Practice Peace Not Pity

Note: This episode is slightly longer than usual to honor the natural speech patterns of our guests.Welcome to the Mid-Winter Episode of True Tales by Disability Advocates, season two. Winter is the time of stillness and darkness when nature encourages us to look within and access what’s ready to grow in the coming year. In this episode, “Practice Peace not Pity”, hosts Toby Al-Tarabulsi and Kristen Gooch talk to storytellers Kaye Love and Darla Murphy about the practices they use to find peace in their lives. We invite you to join them and take time to look within and discover new ways to find peace for yourself in the coming year.Part 1 “Pity Fatigue”Host Toby Al-Trabulsi and guest Kaye Love discuss her journey in life and the strategies she developed to protect herself from the toxic impact of ableism in her story “Pity Fatigue.”Bio Kaye Love - Kaye has over eight years of experience working with individuals with developmental and learning disabilities, including Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder, in Special Education and Vocational Rehabilitation. She has experience providing spiritually sensitive counseling to clients who identify with diverse belief systems, including Buddhism, Christianity, Ethical Humanism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Wicca.Click this link to listen to “Community Faith and Inclusion”ID:  Caucasian woman with light brown hair smiling. She is wearing a stole and a blue shirt and dark-rimmed glasses.Website: kayelove.comLinkedIn: J. Kaye Love, MSSW/MBA, LPC, Counseling on Thrive: Thriveworks Counseling - Janet Kaye Love  Acting: http://tiltperformance.org/Bio Toby Al-Trabulsi - Toby Al-Trabulsi is an actor, writer and creative access advocate for performers with disabilities based out of Austin, TX. Toby is a member of TILT Performance Group and ScriptWorks and is currently pursuing podcasting through the podcasting working group for Art Spark Texas, True Tales by Disability Advocates podcast. He is eager to see where this journey takes him. ID:  Toby Al-Trabulsi, a white male with brown hair. Toby is seated and holding a plate of food. He is wearing a red shirt with text “ZOO YORK”.Follow Toby on Twitter or InstagramTwitter: @Tobias_ZaneInstagram: @Tobias_Zanetext “ZOO YORK”. Part 2 “Peace Fountain”After Darla Murphy presents her story, “Peace Fountain,” host Kristen Gooch learns more about Darla’s love of creative writing, storytelling, and the other things that bring her peace. Bio Kristen Gooch - Kristen Gooch is an Actress, Poet and Advocate from Austin, Tx with Cerebral Palsy and uses a wheelchair for mobility.  She hopes to broaden her horizons and branch out into film and television someday.  She currently facilitates a peer support group called Adapting Shero's for women with mobility disabilities through Imagineart.  She is a company member of TILT Performance Group and Paradox Player.ID: A caucasian young woman with shoulder-length auburn hair and pink lipstick smiling. She wears a pink short-sleeved dress with gray triangles, a black zig-zag patterClick here to listen with the full transcript.For more details about our programs go to Art Spark Texas, True Tales Podcast Page.