This final episode of the year is a reflective conversation about consent and why it matters in everyday life. I talk about how physical touch, especially hugging, is often automatic and well intentioned, but not always comfortable for everyone. From my own perspective, I share why consent is about more than just intention. It’s about pausing, checking in and allowing people the space to choose. This episode looks at consent through a broader lens, beyond disability alone. Everyone has diff...
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This final episode of the year is a reflective conversation about consent and why it matters in everyday life. I talk about how physical touch, especially hugging, is often automatic and well intentioned, but not always comfortable for everyone. From my own perspective, I share why consent is about more than just intention. It’s about pausing, checking in and allowing people the space to choose. This episode looks at consent through a broader lens, beyond disability alone. Everyone has diff...
36. Part 2 - Mum & Me: Teenage Angst, Brain Surgery, and Finding Our Way with Di Jones
A Wheelie Good Chat
40 minutes
4 months ago
36. Part 2 - Mum & Me: Teenage Angst, Brain Surgery, and Finding Our Way with Di Jones
Moving from a small country town to a massive Perth high school was life-changing for me, but not in a good way. I went from being “Sam” to “just the chick in the wheelchair,” and the isolation hit hard. I had no friends, no independence, and my mental health spiralled. In this second conversation with Mum, we revisit those volatile teenage years, the suicidal thoughts, and the heartbreak of Deep Brain Stimulation surgery, something I believed would change my life for the better but instead ...
A Wheelie Good Chat
This final episode of the year is a reflective conversation about consent and why it matters in everyday life. I talk about how physical touch, especially hugging, is often automatic and well intentioned, but not always comfortable for everyone. From my own perspective, I share why consent is about more than just intention. It’s about pausing, checking in and allowing people the space to choose. This episode looks at consent through a broader lens, beyond disability alone. Everyone has diff...
