empowEar Audiology

I am so excited to share my personal and professional passion of working with teens with hearing loss during this episode. This week, I sit down with Dr. Gail Whitelaw who is the co-coordinator of the campUS experience.  Dr. Whitelaw and I have been coordinating the campUS experience for the past 8 years.  This is an overnight experience for teens with hearing loss to develop leadership and advocacy skills while spending time at the Ohio State University.  Join us today for a conversation about life lessons learned personally and professionally as well as key components of starting your own campUS experience.  

Be sure to like campUS on Facebook and Check Out the YouTube videos about campUS and feeling confident!  

https://www.facebook.com/campUS.teens.HL

YouTube:  campUS Video with Phonak Teen Advisors

https://youtu.be/lGDNdjkXtDM

Feeling Confident with Hearing Loss

https://youtu.be/VZlfa2hZbQc

This week I am honored to sit down with the Dr. Carol Flexer, a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Audiology, international lecturer in pediatric and educational audiology and author of more than 155 publications including 17 books.  In this episode, Dr. Flexer also shares how her audiology motto “It’s all about the Brain” evolved and has become a motto for audiologists when we talk about hearing. Join Carrie and Carol take a walk down memory lane and reflect on how professional mentors can shape our professional trajectory as well as our willingness to be open to new research and information.  

You can learn more about Carol Flexer by visiting her webpage at: http://www.carolflexer.com/

During the uncharted, unsure return to school opening, I was grateful to sit down with Camille Warren.  Camille is a positive, proactive parent who has 4 children total; 3 who have hearing loss.  Her children with hearing loss are 17, 13, and 10 years of age. Join us today as Camille shares what was learned during the adventures of remote learning and great tips for the upcoming year. Camille also shares a few anticipated communication challenges as schools reopen in a new way this school year. Be sure to listen to the end as Camille has 3 MUST DO tips for parents and their children with hearing challenges (and professionals too).  

Resources Mentioned in this Podcast:

http://www.ohiohandsandvoices.org/

https://www.handsandvoices.org/index.htm

https://deafandblindoutreach.org/communication-planning-guide-hh

This week I am excited to sit down with Dr. Tina Childress, a fellow educational audiologist, CI user, and supportive friend. In this episode, Tina and Carrie talk about the dilemma of communicating in our masked and physically distanced world. Over the past few months, we have both acquired a generous collection of different clear masks and shields. Join us to find out why “one shoe (aka) mask does not fit all”.  Join us as we share real life experiences and collective solutions as we power up to go back to school.  

You can learn more about Tina and her abundance of resources  by visiting http://bit.ly/TinaChildressResources

Mask and Shield Survey and Summary of Results
https://tinachildress.wordpress.com/

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This week I am honored and excited to sit down with Dr. Cheryl Deconde-Johnson a pioneer and leader in the field of educational audiology and deaf education (and one of my greatest mentors and friends).  Join us  today for a conversation about the hot topic of returning to school during a pandemic.  We will explore lessons learned as a result of the shut down and how it impacted students with hearing challenges and how we can use these lessons in the upcoming year as we begin to reopen.  You can learn more about Cheryl and her work at www.adevantage.com.  

Other Resources Mentioned in this Podcast:

https://edaud.org/

https://www.handsandvoices.org/index.htm

Welcome to the first official episode of the EmpowEAR Audiology podcast. Carrie Spangler, your passionate host, takes a deeper dive into her own personal life of living with hearing loss and how it became her purpose.  Going through the cycles of grief, Carrie summarizes the vast array of emotions and experiences (both good and bad) of the hearing journey.  Rick Warren quotes “that character is both developed and revealed by tests, and all of life is a test”.  I challenge each of you to reflect back on your own life tests and see how they have challenged your own purpose!

Welcome to the introduction of the empowEAR audiology podcast!!  Take a listen and find out how your host Dr. Carrie Spangler, a passionate audiologist with a personal hearing loss journey will empowEAR you!  Listen in and communicate with Carrie as she threads pieces of her own personal and professional journey while hosting incredible guests who have their own journeys. If you want to be empowEARed or just want to hear some great hearing and listening advice, subscribe and don’t miss an episode.