Jul 4, 2023 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Misc, Professional, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Each day LinkedIn consistently sends me job alerts on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). I haven’t taken the time to turn off these little notifications as my plate is beautifully full in life at the moment. I do, however, find myself clicking on...
Jul 3, 2023 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
I will start out by saying that this article is from a truly authentic perspective, raw, and may be challenging for some to read. However, despite my dark humor and quirky positive outlook on life there are some aspects of living with a disability that are just...
Jun 27, 2023 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Misc, Uncategorized
It was a true honor and pleasure to be the keynote speaker for Disability:In North Carolina this past month for their Wellness@Work to chat about the importance of health and wellness. Health and wellness for yourself, your corporation, and how to bring your best...
Jun 17, 2023 | Advocacy, Funnies, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Whenever we experience trauma or go through an extremely challenging time in our lives we often remember the bad. We remember the ugly. We don’t remember little moments of hope because our brains are wired generally catastrophize experiences. Just think about...
Jun 12, 2023 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
It was such a tremendous honor to host a webinar with a dear friend Karen Roy, Numotion Ambasador, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, fierce advocate, and Ms. Wheelchair America 2019. With Help Hope Live organizing this amazing event, we both spoke about navigating the...
Jun 10, 2023 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
So thankful to Diane Wilson, investigative reporter with ABC11 WTVD-TV and an incredible human being coming over to shoot a video segment for the news on the damage incurred with my power wheelchair when coming back from my trip to Costa Rica with Delta airlinesA...