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Welcome to Ask Win conversations about being awesome with a disability and raising awareness at the same time and absolutely Yes sometimes you have to say F…..CK you to your own mindset and especially your disability!
I’m Ready For A Total Knee Replacement
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Water is dripping into the closet again, the dehumidifier keeps kicking on, and we’re trying to hold it together while the house and the body both demand attention. We share a real-time update on what it’s like when an ADA accessible bathroom with a roll-in shower fails where it matters most: the floor seal. When the “fix” is basically a patch job, you don’t just get noise and inconvenience, you get repeat water damage, contractors, mitigation equipment, estimates, and that sinking feeling of doing this all over again.
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What Does “Safe” Mean When You’re Medically Complex
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Canceling surgery the day before it happens is a gut-punch, but sometimes it is the most responsible medical choice you can make. We sit down for a candid life update on why the plan changes, how a past ICU crisis still shapes every decision, and why “where” a surgery happens can matter as much as “who” performs it when you live with cerebral palsy.
We talk about getting our paperwork together, including a living will and revisiting DNR decisions, then we get into the real reason the brakes get hit: a system th...
What If Your “Mental Health” Problem Is Environmental
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Elyssa Schneider Saturday, September 26, 2026
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On Ask Win today (Saturday, September 26, 2026), Best-Selling Author, Win C welcomes Elyssa Schneider. Elyssa is a health advocate and educator focused on raising awareness about the connection between environmental toxicity and mental...
What If Your “Broken” Brain Can Reconnect
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Herbert Heagh-Avritt Wednesday, September 23, 2026
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On Ask Win today (Wednesday, September 23, 2026), Best-Selling Author, Win C welcomes Herbert Heagh-Avritt. Herbert is a cognitive brain training coach, speaker, and traumatic brain injury survivor who has firsthand experience rebuilding...
Clearing Money Blocks With The Sedona Method
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Money can feel like a moral test. Selling can feel pushy. And even when you are good at what you do, something inside can still freeze when it is time to make an offer. We sit down with Catherine Clift, a wealth mindset coach, to name what is really happening under the surface: subconscious money blocks, worthiness wounds, and the fear based stories that keep smart, caring people stuck in avoidance.
Catherine shares her winding road through career changes, a long stretch in a call center, and the moment she discovered...
Building Small Business Websites That Meet ADA Accessibility Standards
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Your website can look perfect and still be impossible for someone to use. That gap is where trust breaks, sales disappear, and people with disabilities get silently shut out. I sit down with Boris Rudelson, owner of Abris Consulting, to talk about what website accessibility really means for small businesses and why ADA-aware design is becoming a baseline, not a bonus.
We get into the practical side of accessible web design: what business owners miss, how accessibility affects real customers, and why “I didn’t know” is such a common and costly...
Your Pulse Is A Twelve String Guitar
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Your body might be telling the truth long before your thoughts catch up. Andrew joins us to connect the dots between trauma stored in the body, chronic stress patterns, and the way pain, digestion, and anxiety can quietly become “normal” over time. We talk about healing as a kind of inner time travel: meeting the earlier you with better tools, better language, and more compassion.
We dig into Chinese medicine as a map for mind-body health, including a powerful idea: the colon as grief. That leads to a candid conversation about gut...
I Am Choosing Surgery Now To Avoid A Knee Replacement Later
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We share a direct health update, including an upcoming knee hardware removal surgery and what it could mean for pain relief and long-term mobility. We also talk candidly about painful skin breakdown, the steps we are taking to get treatment, and a new podcast idea built to center caregivers.
• knee surgery scheduled and expected time away from work and recording
• why knee clicking and popping may come from hardware irritation
• decision path toward partial or total knee replacement if needed
• three skin breakdowns and why one is especially painful
Choosing A Niche Can Change Who You Help
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Willie Blake Tuesday, September 1, 2026
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On Ask Win today (Tuesday, September 1, 2026), Best-Selling Author, Win C welcomes Willie Blake. Coach Willie is a dyslexic performance coach, speaker, and podcast host who helps dyslexic and neurodivergent professionals get out...
A Dietitian With Cystic Fibrosis Explains Daily Care
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Doctors once refused to test Nick Kelly for cystic fibrosis because of a dangerous assumption about who can have CF. His mom did the research, pushed for answers, and changed the course of his life. Nick joins us with a rare blend of credibility: he’s a 39-year-old man living with cystic fibrosis and a registered dietitian who understands both the patient seat and the clinician seat.
We get practical about what cystic fibrosis actually does to the body, from thick, sticky mucus in the lungs to impacts on the pancreas an...
My Knee Is Clicking So Loud It’s Practically A Guest
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My knee is at the point where I can’t ignore it anymore, and saying that out loud is hard. We share a real life update about worsening knee pain, instability, and the possibility that the next step is a knee replacement. I describe what it feels like when your knee clicks, pops, and won’t “find itself,” even after prior reconstruction surgery and implanted hardware, and why that daily struggle can turn simple things like sitting down into a constant negotiation with your body.
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Botox For A Dislocated Toe
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Healing With Humor
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One psychotic break can erase a “normal” life in a matter of days and David Mawrie lived that reality. He joins us to tell the unfiltered story of bipolar disorder, severe anxiety, homelessness, hospitalisations, and the long stretch he calls his dark days. What makes his path different is what helped him climb out: a stand-up comedy class built for people living with mental illness, where the goal isn’t denial or toxic positivity, but a real shift in perspective.
We dig into how humour works as a form of cogniti...
When The Soccer Ball Goes Sideways
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Abuse, disability, and trauma have a way of twisting the story we tell about ourselves until one clear answer snaps everything into focus. Wynn sits down with Amelia, CEO and founder of Evolve Ventures Technologies, for a raw conversation about surviving harm, living as a disabled adult, and reclaiming neurodiversity as a real strength instead of a label that limits you.
Amelia shares her experience of chronic traumatic memory loss and the long road to understanding how trauma can reshape the brain, including how memory and threat systems get rewired. Wynn...
From Pulpit To FBI
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He went looking for less stress and ended up in the FBI. Retired agent Eric Robinson joins us to tell the true story behind a career jump that sounds impossible on paper: Baptist pastor one Sunday, FBI Academy in Quantico the next, then years spent investigating drug cartels, gangs, public corruption, organized crime, crimes against children, financial crimes, and national security. If you have ever wondered whether you can outgrow a calling and still serve people with integrity, this conversation is for you.
We talk candidly about burnout and compassion fatigue...
Why A Psychiatrist Walked Away From Diagnoses
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A doctor gets told to keep patients. He tries to discharge them. That moment captures a bigger tension inside modern mental health care and it’s what finally pushed Dr. Fred to step away from conventional practice and lean fully into what he calls “restorative care” as an “undoctor.”
Dr. Fred Moss Tuesday, June 16, 2026
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Pride, Disability, And Real Allyship
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Elisa Neven-Pugh Saturday, June 6, 2026
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When Your Body Forces A Life Reset
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We catch you up on why the show name changes back to Ask When, then we get real about what recovery looks like when a “better hip” comes with a painful dislocated toe. We also share the full story behind landing in the ICU on a ventilator after surgery, plus what we’re doing next for school and support.
• changing the podcast name back to Ask When and why it matters for finding the show
• asking for help with professional podcast cover art and logo design
• hip recovery update and how a bedbound...
Coming Out After Loss While Living With Cerebral Palsy
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Elisa Neven-Pugh Saturday, June 6, 2026
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Cerebral Palsy Is A Gift With A Pink Bow
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We hit pause on new releases while I deal with heavy stress, school, and medical recovery on 24-hour care until May 19. I share a real update on my hip healing, mobility with cerebral palsy, and how I’m planning future foot surgery without losing my independence.
• Taking a short podcast hiatus to reorganise life until May 19
• Managing stress while juggling school, home life, medical appointments and care support
• Hip replacement recovery update and what walking looks like right now
• Cerebral palsy gait realities and why wheelchairs and power chairs matter for lon...
We Are Trying To Delay Surgery While We Find Reliable Accessible Transportation
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Foot pain sounds simple until you’re the one staring at your shoes thinking, “I can’t do this today.” We’re checking in with a blunt, personal update on severe bunion pain, what the podiatrist says, and why we’re trying hard to keep surgery as a last resort. Recovery isn’t just inconvenient, it can mean months off your feet, lost strength, and a huge hit to independence. After a past hip replacement spiral that ended with aspiration pneumonia and an ICU stay, the risk calculation lo...
We Finally Put Danielle’s Name On The Podcast For A Reason
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Danielle landed a radio interview and I hadn’t even heard it yet, so we press play on the story behind the story. What starts as a quick recap turns into a real look at how local media moments can boost confidence, widen visibility, and shine a light on disability inclusion work that actually changes lives.
We talk about what the interview focused on, including Best Buddies and the personal connection that made the segment feel meaningful instead of performative. Danielle also got to sing her own songs on air, which is...
I’m Recovering From Surgery And Rebuilding My Next Step
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Tomorrow the cast comes off, and that one moment has me thinking about everything at once: healing, mobility, patience, and what it means to live with cerebral palsy while your body forces you to slow down. I’m home after a hip replacement and hamstring lengthening, following a month in the hospital, and I’m walking you through the real in-between stage where you’re not fully “back,” but you’re finally moving toward what’s next.
We get into the practical side of post-surgery recovery: the knee immobilizer, the bandaging questions, the...
From Infection And OT Confusion To Standing Again
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Some days feel like a gauntlet: a hip that’s healing, an incision that went itchy-to-infected, a possible pneumonia flare, and a tangle of OT and PT notes that don’t quite line up. We walked through the whole maze with honesty, humor, and one bright anchor—standing again after a string of setbacks. That single moment of progress reframed the day and gave us a target to steer toward: by April, walk to the bathroom on our own.
We talk about what makes recovery so mentally hard: not just pain or fatigu...
Life Update: Hip Replacement, CP, And A New Path
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The quiet after a hospital stay can feel louder than the beeps and hall lights. Coming home post–hip replacement and hamstring lengthening, we open up about the messy middle of recovery with cerebral palsy: the hope of cast removal, the wobble of weak muscles, and the puzzle of choosing the right physical therapy. Six weeks plus a few days in, the hip feels secure, but the next move matters—orthopedic PT for joint safety or neurological PT for tone, gait, and motor control. We walk through what each path offers, where they overlap, and...
From Hip Surgery To A New Path In Counseling
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The first night home after surgery always tells the truth. We’re honest about the itch you can’t scratch, the cast you can’t ignore, and the stubborn hope that keeps you showing up for PT when the bed feels like the only safe place. This update pulls back the curtain on what recovery really looks like—two incisions, a knee immobilizer, and a plan to earn back each step with patience and grit.
We walk through the rehab blueprint: outpatient PT to rebuild strength and mechanics, home PT to reinforce safe mov...
Chocolate Cake Tried To Kill Me, But Insurance Might Finish The Job
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A single bite changed everything. What began as a straightforward recovery from hip and hamstring surgeries veered into aspiration pneumonia, a fight for air, and a crash course in medical advocacy. We walk you through the minute-by-minute reality: the warning signs that were missed, the plea for intubation that took too long to land, and the moment a routine anesthesia choice nearly collided with a known allergy. It’s unvarnished, emotional, and grounded in practical takeaways you can use if you or someone you love ever faces a similar crisis.
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What If Recovery Is The Moment I Find Myself Again
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The countdown is real: I’m heading into a total hip replacement on Monday, and I’m bringing you into the plan, the fear, and the hope. After months of pain and a stubborn leg pulled up by CP tone, the goal is simple but big—get this leg to drop straight and make sitting, standing, and moving a whole lot more human again. I talk through what the surgery involves, why a titanium joint could change everything, and how we’re preparing for the curveballs that come with cerebral palsy.
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We Map A Hip Replacement Journey While Laying Out A Bold Plan For Dual Degrees And A Counseling Future
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A fall on a birthday changed everything—and sparked a plan that’s equal parts grit and vision. We open up about living with a hip 50% out of its socket, the decision to move forward with replacement surgery, and the systems we’re putting in place to make recovery sustainable. From pre-op countdowns and pain management to the day-by-day updates we’ll record after surgery, you’ll hear how structure, community, and honest storytelling turn fear into forward motion.
At the same time, we lay out a big academic move: stepping back from...
I’m Choosing Recovery First While I Go Back To School And Start A Flexible New Job
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A single change rewrites the whole plan: what started as two surgeries has become one hip replacement, and that clarity ripples through everything—work, school, and the way we make and share our work. We open up about the decision to prioritize healing, the relief of a simpler surgical path, and the honest timelines that follow: earliest return to work in March, with June looking smarter for a full, stable comeback.
We walk through how recovery will actually look, from pre-op clearances to rehab schedules to the choice to avoid hospital Wi...
From Diagnosis To A Voice: How Sam Built “Autism Rocks And Rolls”
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Sam Mitchell Tuesday, December 2, 2025
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When A Birthday Becomes A Milestone For Healing
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A new name signals a new season—and we’re opening the door on a deeply personal journey. I’m heading into a hip replacement with cerebral palsy on January 12, and I’m inviting you to see the real process: the planning, the pain, the awkward logistics, and the small wins that make recovery possible. No gloss, no vague updates—just clear, candid storytelling that follows the road from hospital to rehab and back to daily life.
We talk through why the rebrand matters and how it connects to a bigger mission: d...
From Brain Injury To Brain Mastery With Hypnosis, NLP, And Energy Medicine
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From Yeast Infection To YouTube: A Medical Sitcom
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A new name, a new direction, and a candid plan for a life-changing surgery. We’re opening up about the January 12 hip replacement, how cerebral palsy shapes the rehab roadmap, and why we’re committing to document the good, the bad, and the awkward realities along the way. From navigating inpatient rules to working around shaky hospital Wi‑Fi, we walk through the practical choices that make recovery possible and storytelling honest.
We’re launching a dedicated YouTube channel, she13win, to share short, accessible updates on disability awareness and the day-to-d...
What Happens When You Advocate Louder Than Pain
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A birthday fall didn’t seem like a life-changer—until weeks later when pain roared, the knee wouldn’t bend, and the ER’s answers didn’t match what the body was screaming. We walk you through the messy middle: canceled surgery, a psoas impingement label that didn’t fit, a rehab stint that hurt more than it helped, and the relentless push to be heard. When an orthopedic visit finally led to a CT scan, the truth landed with force: the hip had been 50% out of the socket since June.
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Why School Choice And Licensing Deter Me From Teaching In Arizona
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Some decisions feel like a pivot; this one felt like a reckoning. We open up about stepping away from teaching in Arizona and the mix of policy, practicality, and personal wellbeing that led us here. Arizona’s school choice model promises options, but the way public funds flow out of neighborhood schools has real consequences for teachers and students who rely on consistent support. We walk through how dwindling resources, chronic instability, and a tough licensure calculus made the classroom a hard place to build a sustainable future right now.
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This Conversation Reveals A Practical Path For Dyslexic Students To Write Clearly And Read With Confidence
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Russell Van Brocklen Sunday, November 2, 2025
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How Do You Keep Moving When Your Body Won’t Cooperate?
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The body doesn’t wait for perfect timing, and neither do we. This update brings you right into the mess and movement of real life: unclear hip X-rays, a CT scan scheduled for Halloween, and hard choices about partial versus total hip replacement. We talk through pain that steals sleep, the slow march of appointments, and the honest math of rehab—what it takes, what it gives back, and why the mindset you carry is often the strongest medicine.
We also get practical about access. Financing for a vehicle fell through, so w...
