Send us a text 'You are a strong, capable person, that can do anything you want' - Scott . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast. Today on the Podcast, we've got Scott of Innisfail, Alberta, Canada. In this Episode, Scott & Danny talk about growing up, and living, in a small town. Scott talks about his passion for music, and the Genres/Artists that inspires the sounds that he makes. He also talks about the power of Music, and Songwriting, in helping him put himsel...
Aug 06, 2024•34 min•Season 4Ep. 133
Send us a text 'Try to surround yourself with people that you love' - Maddy Snow . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast. We've got Maddy Snow of Edmonton, Alberta. In this conversation, Maddy talks about how much she's moved around, living in a few different provinces & several different cities, and Danny asks about how that experience in so many different places has continued to shape her perspective. Maddy talks about her Career goals in COMMUNICATIONS, an...
Jul 09, 2024•34 min•Season 4Ep. 132
Send us a text Today, we hit pause on the Podcast, to pay love & respect to a friend of ours that we lost over the course of June (Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Awareness Month across Canada). Alexis Pastuch was not only an incredible friend, and a part of our A Song, A City team, but she was one of the most thoughtful, and compassionate, people that we've ever had the pleasure of knowing. Her smile, kindness, passion, and integrity, will continue to live on in our hearts, and the wo...
Jun 30, 2024•10 min•Season 4Ep. 131
Send us a text 'Eventually you'll find something that just clicks with you' - Emily Anderson . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast & Happy Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Awareness Month across Canada. We've got Emily Anderson of Powell River, by way of Surrey, BC (British Columbia), Canada. In this Episode, Emily talks about Re-Discovering her passion & both Danny & Em talk about the importance of normalizing the idea of not having all of the answ...
Jun 25, 2024•34 min•Season 4Ep. 130
Send us a text 'Do not compare yourself' - Joel S . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast & Happy Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Awareness Month across Canada. We're kicking this month off with Joel S of Calgary, Alberta, Canada In this conversation, Joel talks about his creativity, his Jewelry business & love & passion for animals. He talks about how much he's already accomplished as an Artist. Joel dives into some of his Journey as to how he got i...
Jun 14, 2024•25 min•Season 4Ep. 129
Send us a text 'Dare to dream' - Sally Thomas . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast & Happy Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Awareness Month across Canada. We're kicking this month off with Sally Thomas of Ottawa, ON, by way of Belleville & Toronto. In this conversation, Sally talks about some of her passion for Sport, Art & Disability Justice. She shares some of her perspective on the role that art plays in positive change, Justice, and healing, inside ...
Jun 07, 2024•40 min
Send us a text 'Believe In Yourself' - Paull Gantley . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast. We're kicking this Season off with our COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT, Friends Of SBHI (Ireland)! In this conversation, we welcome Brian Geraghty, Paul Gantley & Dan Riordan into the Conversation to chat SBH in Ireland, and we everything from catch up, to dive into personal abilities, and successes, to SBHI and the Strength, and energy, of humans across the SB&H around Ireland. ...
May 31, 2024•33 min•Season 4Ep. 127
Send us a text 'If we don't share our story, how is anybody else going to understand us?' - Jenny Cates . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast. We're kicking this Season off with Jenny Cates of Columbia, Tennessee, USA. In this Episode, Jenny talks about her passion in Sharing Her Story, and developing the confidence to put herself out there. She talks about the power of language and growing up in a household where 'I can't' wasn't used. Jenn...
May 24, 2024•19 min•Season 4Ep. 126
Send us a text Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast. We're kicking this Season with a Recap of The 'P.U.S.H' Livestream 2023. The 'P.U.S.H' Livestream takes place every October 25th, World Awareness Day of Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus, and was created to Connect, Celebrate, and Amplify our SB&H Community around the world. The theme of last years Livestream was 'Thinking Global, Acting Local'. Haven't seen/heard it yet?! Listen now here ...
May 17, 2024•49 min•Season 4Ep. 125
Send us a text 'In order to reduce our Footprint, maybe we can do a lot better in terms of saving energy, and water' - Baris Girit . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast. We're kicking this Season off with Baris Girit of Izmir, Turkey. In this conversation Baris & Danny spend some time catching up, and reflecting, after meeting 11 years ago at an International Conference for Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus in Izmir, and where the idea of 'P.U.S.H' was ...
May 10, 2024•38 min•Season 4Ep. 124
Send us a text 'It's a child like any other child' - Everlyne Jepkosgei Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast, ALLIES EDITION. We're kicking the first ever Episode of 'The Parent Perspective' with Everlyne Jepkosgei of Kitale, Kenya. In this conversation, Everlyne talks about being a parent to a young person who lives with SB&H. She shares some of his story, some of the Stigma, and Mis-Conceptions, and some of the things that she does in her Community...
May 03, 2024•11 min•Season 4Ep. 123
Send us a text 'Don't be afraid to reach out to somebody' - Rob Van Manen . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast. We're kicking this Season off with Rob Vanen of Niagara Falls, by way of Oshawa, ON, Canada. In this Episode, Rob talks about working in a Group Home, and working with people with Disabilities. Rob also talks in depth about his Skill/Ability/Passion for helping people, and supporting the 'Underdog' in making sure that everybody feels includ...
Apr 26, 2024•29 min•Season 4Ep. 122
Send us a text 'Being an Ally means that you have to be humble, and get rid of the fear of learning, and be okay as a learner' - Julia Duff Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast, ALLIES EDITION. We're kicking this Season off with the Executive Director of Spina Bifida New York State, Julia Duff of Albany, New York. Julia shares some of her background, and incredible Journey to getting involved within our SB Community, what led her to SB NYS, and how she eventually becam...
Apr 19, 2024•44 min•Season 4Ep. 121
Send us a text 'You have to find things that make you happy' - Dan 'BigDan' Jeffares . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast. We're kicking this Season off with Dan 'BigDan' Jeffares of Cambridge, Canada. In this Conversation, Dan shares some of his incredible story, including parts about his family, his kids in particular, and his musical Journey. Dan talks about a song that he wrote, and released, called 'Lucky Me', which is about some ...
Apr 12, 2024•39 min•Season 4Ep. 120
Send us a text 'Communication is the key to success' - Esther Njuguna . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast. We're kicking this Season off with Esther Njuguna of Kabete, Kenya. Esther talks about being an Extraverted person, building Confidence, and Self Awareness, as well as not being defined by her Disability. She also shares about her dreams of becoming a Motivational Speaker and why she wants to become a Speaker. Esther also talks about some of the people that I...
Apr 05, 2024•21 min•Season 4Ep. 119
Send us a text 'We are all dependant, one to each other' - Dominik Drdul . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast. We're kicking this Season off with Dominik Drdul of Drnava, Slovakia, just outside of Bratislava. In this conversation, Dominik talks about some of his work in Politics & Law, as well as some of the reasons as to WHY he wanted to get into politics. He also shares about his passion for Sports, Fitness, and reading, as well as his Sport of choice, and so...
Mar 29, 2024•30 min•Season 4Ep. 118
Send us a text 'Connect with your Community. Your Community can help you' - Kateryna Shcherbyna . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast. We're kicking this Season off with Kateryna Shcherbyna of Odesa, Ukraine, now living, and working, in Brussels, Belgium. In this conversation, Kateryna talks about her passion for taking part in events that encourage Justice, and Positive Change. She also speaks to the power of people coming together over a common goal. Danny & K...
Mar 22, 2024•46 min•Season 4Ep. 117
Send us a text 'Don't keep quiet. Reach out. Speak about it' - Simon Gisore Omboga . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast. We're kicking this Season off with Simon of Nairobi, Kenya. In this conversation, Simon talks about his biggest dream to see his projects be established with structures & discipline, shares some of his story, and WHY his experiences continue to influence, and inspire, the work he does to motivate our Community into the future. Simon talk...
Mar 15, 2024•28 min•Season 4Ep. 116
Send us a text 'Act Locally, Think Globally' - Laura Rosillo Beneyto . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast. We're kicking this Season off with Laura Rosillo Beneyto of Alicante, Spain (named the Sunniest City in Europe *2023*), before moving to Barcelona to do her Masters, and now living, and working, in Brussels, Belgium. In this conversation, Laura talks about so much of the work that she does across Social Justice Issues like Womens Rights, Disabilities Rights, r...
Mar 08, 2024•51 min•Season 4Ep. 115
Send us a text 'Dream big, don't quit' - Cam Gross . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast. We're kicking this Season off with Cam Gross of North Carolina, by way of the Mid West (the Chicago area). In this conversation, Cam & Danny talk about meeting through our mutual friend, Meetra - We love Meetra!! Cam talks about being a Massage Therapist, and serving the Community. He shares about his family, his sister & mom being a Chiropractor, and how he comes ...
Mar 01, 2024•22 min•Season 4Ep. 114
Send us a text 'Keep on trying things' - Majella McCarthy . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast. We're kicking this Season off with Majella McCarthy of West Cork, Ireland. In this conversation, Majella talks about working in a Community Hospital as a Music Therapist. She also talks about some of her many other achievements, like simply living, as well as holding many of the different jobs that she's had, swimming, as well as launching her very first book! Majel...
Feb 23, 2024•27 min•Season 4Ep. 113
Send us a text Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast, ALLIES EDITION. We're kicking this Season off with Ruairi Bailey of Dublin, Ireland. In this conversation, Ruairi talks about his relationship with Gary Mangan, the Open Opportunities Services, run by Spina Bifida, Hydrocephalus Ireland, as well as some of his training to be a Basketball Table Officer. Ruairi also talks about doing Tae Kwondo, Martial Arts, as well as the Karate that he did before the Pandemic. He shares with ...
Feb 16, 2024•21 min•Season 4Ep. 112
Send us a text 'Learn to be more of an advocate for yourself' - Laura Everill . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast. We're kicking this Season off with Laura Everill of Great Lakes, Illinois, USA, now living in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In this conversation, Laura talks about her move from Illinois to Indiana early on, as well as her ability to connect with people who share similar values through Social Media. Laura shares about her musical abilities, and some of the man...
Feb 09, 2024•44 min•Season 4Ep. 111
Send us a text 'It was like coming home' (becoming the CEO of SBHI) - Gerry Maguire . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast. We're kicking this Season off with a LIVE throwback from 2023, with special guest, Gerry Maguire, the CEO of SBHI (Spina Bifida, Hydrocephalus Ireland). In this Episode, Gerry shares a bit about growing up to become the CEO of Spina Bifida, Hydrocephalus Ireland, and his own WHY behind his role. He gets vulnerable with some of the challenges tha...
Feb 02, 2024•39 min•Season 4Ep. 110
Send us a text 'Just keep working at it' - Patrick Shepherd . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast. We're kicking this Season off with Patrick Shepherd of Lancaster, California, currently living in Phoenix, Arizona. In this Episode, Patrick shares about his passion, education, experience and professional work, in Sports. He also talks about his biggest dream of being a GM some day for a professional Franchise. Patrick shares some really cool stories throughout his ex...
Jan 26, 2024•33 min•Season 4Ep. 109
Send us a text 'The first thing in facing adversity, is to face it' - Whitney A. Ford . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast. We're kicking this Season off with Whitney A. Ford of Huntsville, Alabama, USA. In this Episode, Whitney talks about being an Entrepreneur, being an Author, the books that she's released, and her Faith. Whitney dives into the idea of 'Pivoting', specifically the Art Of Pivoting, and both defines, and talks about, Intersectionali...
Jan 19, 2024•28 min•Season 4Ep. 108
Send us a text 'I grew up in printing. I loved the Pre-Press' - Duncan Griz Salloway For more information about Hydrocephalus Canada , please visit: www.hydrocephalus.ca . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast. We're kicking this Season off with Duncan Griz Salloway of High River, just South of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. In this conversation, Duncan talks about being diagnosed with Hydrocephalus at 48 years old, some of the many obstacles he's faced, surgeries tha...
Jan 12, 2024•28 min•Season 4Ep. 107
Send us a text 'Lead with the kind of energy that you want to see' - Mia For more information about Hydrocephalus Canada , please visit: www.hydrocephalus.ca . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 4 of the PodCast. We're kicking this Season off with Mia, originally of Vancouver, BC, now living in Toronto, ON, Canada. In this Conversation, Mia talks about some of the differences, and what she loves, about both Vancouver, and Toronto. Mia shares about some of passion for building relat...
Jan 05, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 106
Send us a text 'P, is for the People both big & small, U, is for the unity that gathers us all. S for Spina Bifida, H for Hydrocephalus. Send a P.U.S.H to the world, never let them get the best of us' - Celebrating 10 years of 'A Song, A City': The first ever Music Tour across the UK & Europe (2013) . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 3 of the PodCast. This Season kicks off a year long, 10 Year Anniversary, and Celebration, of A Song, A City. In this Conversation, Dan...
Sep 29, 2023•52 min•Season 3Ep. 105
Send us a text 'P, is for the People both big & small, U, is for the unity that gathers us all. S for Spina Bifida, H for Hydrocephalus. Send a P.U.S.H to the world, never let them get the best of us' - Celebrating 10 years of 'A Song, A City': The first ever Music Tour across the UK & Europe (2013) . . Hey all! Welcome back to Season 3 of the PodCast. This Season kicks off a year long, 10 Year Anniversary, and Celebration, of A Song, A City. In this Conversation, Dan...
Sep 22, 2023•26 min•Season 3Ep. 104
