Her Blind Parents Beautiful Love Story with Mary Harper Artwork

The Different Ability® Podcast

Why am I different? Why do things have to be so difficult? Am I dumb? Why am I scared? Will it be this hard forever? Will I ever find the help I need to succeed? When will being different be accepted? Welcome to The Different Ability® Podcast where we will answer all of these questions and a whole lot more! Each week host Katey Fortun brings you tips and tricks on how to navigate being different, along with inspiring stories of guests that are living an amazing life having Different Abilities of their own. Parents and Educators of kids with Different Abilities share their stories to encourage others that they are not alone and we can all get through this together! Katey, who has dyslexia, shares her personal Different Ability stories to show you that being different is a gift, being different is amazing and using your Different Abilities, you too can create and live the life you have always dreamed about! Katey believes that everyone has Different Abilities and it's time to let our Different Abilities shine bright! You are amazing, you are important, you are strong, you are smart and the world needs you just the way you were made! Are you ready to be inspired and encouraged to be the person you were made to be, Different Abilities and all? We know you're ready, so come along, we are all in this together! "You can do anything you put your mind to, with a lot of hard work, determination and never giving up! It's not your disability, it's your Different Ability®!" - Katey

All Episodes

The Different Ability® Podcast

Her Blind Parents Beautiful Love Story with Mary Harper

June 19, 2024 • Katey Fortun • Season 4 • Episode 169

Send us a text

Oh this episode is so dang beautiful! Mary Harper shares her parents incredibly beautiful love story! Both of her parents were blind and she shares so much about their journey thorugh life and what Mary learned from growing up with her parents being blind. Did I tear up and cry during this episode? Absolutly! It's one of the most beautiful stories I have heard in a long time! You don't want to miss it!

Mary's Bio:
Mary Pieroni Harper is a happily retired psychotherapist and author of The Sound of Her Voice: My Blind Parents' Story. A native of Muncie, Indiana, she is a graduate of the University of Virginia and earned her Master's in Social Work from the University of Houston.

She lives in Colorado Springs, CO, where she rings in a handbell choir, finds new homes for old stuff, and often suffers from Feline Paralysis Syndrome. Her blind cat, Lily, loves to cuddle when she's not creating mischief.

Mary has two adult children and loves being a grandmother.

Connect with Mary:
Website
Facebook
Buy Mary's Book HERE!

Thank you to our partner this week:

Showit! You can get one month free when signing up with the code: Katey
- http://kateyfortun.com/showit
- Sign Up Here and get your first month free!
Flodesk! You can get 50% off your first year when signing up with the code: KATEY1
- https://kateyfortun.com/flodesk
- Sign Up Here and get 50% off your first year!

Stay in the loop with the new Different Ability® product I'll be launching!
Sign Up Here!

Shop new products here!

Places you can reach me at:
Website:
https://kateyfortun.com/
https://kateyfortun.com/podcast

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/kateyfortun/
https://www.instagram.com/differentabilitypodcast/