Apr 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
(not exactly what I was going for) I ran into the most interesting (and slightly unhinged) challenge this week 😅 I’m building a weekly mini-series on practical neuroscience for work + life 🧠—the same stuff I teach on stage, just in 1–3 minute clips with humor woven...
Mar 25, 2026 | Professional, Uncategorized
On very rare occasions, I’m almost speechless.This was… almost one of them. 😉Yesterday, I had the honor of speaking to 1,000+ women leaders at the Women’s Leadership Conference hosted by the Greater Raleigh Chamber.And yes—we talked about amplifying influence through...
Dec 29, 2025 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Professional, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
If you’d told me last December where my life would land by the end of 2025, I would’ve laughed. Out loud. Possibly snorted. 🙃 I had a vision. Goals. Work ethic. Dreams bigger than my daily energy reserves… and honestly, bigger than my nervous system ever approved. 🧠⚠️...
Dec 5, 2025 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Professional, Uncategorized
When Purpose, Humor, Medicine, and Applied Neuroscience All Converge There’s a very distinct sensation that hits you when you roll onto a stage and 3,000 people go silent. Part electricity, part adrenaline, part “Please for the love of all things holy, don’t let my...
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 7, 2025 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Professional, Uncategorized
📬 The most nerve-racking piece of mail I’ve opened in years: a denial letter from my health insurance provider. Not just a denial for a new wheelchair — a denial of continuity of care. A denial of common sense. WHAT I ASKED FOR That my long-time wheelchair provider —...
