Hidden Disability Advocate | Speaker | Author | Adventurer
I love discovering words or phrases or even inventing words of phrases in order to simplify communication. I find it particularly important when talking about invisible disabilities, even more so when it’s a “taboo” topic that people already avoid talking … Read More »
I finally made another little movie! This was the first week of February, 2024, when I spoke at Cayuga Community College’s Auburn and Fulton campuses, as well as Onondaga Community College and State University of New York Morrisville. Here you … Read More »
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 »
I want to share here a few pages from my latest Splat book, Spactivity Book: Self-Care and Carefree Distractions for Adults With Hidden Disabilities. These 4 pages feature a coloring page, Splatquake kit instructions and checklist, and a journal prompt. … 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 »
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 »
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 »
One thing I love when I’m doing a presentation on disabilities is experiencing the volume of human kindness. There is always an atmosphere of “how can I help?” and this yields great questions during the Q&A portion at the end … Read More »
I know, I know. It’s tacky and cheesy. Most of us, if not all of us have heard that if you just force yourself to smile, you automatically feel better. I guess maybe it works a little bit. But a … Read More »