Dharma Things, with Gary Povey: W...
Dharma Things, with Gary Povey: What is normal anyway......? Navigating ableism, martial arts, technology for disabilities, and hills...

Dharma Things Podcast by Miz DeShannon

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'Ablesim' has become more prevalent in recent years, as we've started to understand the impact of insitutionalised process and environments on many people in this world who don't fit into that annoying term NORMAL....

What is normal anyway......?

This month's guest is just a regular guy who loves working out, practicing martial arts, getting tattoos and climbing hills. All of it, with somewhat of a twist. Gary has Osteogenesis Imperfecta - or brittle bones - which means he's spent his life working through the various obstacles placed in front of him, quite literally sometimes, by this 'normal world'. It's all had a huge impact on his mental health too, especially as a kid. But it isn't all seriousness and sad faces - he's got some pretty neat tech ideas on how to enable the disabled, and he's going to be the World's first Space Hopper ... 

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Keywords
self lovebody positivitymental healthlife journeyableismdisabilitybrittle bonesaccessibilitymartial arts