Empowering Women Supporting Their Partners In Chairs
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Libra season: This energy illuminates relationship imbalances, shows where you are out of harmony in your life and how your people pleasing or need to be liked is costing you your inner peace. Have you felt it so far this Sept/Oct? In this episode we bring in some astrology science and relate it to the […]
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We wrap up Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month with a recap of what we learned and what we were shown this month by all the amazing contributions and stories sent to us. Elena details her and Dan’s accessible date night at the Coldplay concert with stories about able-bodied groups booking wheelchair accessible seats, as well […]
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Back by popular demand, our September episode answers 3 of your top questions of this past month that we have received. We get into how to say NO to invites to events that are not fully accessible, tips on separating the caregiver and the lover aspect of YOU in your relationship, and how to manage […]
It’s been a while since we made an update episode about our personal fight for paid spousal caregiving. This episode we outline the latest in our own personal cases: Elena with the government of BC, Brooke with Workers Compensation BC. We detail the latest in our appeals and processes to try and achieve paid recognition […]
This episode we discuss the transition from summer into fall, and the many issues that can come along with temperature regulation for quadriplegics! We get into our top tips on transitioning seamlessly into the fall season with knowledge and the right tools for quadriplegics to stay warm, comfortable, and relaxed! This episode is sponsored by […]
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Join us for a vulnerable episode where we discuss intrusive/invasive thoughts, and what our brains try and tell us after trauma (or stemming from PTSD) after a life altering accident. As “pre-injury” WAGS of SCI (we were with our partners prior to and through their SCI), many stages of healing have to happen until clarity […]
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Join Elena and Brooke for a summer Q and A episode taking your questions from email and social media, and answering them all live! This episode will give you ideas, insights and inspiration and you may learn something! This episode is sponsored by Robyn Wishart of Wishart Brain and Spine Law, the official legal advocate […]
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Part 2 of our series celebrating Disability Pride Month (July), and bringing attention to the lack of support or promotion of people with disabilities we observed in the media and celebrity culture this past month (as compared to June and regular Pride Month..). We dig into the remaining comments from our private discussion group members […]
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July is disability pride month, and we are celebrating by discussing some of the top things we, as WAGS, wish people KNEW about living life with a spinal cord injury (and alll the things that come with it!). This episode is meant to talk about the issues, topics and set backs that people still are […]
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Join us for this light hearted episode about the silly, forgetful, hilarious and absent minded things we do as WAGS of SCI when we are distracted. We as WAGS can get tired and overwhelmed easily, and, when that happens, sometimes we go out to get dinner in our slippers instead of shoes or use bleach […]