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Joe: Living with FOP, Being on Special Books by Special Kids, and Changing Your Mindset for Success

October 30, 2022 • Erica • Season 1 • Episode 10

Hi everyone!

In this episode of the Just Say Maybe Podcast, I chatted with Joe Sooch,a fellow podcaster and Youtuber. Joe is diagnosed with Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP), a rare disease that essentially turns his muscles into bones. In this conversation, Joe and I talk about our experiences being on Special Books by Special Kids, how he got into content creation, and changing your mindset for success.

Update: Joe is now monetized on Youtube! Whoo!

0:00 - Intro
1:20 Experience of being on Special Books by Special Kids
6:20 - Misconceptions of Joe because of his disability
10:30 - Mental health evolution - childhood, adolescence, college and now
14:35 - Getting into podcasts, interviewing guests in disability/chronic illness community
21:10 - Monetizing your channel, paid interviews?
24:05 - how to meet new friends, how to get guests on your channel
29:35 - Changing your mindset and excelling with a disability
34:50 - Is Joe an inspiration?
39:20 - Thoughts on therapy
45:20 - Closing thoughts

You can follow Joe here:
YT: https://www.youtube.com/c/JoeSoochh
IG: https://www.instagram.com/joesoochh/

You can follow me here: instagram.com/justsaymaybepodcast or on Youtube @justsaymaybe