HeyJaredBrandy Schantz
Disabled Veteran navigating life with multiple chronic illnesses. Dedicated to empowering newly disabled individuals to stay in the workforce and advocating for a better healthcare industry.
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What Would Dolly Do? (opens the original)
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Dolly Parton died this week at 80 years young and for her fans, way too early. Dolly is beloved, a true American treasure. She is the woman we looked up to, we sought out for humor in difficult situations, and was the unofficial patron saint of Tennessee. She was also the soundtrack of many of our lives. I remember singing along to 9 to 5 as a kid and wishing I could sing like her with Kenny Rogers. I have been thinking about her ever since we learned she died, but not mostly about the music. I
The Best Person for the Job May Not Look Right on Paper (opens the original)
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Employers often talk about the value of transferable skills yet most job descriptions still tell a different story. The job descriptions most often published require a specific college major, a prescribed number of years in the exact same industry, and experience performing nearly identical work for a similar organization. Candidates are expected to arrive having already held the job they are applying to do. We call this risk management, but too often it is simply a failure of imagination. In th
The Last Lesson Coco Taught Me (opens the original)
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I have spent years writing about chronic illness from the patient’s perspective. I’ve written about losing my career, about medications that changed my life forever, and about learning to walk again. I’ve written about resilience, disability, and finding purpose after everything I thought my future would become was taken away. But I never truly understood what chronic illness looked like from the other side. Until Coco.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/im
HR Has a Cancel Culture Problem. And It’s Costing Us Our Best Talent. (opens the original)
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If Congress Can Work From Rehab, Why Can't Disabled Americans Work From Home? (opens the original)
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When Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell announced that he would continue working with his staff while recovering in a rehabilitation facility after a fall and pneumonia, the reaction was largely supportive. Americans wished him a full recovery and expected that he would continue serving while he regained his strength.Representative Tom Kean Jr. returned to Congress this summer after spending nearly four months away receiving inpatient treatment for depression. Three years earlier, Senator
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