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Since part 1, first week of classes in the bag, and they weren't that bad! But one can't get too hopeful… So I talked with attorney and author Haley Moss about her experiences with majors, undergrad, law school, independent living, and all things secondary education as an autistic to fuel up for this semester. Haley: www.haleymoss.com Get 30% off Parade with code “summerorbanwrites” For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/support

It's back to school time! Back to supplies shopping, roommates, textbooks, meal plans, parties, studying Quizlet decks, student loans, and accessibility services. I talk to Youtuber Rachel Miller about all that and more tips on surviving college as an autistic student. Rachel: www.youtube.com Get 40% off Parade with code “summerorbanwrites” For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/support

In part 1, I spoke with Philipalphian Maisha Elonai about kink, BDSM, and its intersection with disability. Now we're heading back to my home buckeye state to get schooled on sex and disability by Bowling Green's very own Dr. Sarah Rainey-Smithback… Respectfully, and academically. Dr. Rainey: www.sarahrainey-smithback.net/ Get 30% off Parade with code “summerorbanwrites” For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/support

July is Disability Pride Month, and the community is taking pride in stride. Over the past few years, some disabled folks have started taking pride in their sexuality as well. Sexual Health Educator Maisha Elonai and I discuss kink, BDSM, and its intersection with disability. Get 20% off Parade with code “summerorbanwrites” For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/support

In Part 1, Gracie Lambright and I fangirled as bookworms and women over the audio app Quinn. During our chat, Gracie mentioned a few of her favorite Quinn creators, one of them (according to his Quinn bio) breaking all community guidelines. So in Part 2, the Cowman of the hour himself Zachary Cowan tells all about his recent rise to not safe for work notoriety. Zach: www.beacons.ai/cowman Get 20% off Parade with code "summerorbanwrites" For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/support

Maybe you've heard of Quinn, maybe you haven't, but by now you probably have if you're a female social media user... At least, that's how I became acquainted with the app. I talk with Associate Editor at Bookstr Gracie Lambright about her first encounter as well. Gracie: www.bookstr.com/author/gracie-lambright Bookstr: www.bookstr.com/article Get 20% off Parade with code "summerorbanwrites" For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/support

In Part 1, returning guest Stephannie Bethel and I discussed disordered discourse on social media. For this part, we continue our conversation as I continue down the rabbit hole of Emma Camp's article. Now, I have posted fake autism cringe. Stephannie: www.stephaniebethany.com NY Opinion: www.nytimes.com Get 20% off Parade with code "summerorbanwrites" For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/support

Autism is trending... Is it though? Maybe on Tik Tok, but what's behind some of fakeness, and all of the cringe? Returning guest Stephannie Bethel and I converse. Stephannie: www.stephaniebethany.com NY Opinion: www.nytimes.com Get 20% off Parade with code "summerorbanwrites" For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/support

In part 1, I talked with Jessica Wester about how she experiences autism as a woman, and why so many go so unnoticed by medical professionals. But that was domestic, so in part 2, I went international. Join me with Candy Doll Club's Jade Boylan as we discuss her diagnosis story, what were the reactions when she started opening up, and why she thinks autistic women so often fly under the radar. Jade: www.jadeboylan.com Get 20% off Parade with code "summerorbanwrites" For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/support

Nearly 80% of autistic women are misdiagnosed. So for ASD Month, I'll be talking to some of these women about their autistic experiences. One of them being content creator and Oklahoma-native Jessica Wester, where we discussed intersectionality, multiple diagnoses, ABA therapy, powerlifting, and everything in the kitchen sink. Jessica: www.instagram.com/theaudhdgurlie/ Get 20% off of Parade with code "summerorbanwrites" For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/support

In part 1, I talked to Kaytlin Bailey about sex work. In part 2, I swing by the over-70-year-old establishment The Cupboard, to chat with Nikki Tullo, who's worked with the local business since 2002, about sex merchandising. I think it's safe to say she knows a thing or two about groovy vibes. The Cupboard: www.instagram.com/cupboardthe/ Get 20% off of Parade with code "summerorbanwrites" For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/support

Everything's bigger in Texas… Especially their sting operations. I talk with executive director and host of The Oldest Profession Podcast Kaytlin Bailey about trafficking, taxpayer dollars, sex work in Texas, and Patriot's Robert Kraft. Kaytlin: www.oldprosonline.org/about/ Get 20% off Parade with code "summerorbanwrites" For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/support

In Part 1 of Love in the Pieces, I talked with Christopher and John about their hopes of being on Love on the Spectrum, and their experiences with the application process. In Part 2, I speak with a producer on the show to find out what the process is like from a production viewpoint. Am I a future LOTS star? Get 20% off Parade with code "summerorbanwrites" For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/support

It's that time of the month... The month of February to be specific. With all the couples and cuddles and cuffing going around, it makes me more anxious than ever about my chances of getting on the Emmy Award-winning reality show, Love on the Spectrum. Christopher and John also applied to be on the show, so I decided to chat with them just to meet other autistics looking for love, and whether our enamored endeavors are endearing enough for the LOTS production team. For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/support

Premiers February 10th - Presented by Anchor, SOSO is a show about faith, disability, and gender. Listen to Ohioan-college student-amateur journalist-host Summer Orban's investigative antics bi-weekly as she navigates the intersections found in between. Check out @sorbanwrites on Twitter and @summerorbanwrites on Instagram, or connect with me at SummerOrban@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/soso-podcast/support

Behold! A conversation about conception and being condescending with Amanda Seigler: writer, activist, and autistic advocate. She's also the Executive Director at Fierce Autistics & Allies and Editor at Autistic Inclusive Meets. However, if you've heard anything about MMS bleach cult mother moles, you've probably heard of Amanda before. Also, where the h*ck have I been? Amanda: www.fierceautie.com For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soso-podcast/support

In Part 1 of Being Autistic, And, Sophie Lavender shared her experiences being autistic and female. In Part 2, I'll be joined by special guest YouTuber and advocate Stephannie Speaks so we can spill all the tea there is to being autistic and female * a n d * Christian. Also, am I having an existential crisis or just a bout of internalized ableism? Stephannie: www.stephaniebethany.com Emergence: ww.amazon.com Please consider supporting SOSO on Patreon: www.patreon.com/SummerOrban For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soso-podcast/support

Do you ever feel like you don't make sense anywhere and haven't listened to the Intersectionality episode yet? Special guest photographer and filmmaker Sophie Lavender joins me across the pond in an in-depth deep-dive into neurodiversity, feminism, comedy, counseling, cancel culture, and a good pair of jeans and a good jumper. Also, I tell my coworkers I'm autistic… Sophie: www.instagram.com/shalomlavender/ Tim Hortons of Pataskala is hiring: www.renskojobs.com/ Please consider supporting SOSO on Patreon: www.patreon.com/SummerOrban For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soso-podcast/support

Ever craved conversations about culture, theology, and politics while living a thoughtful Christian life? Here's a recent episode of one of my favorite podcasts, Holy Post, hosted by Phil Vischer and Pastor Skye Jethani. You can find Holy Post on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen. Please consider supporting SOSO on Patreon: www.patreon.com/SummerOrban For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soso-podcast/support

Have you ever felt sexy or wanted to at least feel attractive but then remembered you're blank. Whether you fill that blank in with fat, ugly, disabled, or just different, a woman's self-confidence can seem like a dime a dozen. Special guests autism advocates Beth Roy Jenkins and Amy Gravino share their perspectives on faith, sexuality, empowerment, and more as I lament my bodily functions. Beth: www.youtube.com/channel/UCVvRr0yZoeLIa63jbs1A-uQ Amy: www.instagram.com/amy.gravino/ A.S.C.O.T. Consulting: www.amygravino.com/ascot.html Please consider supporting SOSO on Patreon: www.patreon.com/SummerOrban Come say hi at my Yard Sale: www.instagram.com/dorkysale3773/ For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soso-podcast/support

Entrepreneur and content creator Katie Steckly once said that COVID has given rise to the content creation middle class… So what does that mean for the rest of us newbs with something to say? Special guest YouTuber and host of the Adult ISH podcast Nygel Turner and I debrief this question while discussing social media, creativity, imposter syndrome, mental health, and more! Nygel: www.instagram.com/unsp.gully/ Adult ISH: www.yr.media/adult-ish/ YR Media Article: www.yr.media/health/how-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-impacts-me-in-real-life/ Please consider supporting SOSO on Patreon: www.patreon.com/SummerOrban Come say hi at my Yard Sale: www.instagram.com/dorkysale3773/ For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soso-podcast/support

In Part 1 of Embarrassing Autism Childhood Stories, I talked to Leanne Libas and Cat Burford about their stories. Now I'm going transatlantic to hear what experiences @itzmeechloe from TikTok has to share... Hopefully her advice can help me have the courage to attend this year's Prom by myself! Chloe: www.instagram.com/autismandchloe/ Please consider supporting SOSO on Patreon: www.patreon.com/SummerOrban For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soso-podcast/support

Growing up autistic, you do some embarrassing— and I mean * r e a l l y * embarrassing— stuff. Why not own it during Autism Spectrum Disorder Month? With special guests keynote speaker Leanne Libas and playwright Cat Burford, regardless of where you fall on the spectrum, there’s something to make you feel less humiliated! Leanne: www.instagram.com/callmemisslibas/ Cat: www.instagram.com/somegirlnamedcat/ Please consider supporting SOSO on Patreon: www.patreon.com/SummerOrban For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soso-podcast/support

Want a close, disabled friend? Here's a recent episode of one of my favorite podcasts, Disability After Dark, hosted by Andrew Gurza. You can find Disability After Dark on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen. Please consider supporting SOSO on Patreon: www.patreon.com/SummerOrban For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soso-podcast/support

If you’re like me, you love freaking out when everything’s either fine or heading towards fine. If you’ve been constantly thinking about what you would do if there were another lockdown, have (somewhat) no fear! Here are three creative hobbies you can give a try with returning special guest, my mother Stacie Orban. I Matter: www.rulingourexperiences.com Please consider supporting SOSO on Patreon: www.patreon.com/SummerOrban For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soso-podcast/support

Total Drama is an animated series from Fresh TV that spoofs survival programs by recounting the misadventures at Camp Wawanakwa, an island retreat where 22 teens compete in extreme challenges while vying for the $100,000 grand prize. Dissociative Identity Disorder is characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states. When Mike— a character from season four of the show— has this condition, special guest animator and writer Jesse Ilg and I discuss the neurodiverse nuances and disabled details. Jesse: www.youtube.com/user/chester801 TDOI Fights COVID-19: www.gofundme.com/f/in-support-of-my-husband-joel For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soso-podcast/support

Trying to get through your * i s h * ? Here's a recent episode of one of my favorite podcasts, Adult ISH, hosted by Merk Nyguyen and Nyge Turner from YR Media. You can find Adult ISH on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen. For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soso-podcast/support

Feeling left in the dust, especially on Valentines' Day? Like everyone else is moving forward and you're just standing still this Singles Awareness Day? Being the controversial conversationalist that I am, I talk with special guest writer Denise Shick on how to keep up with Christianity and sexuality in the modern world when it hits close to home. Help 4 Families: www.help4families.org For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soso-podcast/support

What's it like being a full-time mental health professional during COVID? Special guest Sue Bowles and I discuss all the details... And I finally figure out that podcast fade out thing. Book your complementary 15 minute consolation coaching call: suebowles.com/contact For advertising and sponsorship opportunities please email SummerOrban@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soso-podcast/support

"What's going on in your life?" I could ponder this question my English teacher asked me... Or I could have my brother Chip Orban and one of my favorite podcast hosts Merk Nguyen of Adult ISH and OOH! You're In Trouble make guest appearances and talk COVID friendships instead! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soso-podcast/support

Premiers January 15th - Presented by Anchor, SOSO is a show that puts storytelling and truth-finding first. Ohioan teen nerd host Summer Orban dives into topics of faith, disability, neurodiversity, love, sex, and a crapton of thrifting. With special guest experts, advocates, creators, industry leaders, and (obviously) family members, this bi-monthly show will change the status quo of everything you think you know about intersectionality. Check out @Dorkygirl3773 on Instagram and YouTube, or connect with me at SummerOrban@gmail.com

The speech I gave at my sister India's wedding. Please fill out this form to let me know what you think the next season of SOSO should look like: https://msha.ke/summerorban/#links --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

An introduction to the speech I'm giving at my older sister India's wedding tomorrow as I get ready to attend the rehearsal dinner tonight. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In Part 1 of Show Me The Money, I talked to Jensen Johnson about her thrifting boutique, and I asked her for some pointers on how to get my new thrifting business on the ground running. As a result of a flyer I saw on Instagram, I ended up attending a local flea market in Pataskala that I completely underestimated by a long shot... In addition to meeting Jensen in person, I talk to special guests Cassie Myers and Gordon Mendes about thriving while thrifting (I also got the cutest vintage 80s dress from Unstable Marqet I forgot to mention too) J Threads Boutique: https://www.instagram.com/jthreadsboutique/ Distressed Designs: https://www.instagram.com/distressedesigns_/ Unstable Marqet: https://www.instagram.com/unstable_marqet/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Here's a recent episode of one of my favorite podcasts, The Cut, hosted by Avery Trufelman from the New York Magazine. You can find The Cut on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Women in business always have been critisized just for being women in business. However, when COVID started to hit hard, some women decided to get creative in order to thrive. I talk to special guests Mia Busby and Jensen Johnson about their businesses, and how they've managed to stay strong while adapting in this new economy. Cozy Creations By Mia: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CozyCreationsByMia J Threads Boutique: https://www.instagram.com/jthreadsboutique/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Here's a recent episode of one of my favorite podcasts, Love Letters, hosted by Meredith Goldstein from the Boston Globe. You can find Love Letters on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen.

Updates about my life and why everything sucks. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

I talk with Adian Wilson, Craig Jones, Grace Cadwell, Tyler Dobryndio, and Will Underhill about school starting... Expect technical difficulties? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Wedding planning can be exciting, nerve-wracking, and stressful all at once, but add a worldwide pandemic on top of all that? I (tearfully try) talk to my older sister India Orban about her fiancé, (Filmmaker and Actor Ian "Q" McCue), engagement, bachelorette party, bridal shower, and attempts to plan her wedding in just less than four months! Check out India's photography services, blog posts, and more on her website: https://www.indiajadeorban.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Here's a recent episode of one of my favorite podcasts, Correct Opinions With Trey Kennedy from Studio 71. You can find Correct Opinions on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.

Over this Fourth Of July weekend with the upcoming Presidential Election in November, my parents reflect on politics over pizza. Discussing the flag, Jesus, past mistakes, "good" people, and a kid falling into a lake, take a break from the usual shouting matches of news anchors... For a moment. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

With two days until the day of the fathers, I sit down and chat with my own father, Steve Orban! We answer some of the burning questions you've always wanted to ask a dad from Instagram, as well as talk about dad jokes, chili, adoption, and sterilization. Also, be sure to listen to the end for a special Father's Day surprise! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

While unrelated to current events yet somewhat related to the weather, body positivity's seeming to look like a bigger struggle. With the country starting to open back up and temperatures starting to heat up, the layers we all used to bundle up are starting to shed. I talk with UK fashion blogger Eva Grist on improving your body image and staying body positive in this year's emerging bikini season. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

With a lot of people surging to social media (especially for the past few months), many have taken a good hard look at their relationships, specifically, friendships. You can unfriend online, but how do you just unfriend someone in real life? I Interview two people, Maddie and Aisha, who I met a few years ago to get down to the bottom of this perilous predicament. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

With two days until the day of the mothers, I sit down and chat with my own mother, Stacie Orban! We answer some of the burning questions you've always wanted to ask a mom from Instagram, as well as emails, painting, baking, and pizza. Also, be sure to listen to the end for a special Mother's Day surprise! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Fear of missing out. But with everyone in quarantine, how can this happen? I'll be sharing some of my thoughts and weird dreams relating to this, as well as doing an in-depth analysis of the most recent Instagram posts of girls I compare myself to that I used to know. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Nationality, disability, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, and many more... Marginalization can oftentimes intersect in an individual or group, which is where we get the concept of Intersectionality. We'll be exploring what it means to be intersectional with specials guest writer, speaker, and artist Christina Holmans (aka Neurodivergent Rebel), as well as R&B/pop/funk songwriter Jenni Rudolph. Kimberlé Crenshaw: What Is Intersectionality?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViDtnfQ9FHc Do All Multiracial People Think The Same?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POobChsrhPA&t=266s --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In these corona times, one Autistic can only look forward... Specifically, at the approaching Autism Awareness Day on April 2nd. Get to hear from neurodiverse Julian and his experiences with neurodiversity, as well as other neurodivergents in the Instagram comment section of a giveaway for the highly anticipated book (at least in our community) Divergent Minds: Thriving In A World That Wasn't Designed For You written by Jenara Nerenberg. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Many schools have closed down across the country due to the coronavirus, and just yesterday Ohio's Governor Mike DeWine has announced that all Ohio schools will have a three-week spring break until April 3rd when he hopes public health officials will get this COVID-19 matter settled. A few weeks prior to this mandate, my peers and I had to give informative speeches for a public speaking unit in our executive functions/life skills class (aka TASK). Since I just started out podcasting this January, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to share my current knowledge and experience about the topic with the people I see five days a week; I have bittersweet relations with all of them, but hopefully, they'll find this episode interesting because everything else interesting is under lockdown... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Sexual violence has always been around, but it's not until these past few decades we've started to see it being exposed, and #MeToo has definetly served as a catalyst for conversation. But every movement isn't without a heavy dose of controversy, so we'll be doing a lot of digging into sexual abuse, rape culture, recovery, and more with special guest author, activist, and meditation teacher Jessica Graham. If you or someone you know is in an emergency situation, call 911 or contact a 24 hour crisis hotline: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 | www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org National Rape, Abuse and Incest National Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE | www.rainn.org National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224 | www.thehotline.org --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app