Living with a disability or chronic illness

29 stories.

Kintsugi Heroes

From lawyer hiding her truth to teaching others vulnerability

Melissa spent 23 years sober while living a double life until her husband asked: 'I don't even know who you are.' Integration became her cure.

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Spina Bifida, Flourishing and Finding Community with Nathan Gutierrez

Born with spina bifida, surviving kidney failure, and rebuilding from dialysis, Nathan Gutierrez turned a life of compounding adversity into a mission to close the support gap for people with physical disabilities.

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The Trophy-Chasing Monster: How Jamie Toyne Learned to Stop Running and Start Flowing

Jamie quit tennis at 18 and burned out twice more before realizing burnout isn't a performance problem-it's a misalignment problem.

Connecting Seniors

Learning to Live a Life Free of Limits with Michael Hingson

Born blind and a survivor of the World Trade Center on 9/11, Michael Hingson's story of navigating life without sight — guided by trust, teamwork, and faith — challenges every assumption we hold about disability and human capability.

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Raising Standards in Swim Education and Therapy with Ruth Smith

A farmer's daughter who grew up jumping off willow trees into creeks became Australia's leading voice for aquatic therapy — now fighting to transform how swim teachers support children with additional needs.

Animals & Us

Learning How to Value Yourself with Kat Finnerty

From losing her mother at twelve to a multiple sclerosis diagnosis and marital betrayal, Kat Finnerty's extraordinary journey shows how radical perspective shifts — not perfect circumstances — are the foundation of lasting resilience.

Kintsugi Heroes

Using Entrepreneurship to fight Neurodiversity & Disability Prejudice with Mathew Townsend | KH Pod

Mathew proved neurodivergent people belong by showing up, not arguing. Sport changed everything.

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Steve Rothwell on Creating a Meaningful Life with Neurodiversity

A man who went undiagnosed through prison, suicidal depression, and decades of struggle discovers that his lived experience — not clinical training — holds the key to unlocking trauma for others.

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From the Special Ed Class to Sixty Languages

A man told to hide his dyslexia built a career connecting Australians across sixty languages — proving the very thing you're ashamed of can become your greatest strength.

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From the Police to First Responder PTSD Advocate - Sean Haran

Sean Haran learned he had ADHD at 55, reframing a lifetime of seeking excitement and a fracture that cost him his tribe.

Grit Diaries

Rising Strong: Resilience and Rebuilding After Cerebral Malaria with Stephenie Rodriguez

After surviving cerebral malaria with a 2% chance of survival, losing both feet, and enduring 53 medical procedures, Stephenie Rodriguez turned catastrophic loss into a global mission to impact one billion lives.

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Value of a positive mindset facing an incurable illness with David Moran

After 39 major surgeries and a lifetime of pain from a rare incurable genetic disorder, David Moran proves that choosing a positive mindset every single morning is itself an act of profound courage.

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