Eyes and Lows with Dr. Ann Wagner

In this episode, Dr. Walker speaks with Dr. Ann Wagner, a board-certified clinical psychologist who spent 26 years working with veterans experiencing PTSD and trauma-related challenges. Dr. Wagner also shares her lived experience of blindness from retinitis pigmentosa, bringing together professional insight and personal perspective as she explores grief, anxiety, adjustment, resilience, and the emotional reality of vision loss.The conversation focuses on how people can adapt to blindness without denying the difficult parts, why grief is a natural part of vision loss, and how community, language, and compassionate support can make the adjustment process feel less isolating. Dr. Wagner also offers thoughtful insight into relationships, asking for help, and practicing self-compassion.

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