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QUEST PODCAST
The Quest podcast, proudly presented by the Muscular Dystrophy Association, is part of the Quest family of content. Hosted by Quest Editor-in-Chief, motivational speaker and writer Mindy Henderson.
Seen for Your Skills: Disability, Employment, and Belonging with Lauren Martin
In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), this episode of the Quest Podcast features a conversation with Lauren Martin, a communications professional at CITGO who lives with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), about building a career, navigating disability in the workplace, and what meaningful inclusion really looks like. Lauren reflects on growing up with…
Episode 68- Nothing Left to Prove: A Conversation with Kiersten Riggs
In this episode of the Quest Podcast, we chat with Kiersten Riggs, a 24-year-old rare disease advocate from Tulsa, Oklahoma, who was a varsity cheerleader when her family first heard the words Friedreich’s ataxia (FA). Kiersten opens up about being diagnosed alongside her older sister, the four years she spent hiding from the FA community…
Episode 67- A Conversation with Steve Way, Part 2: Medicaid, Self-Advocacy, and the Life You Want
In this episode of Quest Podcast, actor, comedian, and disability advocate Steve Way returns to continue our conversation, this time getting even more personal about his own reliance on home and community-based services and what independence really requires. Steve explains how these services make everything possible, from getting out of bed to doing his job,…