Oct 13, 2025 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Professional, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
(And how to do your best to NOT BREAK YOUR LEGS) Earlier this year, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) passed a rule to protect wheelchair users in air travel — one of the biggest steps forward we’ve seen in years. But fast-forward to now… major airlines are...
Sep 1, 2025 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Professional, Sex + Dating, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
(200 PEOPLE. 1 BOOK. 1 WILDLY UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT.)I’m rarely speechless (and let’s be honest, that never happens) — but my book launch for Unbreakable(ish): I Wasn’t Built for Boring hosted & donated by the North Carolina Museum of Art left me totally blown...
Aug 21, 2025 | Advocacy, Before the Accident, Family, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Professional, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
I don’t believe my accident happened for a reason. I believe bad things happen to great people every second of every day. What I do believe is this: the way you move forward when life feels impossible is what defines you. Today I’m sitting quietly, reflecting on...
Jul 9, 2025 | Advocacy, Misc, Professional, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
I never imagined my story would become a book— Not after the injury. Not after the detours. And definitely not after the monkeys at the Playboy Mansion. But here we are. My memoir is a collection of the wild, raw, hilarious, and brutally honest moments that shaped...
Jun 9, 2025 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Misc, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Because if you’re going to live life on the edge, make sure it’s properly harnessed. Skydiving has been on my bucket list since forever—but I didn’t get the chance before I broke my neck in a shallow water dive and became a C6 quad, paralyzed from the chest down with...
May 28, 2025 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Professional, Spinal Cord Injury
Let’s face it: your brain is dramatic. Not theater-kid-in-high-school dramatic. More like toddler-who-dropped-their-Fruit-Roll-Up-in-a-sandbox dramatic. Every day, your decisions are being pulled in a three-way battle between: 🧠 The impulsive part that wants dopamine...
