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Ep. 14 - Michelle Hu's Journey: From Deafness to Advocacy
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The Movement Mentality Podcast
with Missy Bunch
Ep. 14 - Michelle Hu's Journey: From Deafness to Advocacy
In this deeply moving and inspiring episode, Missy sits down with her friend and fellow powerhouse Dr. Michelle Hu, a pediatric audiologist who also happens to be deaf. From receiving her diagnosis as a child to becoming a leader, educator, and advocate for families navigating hearing loss, Michelle shares her incredible story of identity, resilience, and transformation. Together, they explore the emotional terrain of parenting, identity, and building inclusive communities—with Michelle’s lived experience offering a rare and illuminating lens.
This is more than a conversation about audiology—it's about agency, advocacy, and the freedom to design a life that honors your truth. Whether you’re a hearing parent of a deaf child, a fellow practitioner, or just someone on a journey of self-acceptance, this episode will move you in unexpected ways.
In this episode
· 03:15 – Michelle’s diagnosis and learning to find peace in silence
· 08:52 – The origin of Mama Hu Hears and building an Instagram community
· 12:45 – Why supporting parents is the key to helping deaf and hard-of-hearing kids
· 15:20 – Full-circle moment: bringing her dad to China and watching him share their story
· 24:08 – Learning to drop shame and own her experience
· 31:05 – Raising kids in her world and building a respectful, supportive environment
· 44:18 – Code-switching and thriving in both hearing and deaf spaces
· 50:33 – Advice for parents of newly diagnosed children
Quotes:
· “You don't know the depth of connection and communication that you can have without any sound.”[23:29]
· "How you view your child's disability significantly affects how they view their disability.” [50:35]
· "I realized I need the deaf community more than they need me as an audiologist."[43:10]
Connect with Missy & Michelle
· Instagram: @missybunch15.
· Instagram: @themovementmentality
· Watch this episode on YouTube: @TheMovementMentality
· Instagram:@mamawhohears
· Facebook: @mamahuhears
About Missy
Missy is a multi-certified movement therapist who has been educating and coaching for over 14 years.As a young professional dancer, she battled many injuries over her career and one day she found someone who studied neurology (the study of the brain and nervous system). After one session with this person, her 4-year knee pain was completely gone. She knew she wanted to teach this approach to the world.
The importance of brain function and using the nervous system to rapidly “debug” movement patterns, decrease pain, and increase performance, has led her to teach and create lightning-fast improvements with people from all walks of life. Her specialties include injury prevention, injury rehabilitation, joint mobility, and decreasing pain, holistically.
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