Beyond Beautiful: Disability, Liberation, Love is a podcast where personal story meets collective action. Hosted by an openly Queer Christian Disabled woman, this series expands on Mandi's original podcast, Find Your Beautiful, with a fresh lens—bringing lived experience, advocacy, and vision for change to the forefront.Through powerful storytelling and interviews, each episode uplifts the lived experiences of people with disabilities while also highlighting organizations working toward disability justice and meaningful access. Together, these conversations explore how disability justice and anti-ableist practices can be woven into our daily lives, workplaces, and communities.Whether you’re an individual seeking to unlearn ableism or an organization ready to create meaningful access, Beyond Beautiful offers insights, tools, and love-rooted strategies to build a more liberated and inclusive world.
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Beyond Beautiful: Disability, Liberation, Love is a society podcast hosted by Mandi Alvarado, with 37 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 81.
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Mandi Alvarado hosts Beyond Beautiful: Disability, Liberation, Love, a society show with 37 episodes published.
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Episode #12
Beyond Community Integration
Sep 27, 202635 minS3
What happens when the right to live in community becomes a legal question? In this episode, Mandi explores Texas v. Kennedy , Olmstead v. L.C. , and the history of Willowbrook State School to unpack the fight for community integration. She names Lois Curtis and Elaine Wilson , the two women at the center of Olmstead , and reflects on what Willowbrook teaches us about institutionalization, segregation, choice, and belonging. Because needing support should never mean losing your right to belong. “My need for support doesn’t erase my right to belong.” ⚠️ Content note: This episode discusses institutionalization, abuse and neglect, medical experimentation, and disability segregation. Links Buoy Hydration Drops Mandi Mail Music Credit "Basic Implosion" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
What happens when your faith and your understanding of disability begin to change? In this deeply personal episode of Beyond Beautiful , Mandi shares the evolution of her relationship with God—from discovering faith as a child, through seasons of rebellion and conservative Christianity, to confronting the ableism, shame, and spiritual violence that shaped how she understood disability and herself. Mandi explores how church spaces, inaccessible practices, traditional interpretations of Scripture, and assumptions about healing can communicate harmful messages about disabled bodies. She also shares the moment Nancy Eiesland’s The Disabled God transformed her understanding of disability theology and introduced her to the radical possibility of seeing the resurrected Christ as a wounded, disabled body. This episode isn't about having all the answers. It's about asking harder questions, reclaiming faith after religious trauma, and discovering a theology that makes room for disability, queerness, justice, grace, and joy. If you've ever been made to feel like your body was a problem to be fixed, your questions were a threat to your faith, or your identity made you less worthy of God's love, this conversation is for you. Content warning: This episode discusses religious trauma, spiritual violence, ableism, shame, and harmful experiences within Christian communities. Links Buoy Hydration Drops Mandi Mail Sign Up Power the Podcast Music Credit "Basic Implosion" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
What does independence look like when you’re given the opportunity to build something that works with your life instead of forcing your life to work around it? In this episode of Beyond Beautiful , Mandi sits down with Marlee Kivens to hear the story behind her journey with Pampered Chef. Living with Spina Bifida and learning differences, Marlee has built a successful direct-sales business while finding greater independence, confidence, and community along the way. Marlee shares how she went from relying on a Personal Care Attendant to help her cook to cooking independently, the role direct sales has played in her life, and what it means to create a business on her own terms. Mandi also reflects on her own experience in direct sales, beginning in 2014 when her son was just six months old, and how that experience helped her discover her advocacy voice and reclaim ownership of her disability story. This conversation is about more than cooking or entrepreneurship. It’s about possibility, independence, community, and believing that disabled people deserve opportunities that allow us to thrive. Because sometimes the right opportunity doesn’t just give you a business. It gives you a new way to see yourself. Links Marlee's Pampered Chef Website Pampered Chef Interactive Catalog Mandi Mail Music Credit "Basic Implosion" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
What happens when your faith and your identity collide? In this deeply personal episode, Mandi reflects on her journey as a queer Christian , the pain of losing her faith family after coming out, and why she chose to deepen rather than abandon her relationship with God. Mandi explores the expansiveness of God's love, the importance of cultural and historical context when interpreting Scripture, and the ways Christians have applied that context to many biblical teachings while often refusing to do so when discussing sexuality. She also begins breaking down the passages most often used to condemn LGBTQIA+ people, including Genesis 19, Leviticus 18 & 20, Romans 1, 1 Corinthians 6, and 1 Timothy 1. This isn't an episode about changing hearts or winning an argument. It's an invitation to listen, question, and consider another perspective. There is room for faith, questions, queerness, and your whole self. Links Buoy Hydration Drops Mandi Mail Music Credit "Basic Implosion" Kevin MacLeod ( incompetech.com ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
What if accessibility extended all the way to the dinner table? In this episode of Beyond Beautiful: Disability, Liberation, Love , Mandi sits down with Nina Blake , The Grain-Free Lifestyle Coach, to explore how food, creativity, and inclusion intersect. After being faced with eliminating grains and numerous allergens from her diet, Nina refused to accept that she had to give up the foods and traditions she loved. Instead, she began "breaking recipes"—reimagining familiar comfort foods in ways that are both delicious and allergy-friendly. Together, Mandi and Nina discuss the emotional impact of dietary restrictions, the importance of creating meals everyone can enjoy, and how adapting recipes can foster connection rather than exclusion. This conversation is about more than food—it's about belonging, accessibility, resilience, and making sure no one has to miss out. Links Nina's Website 7 Simple Grain-Free Recipes Nina's Substack Nina's Facebook Group Nina's Facebook Profile Nina's Instagram Nina's Youtube Music Credit "Basic Implosion" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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