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Women & SCI/D: Navigating Caregivers and Relationships
April 13, 2022 @ 2:00 pm CDT - 3:00 pm CDT
Navigating relationships can be complicated, especially when individuals hold multiple roles. What does it look like when your partner or spouse is also your caregiver?
Join us for a conversation this month as we dive into this unique experience that can not only feel frustrating or overwhelming but also be an opportunity for joy and intimacy. We will discuss the role of boundaries and communication in navigating these relationships.
SPECIAL GUESTS: Ali Ingersoll & Chelsea McDonald
Ali Ingersoll is a day trader, disability strategy consultant, Ms. Wheelchair North Carolina 2022, writer, blogger, editor, and public speaker. She started her advocacy mission after being repeatedly denied medically necessary equipment by insurance companies over the last 10 years since becoming a C6 quadriplegic after a shallow water diving accident. Disability Inclusion in our society is a priority Ali focuses on improving every day. She has a firm philosophy of paying it forward by giving back to the community through working with stakeholders in the government, non-profit world, and partnering organizations to create a more inclusive society and disability employment environment.
Chelsea McDonald is a Registered Dietitian and specialized in geriatric nutrition, wounds and weight loss prior to a car accident in 2010. For the last 4 years she's been empowering women and building her beauty business! Chelsea and her husband live on a farm in central KY. He is her full-time caregiver and runs a cattle operation. Chelsea uses social media to spread hope and love to anyone in need, and shows that despite our circumstances, we can always rebuild ourselves and our self-confidence!