“Growing up with any type of difference can be challenging, but it is also great training for the adversities of life.”
Uplifting Voices
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A purposeful journey of a hearing health advocate and speaker
“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” - Andy Warhol. Shari has experienced the denial and concealing of hearing loss while growing up in her own family. She understood her father’s feelings when she herself started experiencing hearing loss in her mid-twenties. Initially, Shari followed in her father’s footsteps and hid her condition while working for 20 years in wall street. Since her hearing loss is genetic she didn’t want her children to feel ashamed of it if they were affected. Shari decided to tackle the stigma regarding the hearing loss head-on. She founded LivingWithHearingLoss.com, an online community for people living with hearing loss and tinnitus where she shares her experiences which can be helpful for others in similar conditions. Shari also serves on the Board of Trustees of Hearing Loss Association of America and has previously served as the Board Chair of Hearing Health Foundation. Her articles on hearing loss advocacy have appeared in The Huffington Post, Psychology Today, The Hearing Journal, Hearing Health Magazine and others. Shari was recognized in 2015 as the HearStrong Champion for her wonderful work. continue reading...
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