Angela Breeden and Julie White talk about the On Purpose Project, which brings citizens of their small town with and without disabilities together for civic improvement projects.
Surviving and thriving after the horrors of institutionalization ~ Joe Clayton
You can listen to this podcast episode on iTunes or Spotify. Transcript below. “I stood up on the back of the seat of the car, watching out the back window…
Building a support team without driving anyone to drink with Faith Clarke
You can listen to this podcast episode on iTunes or Spotify. Be sure to register for Faith’s upcoming webinar for the Good Things In Life community on December 9th at…
Missing persons – on the loss of a sibling to institutionalization
Marilyn Dolmage never met her brother Robert, who died at Huronia Regional Centre at the age of 8, but she ended up working at the same institution before becoming a…
#088 Love and accountability in the face of the tyranny of the “normal”
Victoria Freeman’s book “A World without Martha: A Memoir of Sisters, Disability and Difference” is fundamentally about what it means to live in a world where only some people are…
#087 – Relearn history to unlearn bias – with Terra Smith
Just like advocating for your child, sometimes unlearning and relearning how we see the world can be a messy, ongoing exercise. But if we are to move forward together as…
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Started young with a sister with a disability, amazing mentors and a strong mother with a vision. Now a mother to two sons, one of whom has a disability, a midwife to many, and an activist with a mission to band together with families to joyfully pursue the good things in life. Genia’s a registered midwife, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care (student), Speaker, Presenter, Podcast host, and founder of Good Things in Life which offers resources, courses and networking opportunities for a community of parents with a shared vision of the good things in life for their children with disabilities.