This Ability Podcast
by Mary Elizabeth
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A Different Kind of Strength: Emily Wolf on Autism, Faith, &…
A Different Kind of Strength: Emily Wolf on Autism, Faith, &…
About this podcast
”This Ability Podcast” is a platform for individuals with disabilities, their family members, friends, and caregivers to talk about everyday life. Based in Carencro, LA this podcast is meant to inspire and enlighten others in the special needs community.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 39 episodes
- A Different Kind of Strength: Emily Wolf on Autism, Faith, & Embracing Uniqueness · 22 min · Season 3 Episode 6In this episode of This Ability Podcast, Mary sits down with Acadiana mother, author, and advocate Emily Wolf to talk about her journey raising her son Seth, who lives with…
- From Diagnosis to Best-of-All Moments: Inside GiGi’s Playhouse New Orleans with Annie Watkins · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 5In this episode of This Ability Podcast, our host Mary Baudoin sits down with Annie Watkins, Site Manager of GiGi’s Playhouse New Orleans, to talk about building a community…
- Balancing It All: Nursing, Motherhood & Living with Sickle Cell: An Interview with Sierra Stevens · 25 min · Season 3 Episode 4In this heartfelt and powerful episode of This Ability Podcast, Sierra Stevens shares her journey as a nurse, a mother of two children with diagnoses, and a woman living with…
- Cajun Roots, Chronic Illness, and Campus Advocacy with Josephine Faulk · 39 min · Season 3 Episode 3In this episode of This Ability Podcast, Mary sits down with Jo Faulk, a disabled student leader, advocate, and future educator whose lived experience has shaped her…
- One in a Million: Blakelee’s Journey with Rare Disease and Resilience · 40 min · Season 3 Episode 2In this episode of This Ability Podcast, host Mary Baudoin sits down with Latasha Holt, a mother, educator, and advocate in Acadiana, to share her family’s journey navigating an…
- Believing Beyond Limits: Elizabeth Duplechain on Raising Elijah · 26 min · Season 3 Episode 1In this episode of This Ability Podcast, host Mary Baudoin sits down with Elizabeth Duplechain and Amanda Anderson for a heartfelt conversation about Elijah and the journey that…
- Extended Version: Beyond the Crown: Inclusion and Access with Justina Plowden · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 21In this extended episode of This Ability Podcast, we sit down with Justina Plowden, Miss Wheelchair Louisiana and founder of We Matter, a support and advocacy group for…
- Extended Version: The Story of the DREAMS Foundation of Acadiana with Donielle Watkins · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 20Extended Episode: Empowerment in Action – Donielle Watkins & Coach Damon Vincent In this extended edition of This Ability Podcast, we revisit our conversation with Donielle…
- Extended Version: Teens Making a Difference in the Community · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 19In this extended episode, we discuss the topic of autism with Season One guest Paul Ganucheau and interview the 2024 Acadiana Teen Spirit Award Winners who are making a…
- Extended Version: Resilience, Faith and ZMIZ1- Mary Avera's Remarkable Journey · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 18In this extended interview, our host Mary Baudoin provides listeners with some background information about the ULL LIFE Program and a little background about our guest Mary…
- Extended Version: Beyond the Spectrum - Autistic Teens on School, Gaming, & Life · 37 min · Season 2 Episode 17In this extended interview, our host Mary Baudoin provides listeners with some background information about the teens featured in this podcast episode. These autistic teens from…
- Extended Version: From Mercy Flights to Sports Nights our chat with Ashley Benoit Olivier · 36 min · Season 2 Episode 16In this extended interview, our host Mary Baudoin recaps Part One of Ashley Benoit Olivier's episode from Season with an introduction before starting the part two content. Ashley…
- More Than a Diagnosis: BJ’s Story, Told with Love and Advocacy · 38 min · Season 2 Episode 15Kim Lanclos Smith shares her experience as the mother and full-time caregiver of her son BJ, a traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivor and artist. They discuss how art has become a…
- Parenting, Psychiatry, and Purpose: Rachel Foreman’s Story · 39 min · Season 2 Episode 14Join us as we sit down with Rachel Foreman, LCSW, a Lafayette psychotherapist and mom who bravely shares her family’s journey with pediatric bipolar disorder—from the first signs…
- Unbreakable: Sam Primeaux’s Journey After Paralysis · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 13Sam Primeaux shares how a life-changing motorcycle accident left him paralyzed at 17 — and how he's faced every day since with grit, faith, and determination. From intensive…
- Accounting, Advocacy, and Alpha Delta Pi: Laynie Stevens’ Campus Life · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 12In this episode, Laynie Stevens shares her journey as a college student with cerebral palsy, her leadership as past president of Alpha Delta Pi for students with disabilities &…
- Living with Usher Syndrome: Jayce Romero’s Story in the DeafBlind Community · 33 min · Season 2 Episode 11In this powerful episode of This Ability Podcast, host Mary Baudoin sits down with Jayce Romero, a young DeafBlind advocate from Lafayette, Louisiana, who lives with Usher…
- Beyond the Crown: Miss Wheelchair Louisiana’s Voice for Inclusion and Access with Justina Plowden · 20 min · Season 2 Episode 10In this episode of This Ability Podcast, we sit down with Justina Plowden, Miss Wheelchair Louisiana and founder of We Matter, a support and advocacy group for individuals with…
- Advocating from Every Angle: Kristie Curtis on Autism, LaCAN & Family Life · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 9In this episode, we sit down with Kristie Curtis — a fierce advocate for disability rights, a passionate community leader, and a devoted mom to three amazing sons, each with…
- Navigating Autism, Healthcare, and Policy with Purpose: An Interview with Cheryl Laws Tessier · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 8In this episode of This Ability Podcast, we sit down with Cheryl Laws Tessier, a nurse practitioner, mother, and powerful advocate for the disability community. Cheryl shares her…
