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North Stars with Bonnie Prestridge

By: Bonnie Prestridge and Sarah Williams
  • Summary

  • Bonnie coaches young people with health conditions and their families to help them get unstuck and build a future. Join Bonnie as she and her guests discuss their experiences with different health conditions, disabilities, or neurodivergence. Like the North Star, this show is here to be a guiding light to help you expand the horizons of what's possible for your life, and to build the practical skills to get there. We ditch the try harder and think positive mindsets of mainstream self-improvement for an approach to life that's more authentic, effective, and fun.
    Bonnie Prestridge and Sarah Williams
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Episodes
  • Recovery As Resistance
    Feb 17 2024

    My colleague Cameron O’Brien is on the show to talk about what it’s like to go off ADHD medication for the first time and enter eating disorder recovery as an adult.

     

    We talk about:

    Eating disorder recovery as a form of resistance to oppression

    Relearning how your brain works

    The importance of sociocultural context in personal development work

    Anger as a force for positive change

    How social media can be a HELPFUL tool for body acceptance

    How to move from loathing yourself to liking yourself

    Putting a new business and a new, fat body out into the world at the same time

    Dance and developing a new relationship with movement

     

    Cameron O’Brien

    Contact her for a free life coaching consultation!

    https://www.ceolifecoaching.net/

    https://www.instagram.com/ceolifecoaching/

    https://www.tiktok.com/@ceolifecoaching

     

    Books Cam Recommends:

    Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia by Sabrina Strings

    https://nyupress.org/9781479886753/fearing-the-black-body/

     

    Intuitive Eating: A Revolutionary Anti-Diet Approach by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch

    https://read.macmillan.com/lp/intuitive-eating-4th-edition/


    Need an audio editor? Or help starting your own podcast? Sarah is taking on new clients!

    Contact Sarah via email: ⁠sarahwilliamsedits@gmail.com⁠

    Need help building a life when your brain or body is different? Bonnie coaches folks one-on-one.

    For more info: ⁠https://www.bonnieprestridge.com/

    @bonnie.prestridge

    --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sarah0498/message
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    41 mins
  • Disability Isn't a Dirty Word Part 1
    Oct 19 2023

    In this mini episode, Bonnie shares a piece she wrote on her blog about how she thinks about the word disability. This is part 1 of 3.

    The words we use to describe our chronic health condition aren’t just words, they are bridges that connect us with others, tools that help us get what we need, and sources of power that give us strength to carry on. They can also be markers of shame and walls separating us from others. This is the first in a series of posts exploring different meanings of the controversial word "disability". My hope is that it will expand the way you think about your chronic health condition and help you feel more confident talking about yourself.

    Need help building a life when your brain or body is different? Bonnie coaches folks one-on-one. For more info: ⁠https://www.bonnieprestridge.com/⁠

    Need an audio editor? Or help starting your own podcast? Sarah is taking on new clients!

    Contact Sarah via email: sarahwilliamsedits@gmail.com


    --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sarah0498/message
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    8 mins
  • Hardwired to Adapt
    Sep 1 2023

    Today's guest and North Star, Amber, talks about life with an amputation, and the unique experience of having an amputation since birth.


    Get ready for a funny and irreverent convo that includes:

    - DIY Prosthetics

    - The creative power of disability

    - Appalachian Culture

    - What movies get wrong about bullying

    - Finding true disabled love <3


    You’ll especially love this episode if you:

    - Want to hear about having a disability in a rural setting

    - Wish people weren’t always so serious and sad about disabilities

    - Are worried about dating when your body looks different than other people’s


    Need an audio editor? Or help making your own audio project?

    Sarah is taking on new clients!

    Sarah’s email: sarahwilliamsedits@gmail.com


    Need help building a life when your brain or body is different?

    Bonnie coaches folks one-on-one.

    For more info: https://www.bonnieprestridge.com/


    --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sarah0498/message
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    43 mins

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