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248 - Six Actions to Take When You're Actively Dating
Stage 4 (Active Dating) of her "5 Stages to Dating Success" framework. It's a tactical, mini-workshop style episode pulling content from her curriculum aimed at professionals in the disability field.
6 Key Skills for...
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247 - I Need Your Help
Kathy O'Connell shares that she's working on a new book about dating and relationships with a disability â a follow-up to her earlier book Firewalk: Embracing Different Abilities.
The book focuses on two key...
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246 - LBGTQ+ Challenges and Support (replay)
Pauline Bosma is the founder and coordinator of the Rainbow Support Groups, a network of support groups for LGBTQ+ people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Pauline works for Massachusetts Advocates...
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245 - Plan First, Date Better
Resources for this episode
How to Write a Kick Butt Dating Profile Guide
Tell me what you want in a dating playbook.
The Five Stage Dating Success Framework is designed to guide people with disabilities through the...
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244 - Decide When You Need an Answer
This is a strategy that can apply to nearly everything in life, not just dating. But of course, weâre going to talk about it as it relates to dating.
When youâre overwhelmed and maybe unsure what the answer is to a...
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243 - One - or Many - No's Doesn't Mean Anything About You
 Getting back into dating after time away â especially when navigating life with a disability â takes genuine courage. You made yourself vulnerable, put yourself out there, and someone said no. That moment can feel...
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242 - Mind Your Dating Thoughts
Register here for the TODAY's free workshop, The Real Work of Dating with Disability: What No One Else Is Teaching. I'll be reviewing how to use a skill set approach to dating with a disability. The workshop will be...
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241 - The SwagAbility of Love: Stephen and Julie
Register here for the upcoming free workshop on May 12, The Real Work of Dating with Disability: What No One Else Is Teaching. I'll be reviewing how to use a skill set approach to dating with a disability. The...
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240 - What Our Parents Taught Us About Love
Register here for the upcoming free workshop on May 12, The Real Work of Dating with Disability: What No One Else Is Teaching. I'll be reviewing how to use a skill set approach to dating with a disability. The...
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239 - The Courage to Connect with Emily Beecher
Emily Beecher is a 50-year-old single mom and certified coach who specializes in working with neurodivergent individuals, particularly those with autism and ADHD. She was diagnosed with ADHD at 44 after her daughter...
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238 - The Real Work of Dating with a Disability: What No One Else Is Teaching
The Five Stages of Dating Success is a rigorous, sequential curriculum for navigating the dating world. This isn't a feel-good frameworkâit's a skills-based approach addressing real challenges that many daters face....
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237 - Making Friends as an Adult: Why It's Hard and How Friending Helps
Friending App: Combating Loneliness Through Authentic Connections
Gabor Kadas, founder of Friending Inc., appeared on the "Dating, Relationships and Disability" podcast to discuss his innovative friendship-focused app...
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