Using your personal struggles as your personal story with Emma Faye Rudkin

<p>Emma Faye Rudkin is an internationally-known role model for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community and founder of a nonprofit organization, <a href='http://aidthesilent.com/'>Aid the Silent</a>. . The overall mission is to aid economically-disadvantaged deaf children and teens to reach their full potential and to live life more richly by providing funds to receive hearing and speech resources, ASL lessons, ministry-related activities and education enrichment programs.</p> <p> </p> <p>Today we talk about growing up deaf, the challenges she has faced, and what she is doing to change how deaf and hard of hearing people are living and thriving.</p> <p> </p> <p>Highlights from the episode:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Emma Faye’s journey with hearing loss and learning to live deaf</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">What life like living as a child with hearing loss</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">What life changing event led her to her purpose</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Starting a non profit at 18 years old</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">How Aid the Silent is changing thousands of lives</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">The cost of being a child with hearing loss</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Emma Faye’s struggle with anxiety and depression</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Linking depression with missed human connection</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Emma Faye’s constant struggle </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">How you can help support the deaf and hard of hearing</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Resources: </p> <p><a href='https://emmafayerudkin.com/'>Emma Faye’s website</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.aidthesilent.com/'>Aid the Silent</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.gallaudet.edu/asl-connect/asl-for-free'>Free ASL classes at Galludet University</a></p> <p> </p>