Alycia interviews personal trainer Nikki Walsh, a wheelchair user who promotes fitness and nutrition accessibility for everyone. Nikki underscores the importance of strength training for wheelchair users and dispels nutrition myths. Furthermore, she emphasizes the need for gym facilities to be adaptive and create an inclusive environment for the wheelchair community. Lastly, both highlight how a shift in perspective can spark significant change and help individuals achieve their fitness goals.
The Beauty of Friendship In this heartfelt episode of “Pushing Forward with Alycia,” join Alycia Anderson and her special guest, Kerri A. Vanderbom, Ph.D., for a touching exploration of the profound impact of friendship, advocacy, and inclusivity. Alycia and Kerri’s friendship has stood the test of time, beginning in their college days at California State … read more… Episode 13 – The Beauty of Friendship | Alycia and Kerri
In this episode of “Pushing Forward with Alycia“ Alycia welcomes Carli Ross, an adaptive physical education leader and the founder of Carli B Yoga, to share the transformative work she is doing to advocate with adaptive yoga and adaptive physical education and create a world if inclusion for everyone. Carli Ross’s dedication to inclusivity and … read more… Episode 8 – Embracing Inclusivity | Adaptive Yoga + A.P.E. with Carli Ross
Welcome to this inspiring episode Of “Pushing Forward with Alycia.” Our guest today is the dynamic Christina Rodriguez, founder of Latinas with Masters, an empowering network advancing the conversation on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Christina talks about intersectionality, women empowerment, race, gender, sexual orientation, and disability. As a woman of color and a staunch … read more… Pushing Forward with Alycia: Episode 7 – Intersectionality | Christina Rodriguez
Last week I gathered with hundreds of women with disabilities at the Rollettes Experience to celebrate the spirit of our collective powerful womeness. It was a total honor to be invited as a panelist as a “2023 Game Changer” alongside Andrea Dalzell, the first woman wheelchair user to become a registered nurse (RN) in New … read more… Game Changer at Rollettes Experience 2023
I have been following Ryann Mason For quite a while and I am a huge fan! So, it was super exciting when she agreed to be a guest for an episode on Pushing Forward with Alycia, because I knew that having her on the podcast would be an episode filled with wisdom, laughter, and meaningful … read more… Episode 5: Ryann Mason (“Chronically Ry”) | Disability Inclusion
