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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
The Height of Fatherhood: From Dwarfism to Dad-ism.
What defines a life? Is it the challenges we're born with or the choices we make in spite of them?
In this powerful episode of Navigating Disability, we sit down with Kris Hammons, a man whose first memory isn't of a birthday or a holiday, but of a profound medical intervention: a chest surgery to secure his airway. He's a product manager, writer and motivational speaker. He helps dads 10x their grit so that they can grow it in their kids and lead the generations ahead.
Born with a constellation of disabilities—including dwarfism and a cleft palate, Kris’s early life was a testament to survival.
But this conversation isn't just about survival. It's about thriving.
Kris takes us on his journey from the operating table to the head of the family table. Now a devoted husband and father of four, who's one of them have rare type of dwarfism, he opens up about the beautiful, complex reality of building a family. He shares the unique challenges and profound joys of parenting, the lessons learned from his own childhood that he applies to raising strong, confident children, and how he fosters a home where difference is not just accepted but celebrated.
This is a story that moves from patient to patriarch, from being defined by a diagnosis to defining a legacy of love. Join us for an honest, inspiring, and deeply human conversation about family, fortitude, and finding your place in the world.
Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions about medical trauma. Please take care while listening.
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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/krishammons
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Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/krishammons
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@krishammons