Feb 22, 2026 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Professional, Spinal Cord Injury
This week, I made a snowy road trip from North Carolina to Tennessee to keynote for Permobil’s global leadership team — leaders flown in from around the world. ❄️🚗 Snowy miles☕️ Serious caffeine♿️ Mission accomplished And wow… this was not your typical corporate...
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 —...
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...
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...
