BrainFart is the firsthand account of a young adult with weird chronic and invisible illnesses and how she manages.
Maddi finally delves into the broader term of Partner Caretakers, in a slightly scattered way (sometimes scripts can only help keep you on track so much....) She discusses statistics, as well as some advice she finds helpful!
This week, Maddi sits down with Jeanette to chat about life with MALS (Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome). They talk through the intense measures she had to go through to get her diagnosis, as well as living life as a young adult with an invisible illness.
MALS Recourses and where you can find Jeanette:
https://www.jeanettebednar.com/
https://instagram.com/jeanette_bednar
https://www.malsfoundation.org
https://www.facebook.com/groups/MALSAwarenessCommunity/?ref=share
https://www.facebook.com/groups/105633382202/?ref=share
In this episode, Maddi discusses pressures of creating media and how she's been handling life lately.
In this episode, Maddi welcomes back her partner Martin to talk about partner caretakers, noodle arms, and gross couple antics.
In this week's episode- and final installment of the Disability in Media Trilogy- Maddi discusses how disabled characters are represented and written in media and stories.
Maddi is joined by special guest Sarah Libby to chat about mental health, the affects of the pandemic, and learning to seek out the help you need.
In this episode Maddi discusses actors and the disabled roles they play. Should able bodied actors be playing disabled characters? How do we start holding Hollywood accountable?
This week Maddi interviews one of her good friends Jordan about what it is like navigating their health as young people. Especially in a world that questions the validity of their concerns due to their age.
In this week's episode, Maddi talks about the catch-22 of representing disabilities in films and how it affects not only people a part of those disabled communities, but everyone.
The first episode in Maddi's Interview Series. This week she interviews her roommate and friend Ola about living with ADHD and how life can be vastly different for someone living a neurodivergent life.
