Hidden Disability Advocate | Speaker | Author | Adventurer
How I Lost My Ability to “Pass” and What Happens When People Make Assumptions Five years ago, when I published my first article on The Mighty (featuring my Splat system for communicating about chronic physical and mental health conditions), a … Read More »
trigger warning: insensitive statements about people with disabilities You know I love LEGO®, so we don’t expect me to be getting big mad during one of my frequent scrolls on LEGO.com, but it happened. It of course wasn’t anything my … Read More »
Oh I’m so happy you’re reading this first sentence and not just taking that headline at face value. Really, forget faces. Let’s talk masks. Let’s go to the theatre. Think about the most common image representing theatre. Can you picture … Read More »
While I’m not a human resources professional, and I don’t have extensive management training, I’ve worked a lot of different jobs. I’ve worked with disabilities and worked with people with disabilities, and I was a classroom teacher for several years. … Read More »
Wednesday marked one year since my best friend left. That is, my beloved mutt and companion of nearly 14 years, Amica, died. I still miss her every day. Every once in a while, there are still tears. I think it’ll … Read More »
Last night, my partner Charles and I returned from a 15-night road trip from Pennsylvania to Arizona and back. I’ve had some epic adventures over the years traveling with my late doggo, Amica, and we got along fabulously, but I’ve … Read More »
Most mornings, as you may know, I journal per my little template that I created. Ahead of grabbing my pen, I do my morning reading, which is a book-surfing through a small stack of spiritual tomes. These range from Christian … Read More »
On May 31st, with the help of a home-visit veterinarian service, my best friend and sole companion of nearly 14 years passed away. She was a retriever mix named Amica. I’m still grieving. I know I will continue to grieve, … Read More »
Last month, after April’s surprisingly successful jaunt together for business and pleasure in New England, I took my beloved nearly-14-year-old mutt on one more adventure, to visit the people I got her from as a puppy (who are also dear … Read More »
It started with some tenderness in two or three knuckles. A couple days later, my hands were definitely hurting and my elbows were sore. A couple days after that, I felt it in my shoulders, too. Then suddenly, my whole … Read More »