20. Integrate your personal mission into your work with Zoe Simmons

Apr 15

Episode summary:

Zoe shares the power of her advocacy work—in her life and business as well as in the disability community. She shares how she manages business ownership with a dynamic disability. Learn Zoe’s tips for prioritising your health while you manage the juggle.

Zoe Simmons is an award-winning journalist, copywriter, and disability advocate.

Here’s what went down:

Zoe shares the safeguards she puts in place as a business owner with dynamic disabilities
She shares what she loves about being an advocate, writer, speaker
Zoe makes the most of her varying energy levels by combining her interests with her job
Zoe shares tips for people with dynamic disabilities
Medical misogyny and the burden of navigating the health system when you’re sick (esp when you have a reduced capacity to earn an income)
How advocacy helped her deal with her rage about how society treats disabled people
How identifying as disabled helped Zoe create an intentional, joyous life