Interview with Eric Goll (Sibling / Advocate)
Creating an Awesome Ordinary Life...
Recording Date: June 22, 2022
Summary: Gerry interviews Eric Goll, founder of empoweringability.org website and podcast. Eric provides resources, guides, and supports to families struggling to create ordinary lives for their family members and themselves. Listen as Eric shares his journey and lessons learned as Sarah's brother, supporter, and advocate, to creating an awesome ordinary life for both Sarah and himself. We hope you enjoy this and all of the episodes in Our Parallel Paths...
Transcript: Download transcript here.
Keywords: Eric Goll, sibling, awesome ordinary life, person centered supports, empoweringability.org, disability, autism, independent living, Gerry Arango, parallel paths, our parallel paths, advocacy, social model of support, social model
Topical Index:

Overview [00:00]
Introductions [01:11]
Importance of a sibling's voice [02:37]
who will be the caregiver [04:11]
family in crisis [05:55]
making decisions [06:40]
social model of support06:13]
importance of relationships [11:38]
lack of support from the system [14:18]
making connections [15:42]
imagining new possibilities [16:36]
contrast of opportunities [18:22]
Lessons learned [21:22]
reclaiming the role of sibling [23:01]
taking care of myself [24:30]
having difficult conversations [28:30]
Closing [34:56]

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