Courtenay on The Exploration of Consciousness – Challenges and Resilience
Published: October 12, 2025
Duration: 2:04:00
Congenital rubella story, overcoming impairments (blindness, hearing loss, heart surgery), intuition/pattern recognition, and 2020 journey to podcasting/aerial performance.
During our podcast break, enjoy this replay of Courtenay’s appearance on “The Exploration of Consciousness” with host Matt Presti from July 2025.
Key topics:
Courtenay’s birth story: Congenital rubella leading to blindness in one eye, hearing impairment, heart surgery, hypotonic limbs, stunted growth, and overcoming “dismal” prognosis.
Resilience and perspective: How challenges shaped her reliance on intuition, pattern recognition, and nonverbal cues.
Journey to podcasting: From isolation in...