Storm Menzies is the founder of ByStorm Beauty, a brand on a mission to make beauty more accessible, without sacrificing style or dignity. After injuring her dominant hand at the gym, Storm realised how much dexterity is assumed in everyday makeup tools, and how often disabled people are excluded from the beauty conversation altogether.

In this episode, Storm shares how she went from DIY clay prototypes to launching a national collaboration with Celeste Barber’s beauty brand, BOOIE. We talk about co-designing with disabled users, her frustrations with investors who say “disability is too niche,” and why she believes accessible design should never feel like charity.

Connect with Storm: 

Instagram: @bystorm.beauty

Website: https://bystormbeauty.com

Tiktok: @bystorm.beauty

 

Connect with Peta Hooke
Instagram: @petahooke
Website: www.icantstandpodcast.com
Email: icantstandpodcast@gmail.com

Episode Transcript:
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Storm Menzies is the founder of ByStorm Beauty, a brand on a mission to make beauty more accessible, without sacrificing style or dignity. After injuring her dominant hand at the gym, Storm realised how much dexterity is assumed in everyday makeup tools, and how often disabled people are excluded from the beauty conversation altogether.
In this episode, Storm shares how she went from DIY clay prototypes to launching a national collaboration with Celeste Barber&rsquo;s beauty brand, BOOIE. We talk about co-designing with disabled users, her frustrations with investors who say &ldquo;disability is too niche,&rdquo; and why she believes accessible design should never feel like charity.
Connect with Storm:&nbsp;
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bystorm.beauty/?__pwa=1#">@bystorm.beauty</a>
Website: <a href="https://bystormbeauty.com">https://bystormbeauty.com</a>
Tiktok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@bystorm.beauty?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc">@bystorm.beauty</a>
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Connect with Peta Hooke Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/petahooke" data-start="1672" data-end="1721">@petahooke</a> Website: <a href="https://www.icantstandpodcast.com/" data-start="1733" data-end="1795">www.icantstandpodcast.com</a> Email: <a data-start="1805" data-end="1832">icantstandpodcast@gmail.com</a>
Episode Transcript: <a href="https://www.icantstandpodcast.com/" data-start="1862" data-end="1924">www.icantstandpodcast.com</a>

Have you ever wondered what it is like to live with a disability? The I Can't Stand Podcast is for everyone who has a question or just wondered about disability. No questions are off-limits any question you have is allowed.

Every week Peta will answer any question you have, based on her experiences as a single, 30- something woman who has Cerebral Palsy. Have a question?

Ask Peta on Instagram, contact her via the website or send her an email via icantstandpodcast@gmail.com 

 

Have you ever wondered what it is like to live with a disability? The I Can't Stand Podcast is for everyone who has a question or just wondered about disability. No questions are off-limits any question you have is allowed.
Every week Peta will answer any question you have, based on her experiences as a single, 30- something woman who has Cerebral Palsy.&nbsp;Have a question?
Ask Peta on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/petahooke/">Instagram</a>, contact her via the <a href="https://www.icantstandpodcast.com">website </a>or send her an email via <a href="mailto:icantstandpodcast@gmail.com">icantstandpodcast@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;
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Have you ever wondered what it is like to live with a disability? The I Can't Stand Podcast is for everyone who has a question or just wondered about disability.

The I Can't Stand Podcast

Have you ever wondered what it is like to live with a disability? The I Can't Stand Podcast is for everyone who has a question or just wondered about disability. No questions are off-limits any question you have is allowed.

Every week Peta will answer any question you have, based on her experiences as a single, 30- something woman who has Cerebral Palsy. Have a question?

Ask Peta on Instagram, contact her via the website or send her an email via icantstandpodcast@gmail.com

Storm Menzies on Accessible Beauty and Challenging the ‘Too Niche’ Myth

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In this episode, Peta speaks with Jane Wardlaw about mentorship, mobility, and the deeply personal decision of when to start using a wheelchair. Jane shares her lived experience of growing up with muscular dystrophy, navigating changing mobility, and how a wheelchair became a tool for safety, freedom, and possibility rather than loss.

Together, they explore why mentorship matters for disabled people, especially when navigating identity, independence, and systems like the NDIS.

 

Connect with Jane:

https://substack.com/@janewardlaw

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-wardlaw

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janedisabilitylobbyist

Connect with Peta Hooke:

Instagram: @petahooke

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@petahooke

Website: www.icantstandpodcast.com

Email: icantstandpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode, Peta speaks with Jane Wardlaw about mentorship, mobility, and the deeply personal decision of when to start using a wheelchair. Jane shares her lived experience of growing up with muscular dystrophy, navigating changing mobility, and how a wheelchair became a tool for safety, freedom, and possibility rather than loss.
Together, they explore why mentorship matters for disabled people, especially when navigating identity, independence, and systems like the NDIS.
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Connect with Jane:
<a href="https://substack.com/@janewardlaw?">https://substack.com/@janewardlaw</a>
LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-wardlaw-94b95a44/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-wardlaw</a>
Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/janedisabilitylobbyist">https://www.facebook.com/janedisabilitylobbyist</a>
Connect with Peta Hooke:
Instagram:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/petahooke" data-start="1672" data-end="1721">@petahooke</a>
Tiktok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@petahooke">https://www.tiktok.com/@petahooke</a>
Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.icantstandpodcast.com/" data-start="1733" data-end="1795">www.icantstandpodcast.com</a>
Email:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:icantstandpodcast@gmail.com">icantstandpodcast@gmail.com</a>

Mentorship, Mobility and Knowing When to Use a Wheelchair: With Jane Wardlaw

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/clips/b3d69582-5ada-4cfb-a4c4-b3e9002cf42f/transcript

Linh Uendo joins The I Can’t Stand Podcast for an honest conversation about disability, drag, and growing up in a medicalised body. Born with Prune Belly Syndrome, Linh shares what it was like navigating childhood, body image, and visibility, and how drag became a space where she did not need to hide.



Connect with Linh Uendo:

Tiktok:https://www.tiktok.com/@littlelinhuendo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/littlelinhuendo

Connect with Peta Hooke:

Instagram: @petahooke

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@petahooke

Website: www.icantstandpodcast.com

Email: icantstandpodcast@gmail.com

Linh Uendo joins The I Can&rsquo;t Stand Podcast for an honest conversation about disability, drag, and growing up in a medicalised body. Born with Prune Belly Syndrome, Linh shares what it was like navigating childhood, body image, and visibility, and how drag became a space where she did not need to hide. 
Connect with Linh Uendo:
Tiktok:<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@littlelinhuendo?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc"> </a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@littlelinhuendo">https://www.tiktok.com/@littlelinhuendo</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/littlelinhuendo/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/littlelinhuendo</a>
Connect with Peta Hooke:
Instagram:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/petahooke" data-start="1672" data-end="1721">@petahooke</a>
Tiktok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@petahooke">https://www.tiktok.com/@petahooke</a>
Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.icantstandpodcast.com/" data-start="1733" data-end="1795">www.icantstandpodcast.com</a>
Email:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:icantstandpodcast@gmail.com">icantstandpodcast@gmail.com</a>

Disability and Drag: Living with Prune Belly Syndrome with Linh Uendo

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/clips/5945afba-1e2f-4ced-a720-b3e9001ce1a0/transcript

Why are disabled people still missing from mainstream media?

In this episode of The I Can’t Stand Podcast, host Peta Hooke speaks with Susan Wood, Senior Content Manager at Spinal Cord Injuries Australia and host of Have the Nerve, about disability, media exclusion, and representation in Australia.

Susan shares her lived experience of wanting a career in news media and being repeatedly locked out of work because of inaccessibility rather than ability. Together, they explore how systemic barriers limit disabled people’s participation in media, the long-term impact on confidence and mental health, and why ambition alone is often not enough in an inaccessible world.

This conversation looks at disability through the lens of employment, storytelling, and power, and asks what needs to change so disabled voices are no longer the exception in Australian media.

Content warning: this episode includes discussion of self harm and suicidal thoughts.

Beyond Blue: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support

Lifeline: https://www.lifeline.org.au

Connect with Susan:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-g-wood/?originalSubdomain=au

Have the Nerve Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5xxKaf3n2mupbS6zPplacy

Connect with Peta Hooke:


Instagram: @petahooke

Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@petahooke

Website: www.icantstandpodcast.com

Email: icantstandpodcast@gmail.com

 

Episode Transcript:
www.icantstandpodcast.com

Why are disabled people still missing from mainstream media?
In this episode of The I Can&rsquo;t Stand Podcast, host Peta Hooke speaks with Susan Wood, Senior Content Manager at Spinal Cord Injuries Australia and host of Have the Nerve, about disability, media exclusion, and representation in Australia.
Susan shares her lived experience of wanting a career in news media and being repeatedly locked out of work because of inaccessibility rather than ability. Together, they explore how systemic barriers limit disabled people&rsquo;s participation in media, the long-term impact on confidence and mental health, and why ambition alone is often not enough in an inaccessible world.
This conversation looks at disability through the lens of employment, storytelling, and power, and asks what needs to change so disabled voices are no longer the exception in Australian media.
Content warning: this episode includes discussion of self harm and suicidal thoughts.
Beyond Blue: <a href="https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support">https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support</a>
Lifeline: <a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au">https://www.lifeline.org.au</a>
Connect with Susan:
Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-g-wood/?originalSubdomain=au">https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-g-wood/?originalSubdomain=au</a>
Have the Nerve Podcast: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5xxKaf3n2mupbS6zPplacy">https://open.spotify.com/show/5xxKaf3n2mupbS6zPplacy</a>
Connect with Peta Hooke:
 Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/petahooke" data-start="1672" data-end="1721">@petahooke</a>
Tiktok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@petahooke">https://www.tiktok.com/@petahooke</a>
Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.icantstandpodcast.com/" data-start="1733" data-end="1795">www.icantstandpodcast.com</a>
Email:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:icantstandpodcast@gmail.com">icantstandpodcast@gmail.com</a><a data-start="1805" data-end="1832"></a>
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Episode Transcript: <a href="https://www.icantstandpodcast.com/episodes" data-start="1862" data-end="1924">www.icantstandpodcast.com</a>

Why Disabled People Are Still Locked Out of Media with Susan Wood

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/2fb3740d-3436-44af-8cc0-a91900716aa5/clips/2ca71d7d-baae-42fe-8722-b3e0004d3a0c/transcript

Storm Menzies on Accessible Beauty and Challenging the ‘Too Niche’ Myth

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