Navigating Life with Vision Loss

NLVL 412: Beyond the Diagnosis: Is the Future of Vision Loss Changing?

Episode Summary What if the future of vision loss isn't just about slowing its progression, but finding ways to prevent it altogether or even restore sight? In this epi

NLVL 411: Help Me, Don't Handle Me: How Family Can Support Without Taking Over

Episode Summary When someone experiences vision loss, the changes don't just affect the individual. They can reshape family dynamics, friendships, traditions, and even t

Ep. 410 Beyond the Diagnosis: The Future of Saving Sight with Dr. Amy Laster

1. Episode Summary A Cure for Blindness? What the Science Really Says What does the future of vision research actually look like, and how much of the excitement surroun

NLVL 409: The Missing Piece of Vision Loss: What Happens After Diagnosis?

What happens after someone receives a vision loss diagnosis and walks out of the doctor's office? For many, the greatest challenges are only beginning. In this episode o

Ep. 408 When Your Vision Changes: What Your Retina Is Telling You

Our eyes can tell us a great deal about our overall health, but would we recognize the warning signs if something started to go wrong? On this episode of Navigating Life

NLVL 407 Today Is Not Forever: Finding Hope Through Vision Loss

Summary Vision loss can change more than how you see. It can affect your confidence, your routines, and your sense of who you are. Kim Wardlow welcomes Ricky Enger from

NLVL 406: Finding Support in the In-Between with Hadley

Vision loss rarely happens all at once, and figuring out what comes next can feel overwhelming. Kim talks with Cristi Stearns, Katie O’Connor, and Jim “Mac” McHolland fro

NLVL 405: They Took My Sight, Not My Vision - Chris "The Blind Steppa"

Episode Summary Christopher “The Official Blind Steppa” Felder joins Kim Wardlow to share the story of losing his sight after being shot during a robbery in 2012, on the

NLVL 404: You Don’t Have to “Accept” Vision Loss - Shawn Cheshire

Episode Summary   Vision loss is not simply a physical change. It can carry grief, fear, anger, depression, and the painful loss of independence. Those emotions do not f

NLVL 403: Life After Sudden Sight Loss: One Step at a Time with Lynn Jensen

Episode description  At 27 years old, Lynn Jensen suddenly lost all her sight after an undiagnosed brain tumor led to emergency surgery. Her family was initially told sh

S4:E02 - What Do I Do Now? Finding the Next Step After Vision Loss

Navigating Life with Vision Loss Episode Title What Do I Do Now? Finding the Next Step After Vision Loss Show: Navigating Life with Vision Loss Host: Kim Wardlow Guest

S4:E01 When Vision Changes, Where Do I Even Start?

Episode Summary   When your vision begins to change, one of the hardest questions can be the simplest: Where do I even start? In the opening episode of a new season of N

Sports 315: The Rope Team That Makes Mountains Possible

1) Episode Summary   In this final episode of the sports series, host Kim Wardlow is joined by Kelly Liggett from No Barriers and Christine Holmberg, Executive Director

Sports 315: Feeling the Game with Erin Gaston of Kroenke Sports & Entertainment

1) Episode Summary   In this episode of Navigating Life with Vision Loss, host Kim Wardlow talks with Erin Gaston, Director of Guest Experience at Kroenke Sports & Enter

Sports 313: Beyond the Comfort Zone: Trust, Grit, and Adaptive Sports

1) Episode Summary  In this episode of Navigating Life with Vision Loss, Kim Wardlow continues the sports series with Calli Roars and Terry Garrett for a conversation ab

Sports 312: Climbing A Sports Legacy with Trevor Hahn

1) Episode Summary   Kim Wardlow welcomes Trevor Hahn for a conversation about the legacy and future of blind sports, with a strong focus on climbing, snowboarding, inde

Sports 311: Move Where You Are: Accessible Fitness with Jared Ciner

1. Episode Summary  In this episode of Navigating Life with Vision Loss, host Kim Wardlow welcomes Jared Ciner from Spirit Club for a grounded, encouraging conversation

Sports 310: Women in Motion: Blindness, Courage, and the Fight to Belong in Sports

1) Episode Summary In this powerful panel conversation, Kim Wardlow brings together Shawn Cheshire, Penn Street, and Christine Holmberg for an honest discussion about wo

Sports 309: Track and Field with Lex Gillette

1) Episode Summary  In this episode, Kim Wardlow welcomes Paralympian Lex Gillette for a clear and highly practical conversation on how track and field works for blind a

Sports 308: Who Says You Can't Ski When You're Blind?

Episode Summary  Kim Wardlow sits down with Christine Holmberg, Executive Director of Foresight Adventure Guides for the Blind, for a conversation about skiing, confiden