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Navigating Disability
Welcome to the Navigating Disability Podcast Show!! Your hosts, Kate Read and Jenn Abbott are committed to changing the narrative around 'normal' and 'ability' and look so forward to sharing our weekly guests with you! Get ready to be inspired, empowered and enlivened as we dive into education, lived experiences, expert advice, behind the scenes on political movements and how YOU, our listeners can THRIVE within your community!
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Navigating Disability
Thriving Outside of the Box: Storm Hassett on Queer Identity, Mental Health, and Reframing Disability
What happens when the world tells you you're too different to belong—but you build a space anyway? In this powerful and vulnerable episode, we sit down with Storm Hassett: queer, neurodivergent, Indigenous leader and founder of The Identity Clinic. From navigating the complexities of foster care to founding a revolutionary mental health service for LGBTQIA+ people, Storm shares their story of grit, growth, and grace. We explore the intersections of queerness, mental health, and identity, and ask: what if disability is not about the person, but the environment?
Storm speaks candidly about coming out, the impact of OCD and ADHD, and why they don't identify as having a disability—yet passionately advocate for accessibility. This is a conversation about labels, self-acceptance, and rewriting the rules of what inclusion can look like.
Trigger warning: This episode includes discussions of trauma, mental health, and marginalisation. Support is available through Lifeline at 13 11 14.
🌈 Shift your perspective and celebrate every shade of identity.