Hello and welcome to my podcast, The Wellness Project with Des. On today’s podcast episode, I speak with Michelle Steiner about growing up with a learning disability.
I’m Desiree, a Mental Health Therapist and Holistic Wellness Coach that is passionate about helping people improve their mental health and live a healthy and fulfilled life. One way I do this is by interviewing experts in the field of mental health and wellness as well as those that share their first hand accounts with their mental health journeys. In this podcast episode, we will hear from Michelle about how she learned to thrive despite her learning disability.
Michelle Steiner is a disability writer, photographer, speaker, advocate, and para educator where she works in a school supporting students with disabilities. Michelle was diagnosed with a learning disability when she was in kindergarten. She explains that school was a struggle for her academically and socially. She also shares how living with a disability impacted her mental health and how she learned to cope.
In our conversation, Michelle explains the important distinction between visible and invisible disabilities and how they can look. She also explains how someone with a disability can self advocate for support or accommodations at work or at school in order to be as successful as possible.
If you are someone that wants to support a loved one with a disability, Michelle shares practical ways you can support your loved one.
Listen to this important conversation to learn about disabilities and to discover how you can be a support to those in your life as well as help to build a more inclusive society.
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