The Sit Down Stand Out Show
The podcast that shares personal stories of people who have adapted and overcome physical and mental challenges to achieve their dreams. To prove to themselves and all of us that your dreams are within reach.
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Gratitude and Growth with Francis DiClemente (opens the original)
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The teenage years can be awkward for everyone, trying to figure out what you want to do after school, developing life long relationships. Francis DiClemente was 15 years old in high school when he realized he was somewhat different from his friends. on this episode join us for a conversation about Francis DiClemente's book Stunted A Memoir of Delayed Manhood his story of being diagnosed with a brain tumour at 15 which delayed his physical development. Despite needing to have multiple tumours rem
Making New Memories with Jennifer White (opens the original)
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Memories are the foundation of the human experience but, what happens when they disappear beyond your control? Jennifer White spent years helping others working as a registered nurse but one fateful day she went into surgery to have a brain tumour removed after the surgery she went into a coma eventually waking up with no memory of how to walk, talk, or who her husband was. Join us for an important conversation about how writing help Jennifer regain most of her memories, started her journey to w
Figuring Things Out with Terry Tucker (opens the original)
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Life will beat everyone down at some point. Motivational Author Terry Tucker spend many years working as a police officer and SWAT Hostage Negotiator trying to provide an opportunity to struggle people on this episode join us for an important conversation about remembering that in life everyone is worthy of being thought ad as a human being worthy of understanding regardless of what they have done. We also discuss how you can't prepare for everything in life such as a leg amputation due to cance
Save a Life a Day with Frank King (opens the original)
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September is recognized as Suicide Prevention Awareness month so to discuss the importance of having a conversation with people young and old about mental heath we sit down with Suicide Prevention Expert and Standup Comic Frank King as he shares his journey from loosing close relatives to suicide, to writing jokes for The Tonight Show for two decades, to admitting at 52 he struggled with Major Depressive Disorder and Chronic Suicidal Ideation. On this extended episode we discuss how the innovati
Matters of the Heart with Kathleen Simonetti (opens the original)
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Nobody knows exactly why we are born the way we are, sometimes its a case of genetic inheritance, sometimes its cause an accident can happen during our development, and sometimes things just happen the way they do. Four years ago Kathleen Simonetti gave birth to her son Noah but, to everyones surprises he was diagnosed with PPA2 a genetic condition so rare there are only 100 written cases worldwide. On this episode join us for an important conversation about the value of genetic testing, the onl
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