DSL member Emily Lane and Carly sat down to talk to Polly Boehnlein, who has a child with multiple diagnoses in addition to Down syndrome. We learn how their family celebrates little victories, finding friends, and how to cope with the unknowns

Episode 18- Preventing Exploitation: The Hard Truth with guests Loren Pilcher and James J. Wilkerson

Apr 7th, 2021 1h 11m

Trauma Warning: in this episode we speak about sexual assault and abuse in the disability community. We had guests James (Joey) Wilkerson and Loren Pilcher on with us to discuss abuse and sexual assault in the intellectual and developmental di

Episode 17- Covid-19 Vaccine: What You Need To Know

Feb 4th, 2021 1h 5m

This episode is a recording of a Covid-19 Vaccine education webinar hosted by Special Olympics Kentucky on February 3, 2021. They had friend of the podcast Dr. Priya Chandan and Dr. Corrie Harris from Norton Children’s hospital. In this

Episode 16-Aging and Down Syndrome: Positive Approach to Care Part 2

Feb 2nd, 2021 26m 9s

This is part two of our aging and down syndrome conversation. If you haven’t had a chance to check out part one, we suggest you go back to episode 15 and give it a listen. In this conversation Carly digs a little deeper with DSL aging expert Ca

Episode 15- Aging and Down Syndrome: Positive Approach To Care

Feb 2nd, 2021 55m 30s

Carly sat down with DSL’s resident aging guru Cathy Palmer to chat before an education session, Aging and Down Syndrome: Positive Approach To Care. We invited aging experts Teepa Snow and Beth Tesfay from the organization Positive Approach to

Episode 14- Developing Responsibility with the Career Solutions Team

Jan 19th, 2021 36m 29s

This is a special episode, a recording of a virtual parent education session hosted by Down syndrome of Louisville. Led by Zac Sappenfield and Brianna Heitzman, two of our Career Solutions Specialists. In this session they break down how import

Episode 13- Career Solutions with Zac Sappenfield

Jan 12th, 2021 42m 14s

Carly sat down with Career Solutions Specialist Zac Sappenfield to learn all about Down Syndrome of Louisville's Career Solutions Program. Our members join Career Solutions as they begin their transition from high school and our team aids in jo

Episode 12- The Fortwengler Family

Jan 4th, 2021 44m 25s

Down Syndrome of Louisville member Lucas Fortwengler joins Carly in the episode to interview his dad and sister, Steve and Kaitlin. Lucas has accomplished a lot in his life... he has a great job at Cabela's, he is an Eagle Scout, a gym rat, and

Episode 11- Dr. Priya Chandan: Part 2

Dec 7th, 2020 38m 21s

Carly and co-host Ankur talk to Dr. Chandan in depth about her medical advocacy and Covid-19 in the Down syndrome community. If you have questions for Dr. Chandan or would like to submit ideas, feedback or sponsor the pod, email us at: kindnes

Episode 10- Dr. Priya Chandan: Part 1

Dec 7th, 2020 31m 51s

Carly sat down with Dr. Priya Chandan and co-host Mr. Ankur Chandan. We sit down with Dr. Chandan (who happens to be Ankur's sister) to talk about family, her work in medical advocacy, and Covid-19.Dr. Chandan is a huge advocate for the disabi

Episode 9- Guardianship: Live Panel

Jun 15th, 2020 24m 55s

This episode is a live recording* of an educational panel we held at Down Syndrome of Louisville, "Special Needs Trusts and Guardianship." This is part one, which mainly focuses on Special Needs Trusts. The event was moderated by DSL Executive

Episode 8- Special Needs Trusts: Live Panel

Jun 12th, 2020 52m 57s

Episode 7- DS Diet...Continued with Dr. Jenny Kimes & Zach Kalley

Apr 17th, 2020 27m 48s

We dive deeper into the conversation about the "Down Syndrome Diet" with a special guest, Zach Kalley. Zach has been on the Ds Diet for about a year to chat with us about the diet and how it’s been going for him. This conversation ended up bein

Episode 6- DS Diet with Dr. Jenny Kimes

Apr 17th, 2020 44m 16s

Down Syndrome of Louisville's resident Psychologist Dr. Jenny Kimes sat down with Carly to talk about the "Down Syndrome Diet," which is a lifestyle she has created for her daughter, Tabitha. This is a lifestyle based on studies of the brain an

Episode 5- Dawn Guy and Hannah Ertel

Apr 6th, 2020 32m 26s

Carly sits down with Dawn Guy and Hannah Ertel, two of Down Syndrome of Louisville's Developmental Interventionists. They take us through a typical day for a DI, share some tips and tricks for families of younger members, and share some of thei

Episode 4- Down Syndrome of Louisville PREPS

Mar 27th, 2020 47m 47s

Carly and DSL's Executive Director Julie Torzewski take a deep dive into all of the Programs, Resources, Events, Partnerships and Services Down Syndrome of Louisville has to offer. If you have questions or would like to submit ideas or feedbac

Episode 3- Julie Torzewski

Mar 27th, 2020 20m 37s

In this episode, Carly and Katie Croom get to know Down Syndrome of Louisville's Executive Director, Julie Torzewski. Enjoy! If you have questions or would like to submit ideas or feedback, email us at: [email protected] learn

Episode 2- Al and Linda Hublar Part 2

Mar 21st, 2020 12m 46s

Part Two of our wonderful chat with Al and Linda Hublar. If you haven’t listened to part one, you’ll want to go back one episode and get caught up. Here, in the second half of our interview, we let Mark ask his parents some questions about what

Episode 1- Al and Linda Hublar Part 1

Mar 20th, 2020 41m 28s

In this episode Mark Hublar co-hosts with Carly. Mark is a celebrity in the Down syndrome community and is mostly known for his fabulous motivation speeches. He is a 55 year old college graduate who lives on his own, vacations solo, drives a mo

Episode 0- Welcome to the Kindness Warrior Pod

Feb 18th, 2020 21m 15s

Welcome to the Kindness Warrior podcast! We are coming to you from Louisville Kentucky at Down Syndrome of Louisville’s Lifelong Learning Center. We made this preview episode to introduce ourselves and let you know what to expect from the Kindn

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