Temporary: The Only Constant is Change

In episode 5 of the Spontaneous Mutation podcast, we welcome researcher and disability advocate Rasheera Dopson.

Halley opens the episode describing a particularly hard day she had after a check up at the hospital while she was taking what was being called the “miracle drug” for neurofibromatosis, which ultimately didn’t work for her. She talks about the hardship of putting your hopes in something that ultimately makes you really sick, and the decision to stop treatment to take care of yourself.

Rasheera shares about her Beauty with a Twist brand and discusses different kinds of beauty, walks us through applying a disability lens to intersectionality, and her experience working through the aftermath of a surgery she had on “Botched”, a plastic surgery reality show.

The music for this episode is called “Temporary.”

Bio: Rasheera Dopson (she/her) is a disability advocate, researcher, and digital storyteller dedicated to advancing equity for women and girls with disabilities. She is a PhD student at Northern Arizona University and the founder of the Womanhood and Disability podcast, where she amplifies stories at the intersection of disability and womanhood.

Links:

Rasheera's Facebook

Rasheera's Instagram

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