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Dealing with bullying and feeling comfortable & confident in your own skin, with Carly Findlay

Dealing with bullying and feeling comfortable & confident in your own skin, with Carly Findlay

Steph & Laura vor 3 Jahren

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* CONTENT WARNING: This episode mentions violence, online abuse,
suicide, disability hate speech/hate crime * Carly Findlay is a
writer, speaker, influencer and appearance activist, and someone
who dedicates a lot of her time educating others on a number of
disability-related issues. Carly was born with ichthyosis, a rare
genetic disorder that affects the skin, eyes, ears, digestive
system, temperature and metabolism. Living with ichthyosis comes
with many challenges, however one that Carly unfortunately has to
live with daily is the shocking bullying that she faces both in
person and online. In today’s episode, she generously shares some
of her experiences and how she has dealt with the comments, stares,
and unsolicited advice regularly given to her. Carly also educates
us on how we can better approach the topic of disability and how we
can be more inclusive as a society and in the media to make sure
everyone is represented and treated fairly. She also gives some
beautiful and helpful advice to anyone who may need a little
reminder to feel comfortable and confident in their own skin, which
is something we’re extremely passionate about at Kic. Check out
Carly’s books ‘Say Hello’ and ‘Growing Up Disabled in Australia’.
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