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Always Looking Up
A podcast dedicated to telling honest and real stories about living in a world that was not necessarily designed for us.
Episodes
Always Looking UpBri Scalesse On Redefining Beauty Standards
In this week’s episode I am sitting down with disabled model and advocate Bri Scalesse. Bri is a true queen in every sense of the word. Paralyzed at age six…
Always Looking UpColleen Ditro, DNP, DPNP On Diagnosing Dwarfism
In this week’s episode I am sitting down with Colleen Ditro. Colleen is a Doctor of Nursing Practice, certified nurse practitioner, and the lead Advanced…
Always Looking UpKristina Thibault On Dating, Marriage, And Happily Ever After
In this week’s episode I am sitting down with Kristina Thibault. Kristina has always been someone I’ve looked up to and is practically a big sister to me. She…
Always Looking UpSophia Herzog On Her Medal Moment
In this week’s episode I am sitting down with Sophia Herzog, a Paralympic Silver Medalist and a swimmer for the US Paralympic team. At the time of this…
Always Looking UpZach Shattuck On Going For Gold
In this week’s episode I am sitting down with Zach Shattuck, a swimmer for the US Paralympic team. At the time of this recording, Zach is preparing to leave…
Always Looking UpBenjamin Curwin On Growing Up With A Little Older Sister
In this week’s episode I am sitting down with someone who is not a little person but has grown up in this world, my younger brother Ben. Ben grew up going to…
Always Looking UpCamila Falquez On BEING
In this week’s episode I am sitting down with Camila Falquez. Camila is a photographer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue…
Always Looking UpDave Duminuco On Finding A New Way To Train
In this episode I am sitting down with Dave Duminuco. Dave is my personal trainer at Equinox and today we are talking all things health and fitness. I am the…
Always Looking UpChristina Chambers and Liv Hope Bender On Our Disabled Experiences
In this week’s episode I am sitting down with not one, but two badass, beautiful women- Christina Chambers and Liv Hope Bender. Both in wheelchairs, they host…
Always Looking UpLakshmi Shyamakrishnan On Public Accommodations And Why They Matter
In this week’s episode I am sitting down with Lakshmi Shyamakrishnan. Lakshmi is a writer, a TED conference speaker, and an advocate within the little person…
Always Looking UpMichaela Healy On Living With Hydrocephalus
In this week’s episode I am talking to Michaela Healy. Ever since being diagnosed with hydrocephalus, water on the brain, at the age of one, she has been…
Always Looking UpRebecca Cokley On Being A Disability Rights Activist
This week I am sitting down with Rebecca Cokley, someone I have always looked up to in the little person and disabled communities. Rebecca is currently serving…
Always Looking UpShelby Holloway On Little People of America - What It Is And What It Means To Us
In this week’s episode I am sitting down with Shelby Holloway. We met at the LPA national convention in Brooklyn twelve years ago and she instantly became a…
Always Looking UpBecky Kekula On Disability, Accessibility, And Employment
In this week's episode I am sitting down with Becky Kekula, a mentor of mine in Little People Of America and an advocate for disability inclusion. Becky…
Always Looking UpLauren Humphries On The Future Of Fashion
In this week's episode I am sitting down with Lauren Humphries. Lauren is someone I have always looked up to in the little person community. For the past few…
Always Looking UpMackenzie Trush On Making Her Voice Heard
In this week's episode I am sitting down with Mackenzie Trush. Mackenzie is one a million, living with Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, an incredibly rare form of…
Always Looking UpLydia Barber On Defining What It Means To Be A Little Person In 2021
In the premiere episode I sit down with Lydia Barber. Lydia and I became fast friends, practically sisters, in 2005 at an LPA convention in Orlando. We discuss…