How My Disability Makes Me Stronger ft. Kathleen Reid

Kathleen Reid is the Managing Director of Switchboard PR, one of Western Canada's leading tech PR agencies. She also has an awe-inspiring story of cultivating grit from disability. Topics discussed: Kathleen's story of vision loss, challenges of life with an invisible disability, and finding strength in the things that set you apart. (Originally filmed October 2019)

TIME STAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
1:51 - Kathleen Reid’s story
3:01 - The founding of Switchboard PR (and the appeal of specializing in tech)
7:30 - Life with Stargardt’s disease
13:10 - How Kathleen came to terms with losing her vision
25:50 - How do you develop grit?
27:21 - Why Kathleen decided to share her story and her message about people with invisible disabilities
29:29 - How to stay positive in a media landscape that skews negative
31:52 - The art of “turning off”
33:52 - What’s next for Switchboard? What’s next for Kathleen?

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