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IT’S A CONVERSATION
NOT A LECTURE

Stridemade podcast is you, me, and a wealth of stories from the real experience of navigating business and life.

Hosted by Amy Carlon, photographer and videographer, founder of Geelong-based creative business Carlon + Co, this is where 10+ years of building something from nothing becomes a conversation worth having.

Business foundations, creative industry realities, disability, mental health, and everything in between. Not advice. Just stories. Yours, mine, and all of the above.

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/ THE WHY

Amy Carlon has lived with Arthrogryposis since birth, a condition affecting tendons, muscles, and, in turn, joint development and her parents told she would never be able to walk. It has shaped every part of how she moves through the world (literally).

Alongside that, the last 30 years have included endometriosis, PTSD, ADHD, lipolymphedema, celiac disease, histamine intolerance, thyroid issues and a bipolar 2 diagnosis. All took years of misdiagnosis, medication, and showing up anyway to build a life and share her art.

None of it stopped the work. Some days, it changed what the work looked like. But every single experience left something worth keeping, a lesson.

This is not a comeback story. Just an honest account of what it takes to build something real when life does not make it easy. Recognition for what has been built, not sympathy for the life that built it.

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THE NEXT STRIDE IS COMING..

I navigated it alone. Now I'm building the place you don't have to take.
Taking my strides and sharing them with you, so your next step is easier. Good strides take time. This one is worth waiting for.

SHHHHH… more coming soon.

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