Podcast appearances and mentions of mel stephens

What if blindness wasn't a limitation but a blessing? In this conversation, I talk with Mel Stephens from Australia, a third-generation blind woman living with Rod Cone Dystrophy who believes blindness has given her more gifts than loss. We explore accessibility, guide dogs, mainstream education, Braille literacy, technology, YouTube, independence, discrimination, and what it really means to have a different ability. Mel shares how she built a life around horses, travel, cruising, and running a business, while pushing back against outdated views of blindness. You will hear honest insights about mindset, community acceptance, blind skills, and why learning Braille and orientation mobility still matter in a high-tech world. I believe you will find this both practical and deeply encouraging. Highlights: 00:09 – Hear why blindness is described as a blessing rather than a tragedy. 03:09 – Discover why the real challenge is public perception, not vision loss itself. 11:13 – Learn how mainstream schooling built independence and strong blind skills. 25:17 – Explore the difference between disability and different ability. 50:20 – Understand why relying too much on technology can weaken core mobility skills. 1:01:13 – Get direct advice for anyone losing eyesight or raising a blind child. Top of Form Bottom of Form About the Guest: Mel Stephens is a third-generation blind YouTuber from Australia. With parents who are both blind or vision impaired, she grew up learning to stand on her own two feet. A proud guide dog handler, Mel is now teamed up with her second dog, Penelope. She's always been an animal lover—mad for cats, dogs, and horses—and has two of her own, Maggie and Abby. To her knowledge, she's one of the only blind Aussies to rescue and rehabilitate a horse, which she reckons is a pretty fair dinkum achievement. A country girl through and through, Mel has spent most of her life in towns with fewer than 5,000 people, and there's no way you'll catch her living in the big smoke. That said, she does love a yearly trip to Sydney, where she soaks up the atmosphere of the footy and the city buzz—though after a week she's happy to nick off back to the quiet life. When she's not looking after her animals or working as a PA for an orientation and mobility instructor, Mel's usually off travelling. She's train-mad—can't get enough of them—and throws in the odd cruise for good measure. Her adventures are made possible thanks to skills she's built since she was a kid, including mental mapping, echolocation, and her trusty guide dog partnership. Mel doesn't reckon blindness is a disability at all—it's just another way of seeing the world. With a positive, no-worries attitude, she loves showing others that people who are blind or vision impaired can do pretty much anything if given the chance. Ways to connect with Mel**:** Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melsblindlife/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Personal-Blog/Mels-Blind-Life-1326898004158153/ Blog: https://melsblindlife.wordpress.com/author/mickmate9/ Guide Dog Penelope Instagram: https://instagram.com/guidedogpenelope?utm_medium=copy_link Guide Dog Penelope FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/pennyguidedog/ About the Host: Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog. Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards. https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/ accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! 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Lally Katz and Mel Stephens join us to discuss bugs, exposure therapy, Halloween offerings, bread making, marriage, video game testing, knives, contamination anxiety, Elastics AKA Chinese Jump Rope and more! Plus we did a round of JMOE, HGFY and Podcast Pals Product Picks. Get yourself some new ARIYNBF merch here: https://alison-rosen-shop.fourthwall.com/ Subscribe to my Substack: http://alisonrosen.substack.com Podcast Palz Product Picks: https://www.amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen/list/2CS1QRYTRP6ER?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_aipsflist_aipsfalisonrosen_0K0AJFYP84PF1Z61QW2H Products I Use/Recommend/Love: http://amazon.com/shop/alisonrosen Check us out on Patreon: http://patreon.com/alisonrosen   Buy Alison's Fifth Anniversary Edition Book (with new material): Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) https://amzn.to/2JuOqcd You probably need to buy the HGFY ringtone! https://www.alisonrosen.com/store/ Try Amazon Prime Free 30 Day Trial

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This week our friends Zabeth Russell and Mel Stephens join Dave for some celebrity portmanteaus, Robbie Williams weirdo lyrics, and some dystopian airlines. Mel Stephens would like to plug Overshare Comedy and recommends the concept of Daniel Van KirkZabeth Russell would like to plug Community Cookbook Roundup and Fiasco at the Elysian and recommends Chicken NuggetDave is on Bluesky!Find us on Instagram! We are @TroubledPodWritten by Riley Silverman and John-Luke Roberts, recorded remotely over Zoom and produced by Christian Dueñas and Laura Swisher.Join the MaxFun fam:maximumfun.org/join

Mel Stephens! Writer! Director! Comedian! More! FROM HER WEBSITE: Melissa Stephens (@melmstephens on social media) is a comedian, writer, and director from the Peach State, and has dual citizenship in the UK. Melissa wrote on staff of Brett Goldstein & William Bridges' AMC anthology series SOULMATES, now streaming on Amazon Prime (Mel wrote ep 5). She is currently developing a dark comedy series with AMC Studios and UK based Two Brothers Productions, as well as penning a pilot for eOne and Mark Gordon based on her one-hour comedy special “Homebrew.” She is a founding member of IAMA Theatre Company, has been a member of Groundlings' Sunday Company, and regularly performs stand-up around Los Angeles. Her directorial debut, PEEN, was a Vimeo Staff Pick, and the short series she wrote and directed, FINDING THE ASSHOLE, was chosen to show at Slamdance and is currently in development on multiple TV and Film projects.  We had a great chat! You can have a great listen! And this is only the first HALF of our chat! For the second half, you can subscribe via Apple Podcasts or just click on over here to Patreon!

Mel Stephens has never seen Annie Hall, but she rewrote it and we read her script! We continue a streak of guests absolutely nailing it. We talk what Kyle remembers about the movie, everyone's favorite controversy-less director, and more! Mel and Kyle are joined by Daniel Van Kirk! Go check out their show, Overshare Comedy, if you're in LA on December 4! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this podcast im joined by Mel Stephens, Mel is the author of isolation tales, a book that takes a look at the tales of other peoples lives during the covid-19 pandemic throughout the 1st month in the United Kingdom - In this podcast we talk about how Mel got into writing, mental health, books, the covid-19 pandemic and much more! - Instagram: Melaniestephensauthor Where to buy the book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Isolation-Tales-Melanie-Stephens/dp/B088BDC7LM/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=isolation+tales&qid=1619038572&sr=8-1 - Instagram: @Parrsitivity94 - Email: theparrsitivitypodcast@gmail.com - Twitter: @adamparrL - To stream The Podcast: https://the-parrsitivity-podcast.captivate.fm/ YouTube: The Parrsitivity Podcast - Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Parrpodebay94 - To book a consultation, or to be on the podcast https://adamparrbookme.as.me/schedule.php - Thank you for all your support! - Any questions or feedback please email: theparrsitivitypodcast@gmail.com Support this podcast

In this podcast im joined by Mel Stephens, Mel is the author of isolation tales, a book that takes a look at the tales of other peoples lives during the covid-19 pandemic throughout the 1st month in the United Kingdom - In this podcast we talk about how Mel got into writing, mental health, books, the covid-19 pandemic and much more! - Instagram: Melaniestephensauthor Where to buy the book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Isolation-Tales-Melanie-Stephens/dp/B088BDC7LM/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=isolation+tales&qid=1619038572&sr=8-1 - Instagram: @Parrsitivity94 - Email: theparrsitivitypodcast@gmail.com - Twitter: @adamparrL - To stream The Podcast: https://the-parrsitivity-podcast.captivate.fm/ YouTube: The Parrsitivity Podcast - Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Parrpodebay94 - To book a consultation, or to be on the podcast https://adamparrbookme.as.me/schedule.php - Thank you for all your support! - Any questions or feedback please email: theparrsitivitypodcast@gmail.com Support this podcast

In this episode, I talk to blogger, writer, and host of the Your BFF Podcast Mel Stephens. Heads up that Mel's story is very intense – it includes her struggles with depression and anxiety, a chronic illness diagnosis, divorce at a young age, issues with support from her family, and a suicide attempt. There is so much valuable insight in her honesty, vulnerability, and perspective of life.   We discuss:   How we tend to hide parts of ourselves or not fully show up in relationships out of fear of how our true selves would be received or feeling like we are wrong in some way How the support we crave from the people in our lives can take many different forms. How their can be unintended consequences from even the best of intentions. How we look for from others what we really need to give or do for ourselves – for example, for Mel it was to be saved and for me it was to be chosen. How it is a difficult process to move from finding happiness, fulfillment and identity in the external to realizing it only exists internally.     You can find and follow Mel here: Musiccitymel.com Instagram @musiccitymel Your BFF Podcast     Please SUBSCRIBE, SHARE, RATE, and REVIEW the podcast!   Follow the podcast on Instagram @TheBetterYouPodcast. And you can email the podcast at TheBetterYouPodcast@gmail.com   Follow me on all the socials: Instagram @kaciemain_writes, Facebook @kaciemain.write, or Twitter @kaciemain_write.   Find my book – I Gave Up Men for Lent, the story of a jaded, hopelessly romantic, health-conscious party girl's search for meaning – on Amazon, Kindle, and Audible.   And for everything else you want to know about me, visit my website at www.kaciemain.com

Description - Your BFF Podcast host Mel Stephens joins us to discuss why dating and relationships take a village, how your best friend and marrying your best friend are NOT the same thing, when it’s okay to be brutally honest and when you should let someone figure it out for themselves, how friendships actually better your health, and tips to help you be the best friend anyone could ever have!   Give Your Best Friend Necklace to Mel: @musicitymel Website - www.musiccitymel.com Podcast - @yourbffpod   Keep it Complicated with Jen and NotJen: Host Socials - @jenifergolden, @laurenleonelli, @complicatedshow Shop our store - https://www.amazon.com/shop/complicatedshow Support - https://www.patreon.com/itscomplicated --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/itscomplicatedpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/itscomplicatedpod/support

A special solo episode on losing loved ones, the unknown, and never receiving a sign with your host Mel Stephens.

HELLO! EVERYONE! RENEE GOT A DOG! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?! Be sure to head over to the Facebook group and help her name him!   While you're looking at photos of Renee's new dog, tune in! We've got Mel Stephens, host of Fear Based Life, to chat all about her dog and her past fear of dogs. We (finally) have a Mutt Minute on the Shih Tzu! Plus, some thrilling dog news about a missing woman!   Grab a dog with cute ear tufts and listen!

Whatever happened to history’s most famous fly girl?? That question has haunted many a PBS special and Florida retiree. And this week, we delve into the mysterious photo that’s re-opened the Earhart cold case and has us all wondering where she went. Our guest Mel Stephens - of the poignant podcast Fear Based Life - walks us through the events of the crash, and the possibilities for what might have happened. Along the way, we also talk drones, military goof-ups, and the fact that Ameelz was the dopest person of the whole 30’s. Miss you girl.

Mel considers the value of connecting with the audience.

Mel records a special solo episode and shares her own fears about her upcoming live show, her health, and what’s coming next.

Fear. It's something we all deal with in varying degrees almost every day of our lives. Whether it's the fear of going to the dentist, or the fear of rejection or the fear of death all of us know what it's like to be afraid. My guest this week, Mel Stephens, is no stranger to fear herself. In fact, I found out about Mel through her excellent podcast, Fear Based Life, where each episode she explores her own and her guests fears. Mel is an expert at sharing her own vulnerability in a way that helps people. And frankly, people who do that are my favorite type of people. In our discussion this week we speak about the current political climate, our own deep-seeded fears and Mel's struggle with the concept of death. Sit back, strap in and get ready for this weeks Synchronicity with Mel Stephens.

Feral Audio's co-host of the legendary Vomit On The Web and host of the upcoming Fear Based Life, Mel Stephens joins Uhhh! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's summertime and Ingrid Haas and Mel Stephens see the Conjuring. Then the sad news of Adam Levine's engagement in the face of how bad Mel wants to sleep with him.

Vomit On The Web's Mel Stephens drops in to Steve's place for some debunking of quicksand, nightmarish stories and some big fat Game Of Thrones spoilers. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the belly of the Internet to the deepest recesses of your heart, Ingrid Haas and Mel Stephens are here to vaccinate the world of bad online behavior.

Vomit On The Web host Mel Stephens meets Erin McGathy for the first time and the two quickly become kindred spirits, with a lot of self-discovery and stay tuned at the end for an in depth Sex In The City conversation!

Instagram, Netflix Docs, Multiple Climaxes...get in here, it's Vomit On The Web with Ingrid Haas and Mel Stephens.

Is Instagram depressing you? How many Abe Lincoln facts do you actually know? The Internet is here to help/hurt with a new Vomit On The Web with Ingrid Haas and Mel Stephens!