Anxiety is often defined as a response to something we perceive as a threat. For people living with disabilities, the threat isn’t always hypothetical. It can be the inaccessible entrance you discover when you arrive, the mobility aid you’re afraid an airline might damage, the stranger who grabs your wheelchair without asking, or the medical professional who doesn’t believe your pain is real. When you’re navigating an inaccessible world, preparing for the next thing to go wrong feels less like overthinking and more like survival. Beth Deer is joined by Felicia Lovenjak and Britny Belskis, two women who share their lived experience around disability-related anxiety. Jenna Reed-Cote is a disability-affirmative therapist and explains how continually navigating an inaccessible system can create trauma for people with disabilities. Christa Gagnon is a mom to 16-year old Jordan who has a progressive neuromuscular condition. Christa shares how her worries about her child shift and change as Jordan grows older and deals with more complex medical concerns.
Anxiety is often defined as a response to something we perceive as a threat. For people living with disabilities, the threat isn’t always hypothetical. It can be the inaccessible entrance you discover when you arrive, the mobility aid you’re afraid an airline might damage, the stranger who grabs your wheelchair without asking, or the medical professional who doesn’t believe your pain is real.
When you’re navigating an inaccessible world, preparing for the next thing to go wrong feels less like overthinking and more like survival.
Beth Deer is joined by Felicia Lovenjak and Britny Belskis, two women who share their lived experience around disability-related anxiety.
Jenna Reed-Cote is a disability-affirmative therapist and explains how continually navigating an inaccessible system can create trauma for people with disabilities.
Christa Gagnon is a mom to 16-year old Jordan who has a progressive neuromuscular condition. Christa shares how her worries about her child shift and change as Jordan grows older and deals with more complex medical concerns.