Central Vision Podcast

About Central Vision Podcast

Central Vision Podcast is a conversation about life through a different perspective. Hosted by Austin and Charity, the Central Vision Podcast brings together people who are blind, have low vision, and the family members, friends, professionals, and advocates who share the journey. Through honest conversations, humor, personal stories, and practical discussions, we explore what it really means to navigate work, relationships, technology, travel, accessibility, independence, and everything in between. Some episodes feature inspiring guests with unique experiences. Others dive into everyday challenges, awkward moments, helpful tips, or the conversations that don't happen often enough. We believe that sharing real experiences builds confidence, creates understanding, and reminds people they're not alone. Whether you're living with vision loss, supporting someone who is, or simply want to see the world from a different perspective, there's a seat at the table. New episodes every week.

Publisher

Central Vision Podcast

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Aug 2026

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Are We Actually Helping Each Other? | Support, Gatekeeping & Toxic Positivity

   Episode 9 — "Are We Actually Helping Each Other? | Support, Gatekeeping & Toxic Positivity" “We try not to confuse the visually impaired people with other info in the group.” Yes. Someone actually said that. In this episode, Austin and Charity take on a complicated question: What does it actually mean to support someone — and when does “helping” cross the line into deciding what another person should be allowed to see, say, feel or do? The conversation starts inside the blind and low...

2. 

   29 Sept 2026

   “I Help You See Better, Even Though I Cannot” | A Legally Blind Optician

   Episode 8 — “I Help You See Better, Even Though I Cannot” | A Legally Blind Optician “I help you see better, even though I cannot.” Adam has Stargardt disease, an inherited retinal disease that affects his central vision. He’s also a licensed optician who owns his own optical shop.In this episode, Austin and Charity are joined by Adam for a conversation about growing up visually impaired, building independence without ever being able to drive, navigating the world with central vision loss —...

3. 

   22 Sept 2026

   Mom Guilt, Milestones & Making It Work | Parenting With Vision Loss

   Episode 7 — Mom Guilt, Milestones & Making It Work | Parenting With Vision Loss “My kids know that I can’t necessarily see them, but my kids know they’re seen — a hundred percent, all the time.” What does it actually look like to raise children while losing your vision? In this episode, Austin and Charity are joined by Stephanie, a mother of two living with retinitis pigmentosa, for an open conversation about parenting with blindness and progressive vision loss. Both Charity and Steph...

4. 

   15 Sept 2026

   Traveling With Vision Loss: Airports, Hotels & Leaving Your Shame at the Door

   Episode 6 — Traveling With Vision Loss: Airports, Hotels & Leaving Your Shame at the Door Traveling can be stressful for anyone. Add blindness or vision loss to the equation, and sometimes just getting where you're going becomes the hardest part of the trip. In this episode, Austin and Charity talk about what traveling actually looks like when you can't always see the signs, find the elevator that just dinged, navigate an unfamiliar hotel room, read the departure board, locate your gate...

5. 

   8 Sept 2026

   Vision Loss, Isolation & Depression; The Parts We Don't Talk About

   Episode 5 — Depression, Isolation & Mental Health: Finding Your Way Back Vision loss can change far more than what you see. It can change how you see yourself. In this episode, Austin and Charity have one of their most personal conversations yet about depression, isolation, loneliness, identity, self-worth, and the mental weight that can come with progressive vision loss. They talk openly about the difference between being alone and feeling truly lonely, the strange experience of being...

6. 

   8 Sept 2026

   Untitled Episode

   Episode 5 — Depression, Isolation & Mental Health: Finding Your Way Back Vision loss can change far more than what you see. It can change how you see yourself. In this episode, Austin and Charity have one of their most personal conversations yet about depression, isolation, loneliness, identity, self-worth, and the mental weight that can come with progressive vision loss. They talk openly about the difference between being alone and feeling truly lonely, the strange experience of being...

7. 

   1 Sept 2026

   Dating, Relationships & Vision Loss

   Episode 4 - Dating, Relationships & Vision Loss Dating and relationships can already be complicated, but vision loss can add challenges most people never have to think about. Austin and Charity get honest about confidence, disclosure, independence, feeling like a burden, and the difficult question of whether someone will see your vision loss before they see you. Austin shares how dating changed after his diagnosis, including the impact vision loss had on his own self-worth and the mome...

8. 

   25 Aug 2026

   Eyece Breaker: Alexis on Vision Loss, Independence & One Very Hairy Target Encounter

   Episode 3 — Eyece Breaker: Alexis on Vision Loss, Independence & One Very Hairy Target Encounter This week, Austin and Charity welcome 13-year-old Alexis, August’s Rare Perspective Co Eyece Breaker feature, for a conversation that starts with one of the funniest vision-loss stories we’ve heard yet — and ends up going much deeper. While shopping at Target on a bad vision day, Alexis was feeling her way through a clothing rack when she found what she thought might be an unusually hairy, s...

9. 

   18 Aug 2026

   What People Don’t See: The Everyday Reality

   Episode 2 - What People Don’t See: The Everyday Reality The hardest part of vision loss is often the part nobody can see. Austin and Charity get honest about the invisible battles that shape everyday life - the anxiety, the overthinking, the fear of being judged, and the exhausting pressure to “look normal” when the world is watching. Charity opens up about what it feels like to navigate crowded schools, restaurants, travel, and public spaces with just 3 to 4 degrees of vision, and wh...

10. 

    18 Aug 2026

    How We Got Here

    Episode 1 - How We Got Here In our first episode, we’re starting at the beginning. Charity and Austin share their individual experiences with vision loss—when it started, how their lives changed, and some of what brought them to where they are today. We also get into the story behind Central Vision Podcast: why Charity originally created it, how the two of us ended up behind the microphones together, and what made us decide it was time to bring the podcast back with a new direction. Alo...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

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