Rewired & Desired Podcast: Where Intimacy, Mindset and Disability Intersect
Rewired & Desired is a bold, refreshing, and deeply human conversation where intimacy, mindset, and disability finally come together without shame, limits, or apology. Hosted by Trina Ricketts, The Intimate Ostomate and Nicole Richards of Ostomy Innovations.
Rewired & Desired Podcast: Where Intimacy, Mindset and Disability Intersect
Unreasonable Beauty Standards & Disability | Confidence & Body Image
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What if confidence isn’t about how your body looks… but how you see yourself?
In this episode of Rewired and Desired, we dismantle unrealistic beauty standards and explore how confidence, mindset, and authenticity shape attraction—especially for people living with disability, ostomies, scars, and medical devices.
We talk honestly about:
● How beauty standards are manufactured (and who benefits)
● Why confidence makes people appear more attractive than “perfect” bodies
● Aging, surgery, scars, ostomies, and learning to feel desirable again
● The difference between hiding your body and being at home in it
● Practical, grounded ways to build confidence without changing your body
This is a real conversation for people who’ve been told—directly or indirectly—that their body is “too much” or “not enough.”
No hype. No fake empowerment. Just truth, compassion, and lived experience.
🔗 Links
Trina Ricketts – The Intimate Ostomate
Website: https://intimateostomate.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intimateostomate
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@intimateostomate
Nicole Richards – Ostomy Innovations
Website: https://ostomyinnovations222.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ostomyinnovations/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OstomyInnovations222
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📌 Connect With Us
Trina Ricketts – The Intimate Ostomate
Website: intimateostomate.com
Instagram: / intimateostomate
Youtube: / @intimateostomate
Books, guides, coaching & resources
Coaching • Books / Guides • Resources • Intimacy Advocacy
Nicole Richards - Ostomy Innovations
Website: ostomyinnovations222.com
Instagram: / ostomyinnovations
Youtube: / @ostomyinnovations222
Coaching • Wellness • Disability advocacy • Ostomy Clothing