156 - Shifting from Sighted Brain to Blind Brain with Hannah Weymouth of Blind & Bored

Sponsor me the cost of a cup of coffee and help me continue creating content:https://ko-fi.com/adifferentwayofseeingWhat happens when your sight changes dramatically after decades of stability?In this episode of A Different Way of Seeing, Lois Strachan speaks with Hannah Weymouth, a blind content creator better known online as Blind & Bored.Hannah shares her journey with cone dystrophy and the rapid deterioration of her vision after years of stable legal blindness. She reflects on the ways she learned to mask her visual impairment in her career as a photographer, and the profound process of adapting to a new level of blindness.From rediscovering independence with a white cane to using bump dots and assistive technology such as Envision AI, Hannah offers an honest look at the practical and emotional realities of adapting to changing vision.She also talks about becoming a content creator and using humour to navigate challenges, connect with audiences, and challenge assumptions about blindness.This is a conversation about adaptation, identity, technology, creativity and finding laughter in unexpected places.Follow Blind & Bored on social media:TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blindbored?_r=1&_t=ZP-92TCYoMPU3K⁩Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/17oA1rPDUx/?mibextid=wwXIfr⁩YouTube: https://youtube.com/@blindandbored?si=JdhD_UH7rPHKN8kA⁩Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blindnbored?igsh=NDNiajVxM3hwcHRj&utm_source=qr⁩Image Description:A black-and-white image of a smiling woman with light, long, curly hair. She is wearing large round eyeglasses and a thin dark necklace. Two lines of large white text is positioned on the left side over the dark background, reading Blind & Bored. The l in Blind” is extended downward as a vertical line between the words, with a small feather shape at the top of the letter and a solid dot at the very bottom, giving it a logo-like appearance.I’d love to hear from you – contact me atWebsite : loisstrachan.comLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lstrachanFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/loisstrachanspeaker This episode edited by Craig Strachan using Hindenburg PRO – find out more on Hindenburg.comCredits and music by Charlie Dyasi.