May 9, 2025 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Professional
(Could this be you? Or someone you love?) I wish I could say this is one of my usual dark humor posts. It’s not. It is, however, one of the most necessary things I’ve written in a while—for all of us, as human beings navigating a system that often forgets the human...
Mar 8, 2025 | Advocacy, Before the Accident, Lessons Learned, Professional, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
(Because Some Moments Take Time to Face) Signing up for the National Storytelling Competition made me revisit a photograph I’ve never shared beforeI blocked off four-hour chunks for book editing. Progress update? Still on round one… with three more to go. Turns out,...
Mar 8, 2025 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Misc, Professional, Spinal Cord Injury
Lately, I’ve seen a lot of bold statements about getting rid of DEI. But let’s be clear—if you’re against something, name it.Stop hiding behind letters. Spell it out:“I OPPOSE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION.”And while you’re at it, let’s get specific:🔹 DIVERSITY?...
Feb 10, 2025 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Professional, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Thank you to Los Angeles Magazine for featuring my TEDx talk as one of the top 30 impactful talks of this century! A huge congratulations to my fellow TEDx’ers!! Editor’s Picks! 30 TED(x) Talks That Have Made an Impact This Century! I woke up to a friend sending...
Jan 22, 2025 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Professional, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
🎉 Link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/top-50-worlds-tedx-chart-most-watched-talks-youtube-elaine-powell-s4acc/ 🎉 Wow. Just wow. 🤯 I am beyond honored to be listed among these incredible speakers whose TEDx talks made waves in 2024. My little corner of the...
Jan 13, 2025 | Advocacy, Funnies, Lessons Learned, Professional, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Have you met Kate Gladdin ? If not, you have to check her out right now. We were introduced to a mutual friend and she is also a Keynote motivational speaker, best-selling author, and coach for women. As I say time and time again, life and everything in between is all...
