Go the Way Your Blood Beats
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At least, that’s what the media would have you believe lately – but this statement couldn’t be further from the truth. In this heart warming discussion we delve deep into Emmett’s story, into the prejudice he encountered, his route to acceptance and the impact his parents played in helping him to embrace his own identity. At his mainstream school, teachers refuse to schedule his classes on the ground floor, and at his college for disabled students, he’s told he will be expelled if the rumors are true, if he’s gay. We have many mutual friends but this was our first proper chat and, as you'll hear, it's exactly that - a searingly honest get-to-you-know-you conversation that just so happened to be committed to audio.
Still, there are frequent moments of insight, deftly and succinctly captured: “What I didn’t see until much later, when I was no longer the only person with cerebral palsy I knew, is that there are as many ways to be disabled as there are to be alive. Laura has interrogated her relationship with her own body and food issues in her book Diet Starts Monday, but also takes a closer look at the ways in which diet culture and anti-fat bias seep into our consciousness and make us feel less than. You can unsubscribe from our list at any point by changing your preferences, or contacting us directly. The author's storytelling is a perfect blend of moving, funny, and poignant moments that left a lasting impact.I left this book feeling GREATFUL, heartbroken but this book is written beautiful and very poetic, big Shout out to the author for sharing this beautiful book with us. At aged 12, Emmett was selected to undergo a revolutionary gait surgery in America and was the subject of national media attention. Join hosts, Lauren Fenton and Rina Teslica, both mothers to daughters with special needs as they and their guests share unique parenting stories and chat about the things they've learnt and are still learning. When the 'miracle' doesn't occur, Emmett must reckon with a world which views disabled people as invisible, unworthy of desire.
And then Emmett is chosen for a first-of-its-kind surgery in America which he hopes will ‘cure’ him, enable him to walk unaided. It was that enforced invisibility that made Emmett want to share his story in his own words – to reclaim his own narrative years after tabloids cast their own agenda onto his narrative. The independent-minded quarterly magazine that combines good looks, good writing and a personal approach. Wider creative team: Mary Forrest, Clare Wright, Gemma Sherlock, Helen Gamble-Shields, Kathleen Javalla, Caroline MacPake, Evangelia Vasiliadou.Wall said: “This is an extraordinarily moving and original British memoir that reminded me of books by Jeanette Winterson, Cathy Rentzenbrink and Sathnam Sanghera. She really is what dream guests are made of; honest, willing to go to uncomfortable, sometimes difficult places, but always keen to make sure listeners have a great time and hopefully come away with something useful for their time spent with us.
- Fruugo ID: 258392218-563234582
- EAN: 764486781913
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