Be Determined
by Molly T. Kennedy
Latest episode
Ep 32 - The Confidence to Lead: Starting With Yourself
Ep 32 - The Confidence to Lead: Starting With Yourself
About this podcast
Be Determined is an intimate look at building a self-determined, multi-faceted life with cerebral palsy. Each episode explores themes of identity, resilience, diversity, advocacy, relationships, and community and challenges conventional narratives about disability. Host Molly Kennedy shares her experiences and invites others to share their stories—stories of navigating a world not designed with them in mind and the wisdom they've gained along the way. While cerebral palsy shapes how Molly experiences the world, it does not define her. In her words, "What defines me is my determination, my achievements, and the lasting impact I strive to make on my community."
Episodes
The newest 20 of 33 episodes
- Ep 32 - The Confidence to Lead: Starting With Yourself · 30 min · Episode 32Developing as a leader is a journey. Strengthening your personal confidence, resilience, and self-leadership are key parts of that journey that we’ve been discussing, and today…
- Ep 31 - Leading From Within, Part 2: A Fearless Perception of Disability · 28 min · Episode 31Being a great leader starts with how you lead yourself, and the confidence you build by finding your passions and working towards your goals. But navigating our world with a…
- Ep 30 - Leading From Within, Part 1: Hard Work and Confidence · 31 min · Episode 30To paraphrase Michael Jordan, some people wish for confidence, some people want it but don’t know how to build it, and some people work hard and make it happen. True confidence…
- Ep 29 - Why It's Great to Be Molly Kennedy · 28 min · Episode 29Having lived with cerebral palsy my entire life, I know that people make assumptions about what my life is like and what I’m capable of. The world is very comfortable…
- Ep 28 - Invisible Leaders, Visible Impact · 31 min · Episode 28Women haven’t always been recognized as leaders in our society. Women with disabilities have been acknowledged even less for their leadership. Women with disabilities build…
- Ep 27 - Seen as Less, Leading as More · 26 min · Episode 27Growing up with a disability, I regularly challenged preconceptions of what I could achieve. But it wasn’t until college that I really caught the bug for getting involved and…
- Ep 26 - Elevating Women with Disabilities Into Leadership · 28 min · Episode 26While some people are more naturally inclined to seek out leadership roles than others, it’s possible for anyone to grow into a leader. Leadership fundamentally starts with…
- Ep 25 - The Leader Within: Self-Advocacy, Purpose, and Finding Your Voice · 31 min · Episode 25What makes someone a leader? While a lot of us might think of a leader as someone who has power or influence over others, or someone who’s got it all figured out and leads the…
- Ep 24 - Be Bold, Be Free: Leading Through Life's Biggest Changes · 28 min · Episode 24Ten years ago, I was at a place I’d fought to be for a lot of my life. I was living independently, I had autonomy, and my days had a typical rhythm. And over a short period of…
- Ep 23 - Frustration and Leadership: The Way Forward · 27 min · Episode 23Frustration isn’t a question of if you’re going to experience it, but when. And what really matters is how you deal with it. We all face frustrations, from day-to-day annoyances…
- Ep 22 - Weaknesses as Doorways: How a Personal SWOT Can Redirect Your Life · 28 min · Episode 22There are a lot of tools out there for assessing your current state and what might need to change in order to meet your goals. These kinds of situational analyses can help us…
- Ep 21 - Laugh With Me, Not At Me: How Humor Levels the Playing Field · 27 min · Episode 21Humor can play a significant role in how we relate to each other and ourselves. It’s a release valve for stress; a way to connect with friends, family, and colleagues; and a way…
- Ep 20 - Not Perfect, But Real: The Gift of Self-Honesty · 32 min · Episode 20Being honest with yourself about your abilities and challenges, successes and failures, is essential to living an authentic and genuine life, regardless of whether or not you…
- Ep 19 - The Rollercoaster of Life: How Challenges Make Us Stronger · 28 min · Episode 19Life is like a rollercoaster. Sometimes it’s one you don’t even realize you’re on when things are going well, but then the bottom drops out or you hit a major twist and suddenly…
- Ep 18 - Moral Ambition: It's Not Money, It's Not Fame - It's How We Impact People · 28 min · Episode 18How would you describe someone who is ambitious? In our culture, it often means a person who is willing to do whatever it takes to get to the top, and it’s not necessarily a…
- Ep 17 - A Different Kind of Brilliance: Disability as Creative Force · 31 min · Episode 17Creativity and disability go hand-in-hand. Navigating a world that was not built for you requires creative thinking every single day to overcome obstacles, from opening a jar to…
- Ep 16 - Anger & Acceptance: Turning Frustration into Purpose · 35 min · Episode 16Everyone experiences anger. It’s an important human emotion that can serve a purpose in our lives. But people with disabilities can experience anger in different ways than their…
- Ep 15 - Empowering Rather Than Limiting Children with Disability · 28 min · Episode 15When parents learn that their child has a disability, it sets them on a road less traveled. Raising that child will be different than what they might have expected, and it’s…
- Ep 14 - Beyond Limitations: The Power of Step-by-Step Goal Setting · 34 min · Episode 14For people with disabilities, it can be hard to get support that encourages you to use your strengths and reach for your goals. Too often, people with disabilities have their big…
- Ep 13 - Beyond Limitations: Turning Dreams into Achievable Goals · 30 min · Episode 13Achieving a big goal or completing a big project doesn’t happen overnight. (Who knew?) It’s easy to feel discouraged or overwhelmed when you’re not making the progress you think…
