What Good is "Normal" Post-Brain Surgery
Hello "normal." Well, aren't you a lot to manage. It sure was a lot easier being labeled as "other," and spending 5 years being.....
How Different Can Life Post-Brain Surgery Really Be?!
Suddenly I kinda fit in. But the world is on a very different trajectory since I made the choice to have life-saving brain surgery. I spent.....
Finding Normal
If I told you that I was once a policy analyst with a really great job, would you believe me? I believe in access beyond anything in my world. I wanted.....
Life post-brain surgery... without a guide dog.
I've spent years in search of a specific thing - "normalcy." Looking for acceptance. I'm slowly finding it, both in and outside.....
Though She/He/They Says I'm Not
From what I can gather in reflecting on the past 5 years, the society I've been living in has shifted drastically in its approach to.....
Women IN Power WITH Disabilities. Tough Beans. Say Thanks and Be KindER
Hello again, digital reader - have you chosen a life motto? In your search for one.....
Inclusion
What a loaded word. It carries too much weight these days. Should we all be part of everything, all the time? Maybe. But....
Finding Normal
We are simple, simple creatures. All a living being truly needs is: 1. Food; 2. Shelter; 3. Water and that being will survive until....
Life Meets Reality -Embracing Fear of the Unknown
How do I write a blog post when I’ve been using AI to do all of my writing for me? Well, this is....
Transcending Expectations
Well, today was exciting! I had a fellow TBI (traumatic brain injury) survivor reach out with all kinds of positive feedback about my engagement within our Facebook group. It doesn’t....
The Waiting Game
After having brain surgery, if I want something, I want it *now*! I had never fathomed the way an imbalance of impatience could ostracized me as an adult woman with....
Sticks and Stones
When words matter so intensely to your self identity, yet are so fleeting, how do you cope with their invisibility and danger during a pandemic .....
A Kid from Last Century
I grew up in the era of the Spice Girls and TLC. Waiting for the school bus outside with a crowd of other kids was the post-school normal. On the drive with my folks....
Words Matter
I’m a firm believer in taking back the power from insults and misused words. This process requires intentional reflection, self-compassion, and sometimes collective action.