Dating, Relationships, and Disability

Dating, Relationships, and Disability

Hosted by: Kathy O'Connell

We offer strategies, encouragement, and mindset tips on dating with a disability. We talk about how to navigate sexual ableism, focus on your power to attract, and develop happy and healthy relationships.

Episodes

88 - When The People You Love Don’t Want You To Date

Season #1

Family and friends. You probably rely on them the most. They’re the people who love you, hopefully see you for who you are, and I really hope they get the value you bring to the world. I know that’s not always the...
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87 - Lessons From The Pride Community

Season #1

If you’re listening to this close to the time that it publishes, we’re in Pride month. For years now, and I mean before honoring Pride became so acceptable, I thought as a disabled, heterosexual person, there was...
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86 - Too Busy to Date?

Season #1

Too Busy To Date “I’m just really busy.” How often have you heard this and have also found yourself saying it? About anything? We live in a too busy world. I sometimes find it being my automatic response when people...
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85 - Belief Audit

Season #1

Today we'll be discussing the importance of doing a belief audit to improve self-esteem and confidence when it comes to dating.We'll be diving into the importance of doing a belief audit and how it can positively...
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84 - 5 Things I Stopped Doing That Led to Ultimate Dating Success

Season #1

If you have been listening to me or following me for any length of time, you know that what I want most for people is to have success in dating and relationships. I see the mission of my life’s work to move the needle...
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83 - Safety Tips as a Way to Enjoy Online Dating

Season #1

Many people will not try online dating or maybe tried it at one time, had a bad experience or no experience, meaning no results, and will not try it again. While I will always say, you need to do you and decide what’s...
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82 - Dating Empowerment Through Happiness and Safety

Season #1

Dating skills are so important for all people, but especially people with disabilities.  That's why RADIANT ABILITIES IS COMMITTED TO HELPING PEOPLE, BOTH WITH AND WITHOUT DISABILITIES, TO MAKE DATING AND DEVELOPING...
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81 - Sexual Assault and Disability

Season #1

There are some real scary statistics out there about the high rate of sexual assaults on people with disabilities. While they should be discuss every day as a means of figuring out how to bring down this horrendous...
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80 - Marriage Inequality with Nichole Hastings

Season #1

Sign up for these workshops happening TODAY (publish date):How to Solve the Dating and Relationship PuzzleWhy Dating Apps Are Not Working and What to Do Instead*?Nichole Hastings is  Coordinator of Self-Advocacy &...
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79 - Why We Date

Season #1

Sign up for these workshops happening on April 11:How to Solve the Dating and Relationship PuzzleWhy Dating Apps Are Not Working and What to Do Instead*? Today I want to step back and have a “bigger picture” look at...
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78 - Dating Disabled Through a Disability Justice and LGBTQ+ Perspective

Season #1

Sonya Rio-Glick (she/her) is a queer and disabled Disability Justice practitioner, organizational leader, writer, and cultural worker based in Atlanta. Raised by two moms in Upstate NY, Sonya has contended with...
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77 - Marco and Dana: Take a Chance

Season #1

Marco, 36, loves everything to do with cars and working out. His relationship with Dana is my second serious relationship ever.  Dana, 44, has three children, and has a property manager for ten years. She now works...
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