Lauren Pires

Lauren Pires has been a member of Linktree for 3 years and joined in April 2023. The social media accounts linked to from Lauren Pires are: • Instagram • YouTube • LinkedIn • Email • Website Besides social media accounts, laurenpires has populated their site with: • VOTE for Dan for the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards • CityNews Toronto | Walk & Roll for Muscular Dystrophy Canada with Lauren Pires & Dr. Homira Osman (May 2026) • Athlete of the Week - CityNews Toronto • Watch my TEDx: How can we fit in without losing who we are? | Lauren Pires | TEDxMississauga • www.linkedin.com • Authority in the Wild podcast episode | What Hiding a Weakness Actually Costs You w/ Lauren Pires | Spotify • VISIT LaurenSaysYay.com • Speaking Bureau profile | A-Speakers • Speaking Bureau profile | Human Connection Speakers' Bureau • Newmarket Today | Newmarket bridge going blue for today's Rare Disease Day (Feb 2026) • 680 News Athlete of the Week | Mississauga woman inspires others with 5K walk for charity. • Accessibility for All Magazine | What inter-abled relationships teach us about communication (Feb 2026)) • Mississauga.com | Mississauga, Brampton both ready to #LightUpForRare (Feb 2026) • See my feature on the 2024 D-30 DISABILITY IMPACT LIST by Diversability • Donate or join The Yay Team: Walk & Roll for Muscular Dystrophy Canada page • Listen to Lauren's episode on Miss Matched Podcast | Podcast on Spotify • Speaker Slam "Lauren Says Yay" award-winning speech (Nov 2023) • "Daddy Cool Has Liked You" - a dating (with an invisible disability) story at Replay Storytelling (Feb 2024) • My (Muscle) Weakness is Also My Strength: Life with an Invisible Disability - Ramona Magazine (Nov 2024) • CHCH Morning Live | Navigating the dating world with an invisible disability • CityNews Toronto | A chain of light in support of rare diseases • Thorold Today | Niagara joins global movement to honour Canadians living with a rare disease • Niagara-on-the-Lake Local | Niagara joins global movement to honour Canadians living with a rare disease • Courage in Action | Episode 69 - The daily "yay" • Hiding in Plain Sight | Episode 18: Embracing Invisible Disabilities • Hat Collecting podcast | 33% Strength, 100% Spirit - Lauren Pires • Oakville News | Town Hall lights up for Rare Disease Day (Feb 2026) • Rick Hansen Foundation blog | Lauren Pires, RHFSP Ambassador, Brings Disability Representation to Youth (Apr 2026) • GTA Weekly | Walk & Roll for Muscular Dystrophy Returns to Toronto • "Lauren Says Yay" Speech at Archangel Summit/DestinyFest (Sept 2024) • Get your ticket to Speaker Slam's Resilience competition! • Newmarket Today | Newmarket bridge will light up for Rare Disease Day • CanadianSME Small Business Magazine | Building Inclusion Through Empathy • CTV Your Morning | What happens when you don't "look" disabled? (Jul 2025) • CP24 Breakfast | Walk & Roll for Muscular Dystrophy Canada with Lauren Pires (May 2026) • Mississauga News | Mississauga residents living with disabilities hit hard by higher cost of living, report finds • InSauga | 30 'global leaders' in disability awareness and this Mississauga woman is among them • Accessible Journeys Magazine | On The Move with Invisible Disabilities • Breakfast Television | These special monuments around the GTA will be lighting up for Rare Disease Day • Newmarket Today | Global Chain of Lights coming to Newmarket for Rare Disease Day • AwareNow™: Issue 47 | From Scars to Stars • Niagara-on-the-Lake Local | Niagara sign shines in support of Rare Disease Day • CityNews Toronto | A global chain of lights for rare diseases • InSauga | International speaking contest sees second-place finish for Mississauga woman • CityNews Toronto | Top three inspirational speakers honoured at national competition • InSauga | Worldwide speaking contest features two Mississauga women vying for top spot • GlobalNews.ca article I'm quoted in: A decade of disability awareness: Invisible Disability Association marks anniversary • OMNI News | Feature for Invisible Disabilities Awareness Week • Empowered In My Skin podcast episode | Amplifying Invisible Voices • CityNews Toronto | Raising awareness and money during National Mobility Awareness Month • My story on RareDiseaseDay.org • Modern Mississauga | Mississauga woman named first-ever Canadian recipient of Invisible Disabilities Award