Elisa Neven-Pugh Saturday, June 6, 2026

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On A Different Shaped Heart today (Saturday, June 6, 2026), Best-Selling Author, Win C welcomes Elisa Neven-Pugh. Elisa is a young woman with cerebral palsy who has a strong belief in personal accountability and in every aspect of life and to be real with one's emotions. Elisa have written a book called For Heaven’s Sake, Get on the Boat! A quadriplegic’s guide to walking by faith. It is Elisa’s hope that this book and her motivational speaking services will help people get on the boat of their lives to truly live to their full potential. To learn more about Elisa visit Positivelyadaptive.com

Coming out can be risky even when you already know who you are. Win sits down with Eliza for a candid, sometimes funny, sometimes heavy conversation about what it took to live openly as a gay woman after growing up with a homophobic parent, and why she waited until after her dad died to come out. Pride Month is the backdrop, but the heart of this talk is everyday safety, family grief, and the kind of acceptance that changes how you breathe in your own life.

We also get practical about LGBTQ+ allyship and how to support the community without being intrusive, fake, or performative. Eliza lays out a simple approach: make contact, be kind, give people space, and let trust do its work. We dig into how to learn about identity and sexuality without overwhelming yourself, why pressure can push people back into hiding, and what “I’m here for you” looks like when you actually mean it.

Then we widen the lens to disability advocacy and cerebral palsy, including what happens when healthcare treats CP like it only belongs in childhood. We talk wheelchairs, mobility, chronic pain, and the reality of navigating hospitals while worrying about bias. If you care about inclusive healthcare, disability rights, LGBTQ+ support, and honest conversations about faith and resilience, you’ll find a lot to sit with here. Subscribe, share this with someone who wants to be a better ally, and leave a review with the biggest takeaway you’re bringing into your own life.

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