waiting to get into dance class. I'm so excited that the anniversary of Encouragement Notes is Tuesday

I recorded this episode a few days ago, and it got cut off on Instagram. This is the full update on my ability to get up off the floor independently. It's still something that I need to work on and get back in my body again, but I know that I'm fully capable

this episode is for my followers in the disability community. I have been struggling with my movement, specifically getting up off the floor when I'm in my room and frankly that is why I have not done many podcast episodes lately because my bedroom is my office. do you deal with physical movement? fear if you do, what have you done about it?

it's a great day!

he was extraordinary

another Saturday another dance class

There are so many painful things going on in the world today. I hope everyone is safe. I also wanted to take time to share a piece of my story.

hey I know it's been a while

Happy Saturday!

Support your local PBS station and watch the documentary The Ride Ahead. It's fantastic!

what I think of physical therapy

I recorded this yesterday

simply celebrating and being grateful

sharing the gratefulness I feel for my community and how it has helped me grow

I kept this one short and sweet. honestly I just woke up but I wanted to make sure I kept my promise today because I had been promising this episode for a few days now

A shout-out to my podcast sister Alycia Anderson on celebrating 100 episodes of her show called pushing Forward with Alycia. look it up and give it a listen.

today is the 35th anniversary of the Americans with disability act

in this episode I encourage you to watch the documentary The ride ahead on PBS or Donate to PBS so you are eligible to download the app. Now more than ever the disability community needs your allyship, because we refuse to be treated like third class citizens!

hi thank you for listening to Encouragement Notes, I appreciate you. can I please ask you to do me another favor. follow me on Instagram. my goal is to get to 1000 followers so I can continue going live. follow Encouragement Notes podcast. all one word and the photo is the same as here on the podcast. fo

I recorded this while having breakfast this morning

'May god heal.you all by his mercy and make everybody happy " this is a comment that was left on my Instagram feed. a video of me in the dancing through life class at Rollettes experience. this person obviously did not know what they were watching and has to challenge their ideas of what disability is and what it is not.

this is how I felt about attending RE 2025. it was amazing but please listen for details

This episode was inspired by something I heard in class I. Saturday. The moral of the story: Disabled dancers can be amazing dancers.

Encouragement Notes Podcast has officially reached 3,202 plays. This number is a combination of all the platforms that it plays on. Thank you so much Everyone. It's been an amazing five years. Im looking forward to the next five years and beyond.

today did not very patriotic or like something to be proud of. I honestly feel like our country is falling apart. we the people need to keep speaking out over the hatred and the cruelty that is going on in this country.

What do you want me to talk about during July?

Dance class was excellent today. Dance class is better than traditional physical therapy.

We can't stay silent. This current administration expects us to, so we need to get loud.

I recorded this episode earlier when I was waiting to get into class. It ended up being a solo lesson. They are always fun.

Tonight was the night I was asked to speak at church. I spoke a little longer than I practiced, but I knew God was with me.

I'm speaking at a church event tomorrow, and I have been practicing my devotional talk. This is the second time I've recorded it.

In this episode, I talk about my dance recital this past Sunday and how much it has changed me. I also address political issues going on. stay safe everyone

tonight was fun

I was asked to give testimony/ lead a devotional at my church for a women's event next week. this is my first rehearsal. you'll hear this message a few more. times this week.

PT was cancelled

This was a quick episode while I was waiting for dance class.

I recorded this episode before Pt. If you have any questions. Could you leave them in the comments

This was a live rerun of an episode that I did back in 2023. during my time with the first self-advocacy group that I joined. This group was responsible for relaunching my advocacy career and my passion for the disability community

today I'm celebrating that I have done 404 episodes of encouragement notes. thank you so much for your love and support

This episode was recorded before class today. My episode about John Lloyd Young will be recording soon.

disappointment may come but you'll be ok.

In today's episode, I speak about the culture of encouragement notes. I acknowledge What I want it to be and how I speak about disability, and I also acknowledge that I cannot control or police how anybody else speaks about disability

Hey, disabled community, in my experience, I was labeled with one word. Has this been your experience? If it has, how do you feel about it, and how do you handle it?