Hidden Disability Advocate | Speaker | Author | Adventurer
We fall into the negative and groundless trap of saying we make terrible friends, because of our illnesses. We say we’re not date-able. We post this nonsense on social media and we say it out loud. So of course it … Read More »
I aim to do more doodling, since art was as much a passion as writing, when I was a child. This is inspired by actual events.
Sometimes, we are our own worst enemy. Maybe not to ourselves as individuals, but to the collective “us” that is all people with chronic illnesses, chronic pain, cognitive impairments, and/or mental health conditions. There are things we do that make … Read More »
From the Oxford English Dictionary: in·ter·sec·tion·al·i·ty /ˌin(t)ərsekSHəˈnalədē/ noun noun: intersectionality; plural noun: intersectionalities the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent … Read More »
My touring has mostly wound down for the season and I’ve been awarding myself a lot more time to do one of my favorite things: writing. I’m working on Splatvocate (the next Splat book, this time for advocates), but I’m … Read More »
Monday, I had pizza. I had it for lunch, and then I had it for second lunch. It was so good and made my taste buds so happy. My stomach had entirely different feelings about it. By the end of … Read More »
My busy season has yielded some great ideas. More than ever, I’m actively revising and tweaking my presentations before each college visit. These changes come out of things like Q&A sessions, special advance requests, ad libs while I’m speaking … … Read More »
One of my workshops I do at colleges is a program called Empowerment Through Verse. It centers around sexual assault, gender violence, and empowerment. It wasn’t in researching for the program, but in researching whom to contact to try to … Read More »
My newest speaking program on disabilities covers universal design. With that existing, a trend in my bookings this fall is colleges and universities asking me to incorporate my content on universal design with my flagship awareness program, as an extended … Read More »
I’m so excited to share this idea! If you’re a Splattie, or you know someone who is, I highly recommend putting one of these together. A Splatquake Kit is like a gift basket of enjoyable things to set aside to … Read More »