In episode #85 of No Free Rides, we’re joined by Jenni Taylor, a positively fabulous woman from Minnesota, who’s a C1-C2 vent-dependent quadriplegic and the former Ms. Wheelchair Minnesota 2011. At 25, she’s had more deeper life experiences than anyone we’ve ever had on the show.

We talk about Jenni’s injury, her work as a motivational speaker, and possibly the most fun part of the show – her new 8 month relationship with another quadriplegic, Blake, who she met years ago after attending his benefit (after his injury). Tune in and hear some powerful, powerful stuff.

Tiffiny also talks about adaptive yoga teacher training weekend, which she just blogged about here

Use the player below to hear the show (37 minute run time). No Free Rides is sponsored by EasyStand.com. (view our show archive)

Links!

- The Site That Breathes (Jenni’s blog)

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The Sundance Channel aired a 12 minute sneak peak of the Push Girls last night, and holy crap you guys, it looks better than I had hoped. It’s not cheesy, it doesn’t have that “whoa feel sad for these girls” type of feel. No, the show has hit the nail on the head. I officially love the Sundance Channel for making this show. There I said it.

Hitting on guys when you’re out at the club, real life with your man in bed (“Yes I can have sex. Lots and lots of sex”) to being obsessed with wearing high heels even if you can’t walk, seeing all of this glossified on the small screen is very, very cool, especially for my personally. It’s like my life, but with a way less cool car. I’m just so glad to see a great portrayal of women with spinal cord injuries in the media for once.

In the sneak peak you get to meet the four women starring in this new reality show - Tiphany, Auti, Mia and Angela. My impressions: Auti, a woman I’ve admired in the disability community since I was injured and have always coveted her rock-hard abs, turns out to be surprisingly funny. Who knew? (I think she may be my favorite on the show!).

And it is revealed that Tiphany, a gorgeous paraplegic (who I interviewed for an article I wrote in Penthouse last year called “The Would You Girls”, where I talk about women with disabilities and the men who “go there”), is now dating a woman. Love it!

And Mia is super cute, love the clip were she’s rating guys as they walk by, and well Angela Rockwood is just plain stunning. Cheek-bones to die for….cheek-bones to die for…

Push Girls premieres on the Sundance Channel June 5th. Can’t wait!

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A new reality show “Push Girls,” featuring four female wheelchair-users, has been green-lighted by the Sundance Channel. The show will change misconceptions of disability and so much more.  Read More »

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As a wheelchair-user myself, I love it when women in wheelchairs get married.  But is it really THAT big of a deal if they do? Why the abundant recent news coverage over the “paralyzed bachelorette?” Is it a masked pity fest? Read my blog

In episode #75 of No Free Rides, Tiffiny has on Drew Bates, a voice-over actor and story-teller, paralyzed in 2007, and the mind behind Redneck Ninjas, a cartoon with talks on landing on the Cartoon Network. Exciting stuff! Read More »

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