Podcasts Health Could Be Better, tbh (with Stacy London) Actress and Model Jillian Mercado on Growing Up With A Disability

Actress and Model Jillian Mercado on Growing Up With A Disability

Published: March 23, 2020, 4 a.m.

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Model and disability rights advocate Jillian Mercado saw what she wanted to do in the world \\u2014 and fiercely went after it. She was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy in her teens, and grew up not seeing her community represented in the media and fashion industry.

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On the podcast, Jillian shares her battle with depression during her teens and how googling \\u201cmodel in a wheelchair\\u201d eventually turned into a career in the fashion industry. She also talks to Stacy about the importance of using your platform to elevate your community \\u2014 so people who are not \\u201cseen\\u201d, feel less alone.

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