Rewriting the Narrative with Shanell Matos

1) Episode Summary

In this episode of The Blind Chick, Penn and Moses Street welcome Shanell Matos for a powerful conversation about vision loss, motherhood, advocacy, and rebuilding life with courage and honesty. Shanell shares how she celebrated ten years of vision loss by completing a 44-mile tandem bike ride in New York City, reflects on losing her vision as a new mom, and talks about learning Braille, asking for help, finding resources, and stepping into advocacy through tools like RightHear and Discover Live. Her story is a reminder that success does not always start pretty, but showing up, doing the hard thing, and refusing to let fear write the story can change everything. 

2) Contact Info

Guest: Shanell Matos
Featured Resources: RightHear and Discover Live

Aftersight
Website: aftersight.org
Email: feedback@aftersight.org
Phone: (720) 712-8856

Producer Contact
Jonathan Price
Podcast and Program Producer, Aftersight
jonathan@aftersight.org

3) Show Credits

Hosted by: Penn Street and Moses Street
Guest: Shanell Matos
Produced by: Jonathan Price
Podcast: The Blind Chick
Presented by: Aftersight