Reframing Resilience with Allison Lang

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When we started this podcast three years ago, we never anticipated that we'd be sitting down to talk with a Canadian Paralympian medal winner — but if anyone can reframe resilience, it's Paralympian Allison Lang. We loved so much about this chat — learning about Allison's sport, sitting volleyball, and how that opened the door for her to move forward from some pretty brutal bullying to become a disability advocate in so many different settings. From brand influencing to speaking about her prosthetic leg in schools, Allison has brought forth an inherently hopeful worldview that reframed a lot of our thinking about resilience.

Born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta and now residing in Montreal, Allison is a content creator, speaker, model, and athlete for Team Canada's sitting volleyball team. She was born missing her left leg and was severely bullied for having a disability, resulting in her struggle with body-image and self confidence. Now, she shares her story of self-love and body acceptance in hopes to help others who may be on a similar journey. She is a passionate advocate for those with disabilities with a goal to connect with her community online in hopes to dismantle ableism and create a more inclusive and accessible world!

Links:
The Anti-Ableist Manifesto by Tiffany Yu
Faux Feminism by Serene Khader
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
For more from Allison, check out her website and follow her on Instagram, TikTok, or Twitter

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1. This week's episode (00:00:00)

2. Sitting volleyball (00:02:20)

3. Allison's story (00:05:39)

4. Our own journey with our bodies (00:12:50)

5. Not holding on to things (00:15:52)

6. Progress on disability and inclusivity (00:17:14)

7. How art provides a way forward (00:22:22)

8. Expressing rage (00:26:52)

9. Decompressing and reconnecting to self (00:28:45)

10. Slowing down and avoiding burnout (00:31:52)

11. What Kylie Minogue lived (00:33:59)

12. A few books (00:36:47)

13. Wrapping up (00:40:28)