Not Your Inspiration

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Sometimes, we all need a break from the world of disability. In this episode, I read some of my poetry.

Beauty is a fickle thing. In this episode I discuss body positivity movements, the money being made from making people feel ugly, and loving yourself in relation to disability and gender dysphoria.

In this episode, I talk about the challenges of wanting to impact people while also managing my time, the erasure of the AIDS Crisis, and the upcoming jewish holiday.

Today, I answer questions that have been sent in, ranging in topics from queer theory, disability, judaism, and more.

Unscripted, barely edited ramblings. This episode touches on the disabled community on YouTube, anti-semitism in the disability community, and more. Patreon: patreon.com/notyourinspo

Existing with a disability can be a tumultuous thing. There are so many ugly things we often shy away from talking about (hell, I don't even like to think about some of this stuff.) But, it's real, and it deserves to be addressed. PATREON: patreon.com/notyourinspo

Disability in media is a nightmare. So much so that this is only part one of a hollywood series. That's how bad it is. I have a Patreon: patreon.com/notyourinspo Stella Young's TedTalk: https://www.ted.com/talks/stella_young_i_m_not_your_inspiration_thank_you_very_much ThisIsCripple YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyHbEPgpixkjtXI0TsfthfQ

In this episode, Grey and Dr. Steckler discuss the stigma of living with HIV, as well as many other things such as lack of accessible care and the 1980s AIDS crisis.

Sometimes, it just really sucks. That's ok. It's allowed to suck. Let's discuss.

Going from able bodied to disabled is a rollercoaster of emotions. Your thrown into a world you know nothing about, while simultaneously being forced to navigate a new body. Today Grey dissects what it's like to mourn your health.

The medical system? It's fucked. Let's talk about that.

Grey and Artemis talk about the history and impact of the Cripple Punk movement. We talk about our friendships with the creator of the movement, Tyler, and what they meant to us. (TW: suicide mention in the later part of episode) This episode is for Tyler, who made this all possible

Welcome to the first installment of Not Your Inspiration - the ametur podcast hosted by Grey. We'll talk about disability, queerness, and navigating the world. This podcast is for the disillusioned disabled person, the bitter disabled person, the not your inspiration disabled person. We'll hear from guests, ranging from models to doctors, as well as explore history. So stay tuned!