Lauren Pires: Award winning speaker on resilence, joy, belonging and disability inclusion
From The Disability Diaries With Steven Vine · 44:31
Show by Steven Vine
Send us Fan MailWhen Lauren Pires was born, she didn't cry. She couldn't suck to be fed. She couldn't move her limbs. She spent two months in intensive care, went into cardiac arrest, and was baptized shortly after. A nun chaplain told her mother: 'don't expect miracles'.Lauren Pires is now an award winning speaker who challenges how organizations think about disability, resilience, and belonging. Born with Central Core Disease, a rare neuromuscular disorder, she lives with just 33% of the physical strength of the average person. For more than 30 years, she hid her disability, believing silence would make life easier. Instead, she discovered that hiding who she was required even more energy than the condition itself. Today Lauren shares her story to help organizations explore disability-related bias, strength empathy, and build cultures where people feel seen, supported, and able to thrive.Lauren Pires | Invisible Disability Speaker | Keynote Speaker on Resilience & Joy
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