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Disability changes more than your body—it changes how the world sees you.
A powerful conversation about identity, resilience, and rebuilding life after loss.





In this episode of The Swagability Show, Peter Toress shares his lived experience navigating disability, identity, and resilience after life-altering change. With honesty and depth, Peter reflects on what it means to adapt when your sense of self is challenged—and how meaning is rebuilt through vulnerability, support, and persistence.





This conversation explores the emotional realities of disability, the grief that often follows loss of ability or independence, and the pressure to redefine who you are in a world that wasn’t built for difference. Peter speaks to the importance of dignity, mental health, and being seen as a whole person—not a diagnosis.





If you or someone you love is living with disability, chronic illness, or a major life transition, this episode offers validation, insight, and hope grounded in real experience.





Topics include:
• Disability and identity
• Mental health and resilience
• Grief, loss, and adaptation
• Living with uncertainty
• Finding purpose after life changes
• Why representation and empathy matter





🎧 The Swagability Show is a trauma-informed podcast amplifying lived experience at the intersection of disability, mental health, and human dignity.





Chapters:


00:00 Introduction: Identity and Life Change


02:42 When Disability Redefines Your World


06:11 The Emotional Impact No One Prepares You For


09:58 Grief, Loss, and Letting Go of Old Versions


13:44 Mental Health and the Cost of Silence


17:26 Rebuilding Identity After Disability


21:08 The Role of Support and Community


24:57 Living With Uncertainty Day to Day


28:41 Redefining Strength and Success


32:15 Words of Hope for Anyone Struggling


35:40 What Living Fully Really Means
✅ KEY TAKEAWAYS


• Disability often reshapes identity, not just daily life
• Grief is a natural response to life-altering change
• Mental health support is essential, not optional
• Strength looks different for everyone
• Dignity and representation matter
• Lived experience deserves to be heard and respected


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