She Doesn't Want To Cure Her Blindness | Molly Burke

The Checkup with Doctor Mike

DM Operations Inc.

Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2025

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Huge thanks to @MollyBurkeOfficial ! Check out her new book, Unseen:

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00:00 Intro

01:40 Flying with dogs

05:08 New Book

09:05 Face Of A Charity

18:10 Don't Look Blind

20:55 Her Exact Condition

25:38 Bullying & Family

29:18 Getting "Cured"

40:06 Helping Others / Showbiz

47:25 Grieving Herself

58:35 The Word "Disabled" / Humor

1:04:09 YouTuber life / Dating

1:09:42 Unusual Questions / Captions

1:17:48 New Study + Cure

1:32:03 Treating Any Disease

1:34:56 The Future

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0:00.0	I live in a world that's not made for me.
0:05.0	Not your average influencer and YouTuber
0:08.0	diagnosed at four years old with a rare eye disease.
0:11.0	The doctors told my parents, one day she's going to go blind,
0:14.0	but we don't know when it will be.
0:15.0	I was slowly losing my vision,
0:17.0	and then at 14, I very quickly lost the majority,
0:20.0	leaving me now only with light and
0:21.9	shadow. My disability has given me so much. Yes, it is taken from me, but is also given to me.
0:28.1	I am good as I am. What I would suggest to doctors is what my doctor eventually did. She sat down
0:34.8	with me, and she said, can I ask you a question? So go for it?
0:40.2	She said, do you actually want to be cured? And I said, no. Welcome back to the checkup podcast.
1:00.0	Today's guest is Molly Burke, an incredibly successful creator, motivational speaker, and one of the most recognizable advocates for the blind and disability communities.
1:05.0	She's built an audience of millions by showing the world what living without sight actually looks like, all with honesty, humor,
1:12.5	and a lot of swagger. In our conversation and in her new book, Unseen, Molly opens up about the
1:18.1	eye condition that took her vision, why she doesn't want to be cured, the bullying she faced as a
1:23.2	result of her disability, how she was taken advantage of by a nonprofit organization, and
1:28.4	what it's really like navigating a world that wasn't built for you.
1:32.6	From dating to tech to even falling off stage, we get into all the details.
1:37.4	It's raw, eye-opening, and one of the most powerful conversations we've had on the show.
1:41.5	Do you want to kush, baby?
1:42.8	I know you're so excited, but you can just kush and take a nap. Okay. What does kush mean for him? Lay down. Ah, okay. There we go. There you go. See, you just chill. You're just going to listen to Mom Natteron like you always do. How is Elton on flights? He's good. I mean, I swear the planes are getting smaller and smaller.
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