Feb 19, 2018 | America, cerebral palsy, Disabilitiy, Mental Illness, negative perceptions |
I have made a point not to write much about gun violence on this blog so far. There has been plenty of opportunities. After Sandy Hook. After Las Vegas. After three people died of gun violence in the early hours of the morning in downtown Lawrence a few months ago,...
Apr 22, 2017 | Advocacy, compassion, Disabilitiy, Get To Know Me, how to help, Mental Illness, negative perceptions, Psychiatric Diagnosis |
The question usually comes from good friends, at a time when I am struggling. They want to know how to help me the most. What is it like to have a psychiatric diagnosis? It’s like there is a dark cloud following me all the time. It isn’t always directly...
Mar 6, 2017 | cerebral palsy, Disabilitiy, Mental Illness, Psychiatric Diagnosis, Wheelchair |
On this blog, I have always tried to be pretty transparent about the fact that I have a psychiatric diagnosis as well as my physical one. And in the same way that my cerebral palsy affects me in a million little ways every day, my psychiatric diagnosis affects me more...
Oct 12, 2016 | can do, caregivers, choices, Disabilitiy, Emotional Freedom Technique, Employment, Mental Illness, overcoming challenges, What some people don't think about |
Many years ago… I was fired from the first “grown up” job I had. It’s not something I am either proud of or talk about often. The reality is that I just didn’t know what I was doing. Life circumstances prevented me from working at...
Sep 28, 2016 | Mental Illness, Psychiatric Diagnosis, Starting Over |
It was the beginning of June, an extremely hot day this past summer. My caregiver Michael and I had spent the afternoon, as usual, running errands and doing necessary things around the house like cooking and laundry. There was about half an hour left in his shift when...
Jul 11, 2016 | accessible routes, Advocacy, can do, caregivers, curb cuts, Finding Your Voice, Mental Illness, overcoming challenges, Tattoos |
For the last few years, I have routinely said that I didn’t think I would ever get a tattoo. It’s not that I don’t like them. On the contrary. Several tattoos I have seen are exceptionally cool. Rather, my hesitation comes from the fact that I...
