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Tansy Gorman: Disability, Therapy, Trauma & Telling Your Story

Tansy Gorman: Disability, Therapy, Trauma & Telling Your Story

The Blunt and The Beautiful vor 7 Monaten

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In this episode of The Blunt and The Beautiful, Kate turns the
mic on someone you’ve heard a lot… but probably don’t fully know.

Tansy Gorman.

After years of people Googling “Tansy Gorman hand,” “Tansy Gorman
disability,” and “what happened?” we thought it was time to just
say it out loud.

This is a raw, funny, honest conversation about growing up with a
brachial plexus injury, navigating childhood, school, identity,
and what it actually feels like to live with a visible (and
invisible) disability.

From shark bite lies in primary school to hospital trauma,
therapy breakthroughs, and the messy reality of figuring out who
you are, this episode is equal parts chaotic, emotional and
deeply real.

Kate and Tansy unpack:

What actually happened at birth and what a brachial plexus injury
is

Growing up “different” and learning how to tell your own story

School, teachers, and the subtle (and not so subtle) ableism

The moment Tansy realised she had a disability

Therapy, identity, and why self-worth took a hit before it got
better

Chronic pain, ADHD, and how disability is never just “one thing”

The mental health impact most parents don’t talk about

What parents of disabled children get wrong (and right)

There’s also a very honest conversation about autonomy, medical
trauma, and the fine line between protecting your child and
preparing them for the world.

And, because this is still Blunt, there are jokes, swearing, and
a few absolutely unhinged childhood lies thrown in for good
measure.

If this episode resonates, share it with someone who needs to
hear it.

And maybe… stop Googling “Tansy Gorman hand”

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