This Ability Podcast

06/10/2026

Join Whole Health Louisiana (WHL) for our next Lunch-n-Learn on Thursday, June 18, from noon to 1 p.m. CST via Zoom, featuring Tara Lark from the Louisiana Autism Spectrum and Related Disabilities Project (LASARD).

📆 Thursday, June 18
⏰ 12-1 p.m.
📍 Zoom

Link to Register: bit.ly/WHL_LunchLearn
In this session, titled “Trauma-Informed Care for Individuals with Disabilities: Understanding Experiences and Improving Best Practices,” Lark will explore the unique challenges educators and providers face when supporting children with disabilities through a trauma-informed lens.

06/07/2026

Individuals with disabilities often experience trauma in unique ways that can impact their health and well-being. Join this valuable, FREE Lunch-n-Learn webinar to find out how providers and community members can help build more responsive, trauma-informed systems of care. Register here: bit.ly/WHL_LunchLearn

📢 Join us for a meaningful conversation at our June Lunch-n-Learn!

This session will focus on the practical and systemic challenges providers encounter when delivering trauma-informed care to individuals with disabilities. Participants will gain insight into approaches that support effective, ethical, and responsive care, while also addressing provider capacity, sustainability, and collaboration across systems.

Title: Trauma-Informed Care for Individuals with Disabilities: Understanding Experiences and Improving Best Practices

Speaker: Tara Lark, LPC-S

🗓 Thursday, June 18
⏰ 12 to 1 p.m.
💻 Via Zoom

We encourage individuals from all sectors to join this important learning opportunity and engage in dialogue that supports whole-person health and trauma-informed systems of care.

🔗 Register here: bit.ly/WHL_LunchLearn

05/31/2026

What a beautiful ☀️ day to announce our 11th Annual Race Date! #09192026

05/26/2026

For those who were unable to attend Lexi’s celebration of life, we are sharing this collection of photos from that day. ✝️

After much reflection, we have made the decision to step away from This Ability Podcast and bring our interview series to a close. Thank you for the love and support you have shown us over the years.💜

All previously recorded episodes will remain available on all podcast platforms.☮️

After much reflection, we are stepping away from This Ability Podcast and ending our interview series. Thank you so much for your support over the years. Our...

05/18/2026

“This scholarship is rooted in faith and gratitude, and represents a lasting commitment to access, belonging, and the belief that every student deserves the opportunity to thrive at UL Lafayette.”

Mary Hooks Baudoin, an alumnus and staff member in the Department of Accounting at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, has established a scholarship in honor of her daughter, Alexis "Lexi" Barbry, who passed away on April 14, 2026, at the age of 28.

The Alexis Barbry Non-Endowed Scholarship in UL LIFE was born from her family’s love and shaped by Lexi's courage. The scholarship will provide financial support to students enrolled in the UL LIFE (Learning Is For Everyone) Program, and Lexi’s memory will continue to uplift others.

Learn more about Lexi’s remarkable story: give.louisiana.edu/news-events/news/20260514/ul-lafayette-alumnus-and-employee-establishes-scholarship-honor-life-and

05/18/2026

✨NEW GROUP ALERT ✨

Autistic support group for college-aged students! Our first meeting will be on May 20th at 4:30pm in the CODI department. Please spread the word, and hope to see you there!

05/06/2026

This celebration of life slideshow, shown during her funeral service, contains over 600 photographs capturing her journey — from her earliest days as a baby to just weeks before her passing.
Lexi’s life inspired the creation of This Ability Podcast and touched countless people through her strength, joy, resilience, and love.

Through these memories, we hope to honor the incredible impact she had on our family, friends, caregivers, and community.

Thank you to everyone who has supported our family with prayers, messages, kindness, and love during this difficult time. Your compassion means more than words can express.

Though our hearts are broken and we have discontinued the podcast, Lexi’s legacy will continue to shine brightly through the lives she touched.

With love,
Mary & Family

https://youtu.be/MDNh0Vhx4UE?si=hIlDnz7yqKnELAt7

We are sharing a very personal tribute to our beloved Lexi. This slideshow, shown during her funeral service, contains over 600 photographs capturing her j...

04/23/2026

Lafayette woman who inspired others through adversity dies at 28; UL scholarship honors her legacy bit.ly/4tj634l

Scholarships are expected to be awarded beginning in 2027.