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The Different Ability® Podcast

The Different Ability® Podcast

By: Katey Fortun
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Why am I different? Why do things have to be so difficult? Am I dumb? Why am I scared? Will it be this hard forever? Will I ever find the help I need to succeed? When will being different be accepted? Welcome to The Different Ability® Podcast where we will answer all of these questions and a whole lot more! Each week host Katey Fortun brings you tips and tricks on how to navigate being different, along with inspiring stories of guests that are living an amazing life having Different Abilities of their own. Parents and Educators of kids with Different Abilities share their stories to encourage others that they are not alone and we can all get through this together! Katey, who has dyslexia, shares her personal Different Ability stories to show you that being different is a gift, being different is amazing and using your Different Abilities, you too can create and live the life you have always dreamed about! Katey believes that everyone has Different Abilities and it's time to let our Different Abilities shine bright! You are amazing, you are important, you are strong, you are smart and the world needs you just the way you were made! Are you ready to be inspired and encouraged to be the person you were made to be, Different Abilities and all? We know you're ready, so come along, we are all in this together! "You can do anything you put your mind to, with a lot of hard work, determination and never giving up! It's not your disability, it's your Different Ability®!" - Katey© 2026 The Different Ability® Podcast Personal Development Personal Success
Episodes
  • The Stories We Don't Tell: Dyslexia, Identity & Representation with Leigh T. Braden

    The Stories We Don't Tell: Dyslexia, Identity & Representation with Leigh T. Braden
    21 Oct 2026

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    What happens when someone tells your parents you'll probably never graduate high school, but you go on to earn a master's degree and write a novel?

    In this episode of The Different Ability® Podcast, I'm joined by Leigh T. Braden, a fellow dyslexic, social worker, and author of the upcoming novel Word Blindness.

    We talk about growing up with dyslexia, the incredible impact of parents who advocate for their children, finding confidence in our different brains, and why representation matters for adults with dyslexia, too.

    Leigh also shares the inspiration behind Word Blindness and reads a beautiful passage from her book.

    This conversation is full of laughter, connection, advocacy, and a reminder that our stories deserve to be told!

    Connect with Leigh: Leigh Braden Books

    Word Blindness releases November 22, 2026, and is available for pre-order.


    Leigh's Bio:

    Leigh T. Braden: is a master-level social worker with over thirty years of experience in the nonprofit sector, specializing in family systems, adult education, neuro-diversity and mental health in Philadelphia. Dyslexic herself, she drew on her own lived experience to inform the emotional truth of Word Blindness, though the novel is a work of fiction. A lifelong writer, she has been honing her storytelling voice through creative writing, poetry, and live narrative story-telling. Word Blindness is her debut novel.


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    1 hr and 6 min
  • The Day My Dyslexia Diagnosis Changed My Life

    The Day My Dyslexia Diagnosis Changed My Life
    7 Oct 2026

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    At 10 years old, I finally learned why school had always been so difficult for me.

    In this special Dyslexia Awareness Month episode, I'm reading excerpts from Chapters 3 and 4 of my book, Embracing Your Different Ability®, taking you back to the testing process, the day I was diagnosed with dyslexia, and the moment that changed my life forever.

    For years, I felt dumb, stupid, and alone. But that diagnosis gave me something I didn't even realize I needed: understanding.

    And when the doctor asked what I would tell my friends when I returned to school, my answer was simple: "I'm going to tell them I just learn differently."

    My brain didn't change that day. But the way I understood myself did.

    This is my story of finding answers, understanding my different ability, and beginning to embrace who I am.


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    Places you can reach me at:
    Website:
    https://kateyfortun.com/
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    https://www.instagram.com/kateyfortun/
    https://www.instagram.com/differentabilitypodcast/

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    16 min
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