Chapter 24 Conversation – From Struggles to Strengths: Living with Different Ability® | Embracing Your Different Ability®

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Katey and her mom, Lynn, discuss embracing different abilities and reframing dyslexia as a strength.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Different Ability® Podcast, Katey and her mom, Lynn, explore Chapter 24 of Embracing Your Different Ability®. Katey shares the pivotal mindset shift that led her to embrace the concept of Different Ability®—reframing dyslexia from a limitation into a source of strength. Together, they discuss navigating misconceptions, finding purpose through life’s unexpected turns, and creating “motivation moments” that spark growth and confidence. This conversation a...

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Host: Katey Fortun

Guest: Lynn

Topics covered

• mindset shift
• embracing different ability
• navigating misconceptions
• finding purpose
• motivation moments
• growth and confidence

Keywords

• different ability
• dyslexia
• mindset
• strengths
• motivation
• growth
• confidence

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Books & works: Embracing Your Different Ability®

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