This Is What It Really Means To Never ‘Sell Out’ In The Face Of Rejection
As you come to a screeching halt, you discover that, in the process of finding your voice, you are losing yourself.
I Have A Disability And I Refuse To Remain In The Shadows
I feel proud of my identity as a woman with a disability. By disclosing my medical condition, I have finally found the courage to embrace myself.
This Is How I Finally Learned To Appreciate My Body As A Person With Cerebral Palsy
I have never felt more whole.
This Is How You Learn To Follow Your Own Path
Day by day, week by week, I began to view the new path I was treading with a renewed sense of purpose.
In The Battle For Self-Love, I Will Always Rise To Fight Again
Some days, I win in the valiant against society’s beauty ideals, some days, I lose.
My Life With Cerebral Palsy Is A Gift I Would Never Exchange
That above all else, living with cerebral palsy has forged my character, strengthened my resolve and provided me with a powerful sense of belonging, self-love, and purpose.
This Is How Writing Saved Me From My Depression
It robs me of my passion, absconds with my happiness, and snatches my vitality.
I’m Slowly Learning How to Cry Again
I resolve to rescue myself—by allowing myself to feel again.
This Is the Reaction That Speaks Volumes When Your Friend Discloses Their Anxiety
She leaned toward me, gently, silently, her gaze nurturing and nonjudgmental. Her silence spoke volumes.
As A Person With A Disability, I Am Never ‘Sitting Alone’ (And Neither Are You)
In appearance, I was sitting alone, but as a person with a disability, I am never sitting alone.