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...
Jul 21, 2024 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Professional, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
Surprisingly, or perhaps not, I am often approached by strangers and asked if I will ever walk again? Or, I’m told I will walk again if I just work harder or pray. If we are just talking science here for a minute … I think it’s important to unpack what actually causes...
May 19, 2024 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Misc, Professional, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
As of May 20, 2024 — As I eagerly await my TEDx to come out globally I’ve been reflecting on this incredible experience over the last several months of my life. Delivering a TEDx speech has hands down been one of the most incredible and profound...
Apr 2, 2024 | Before the Accident, Funnies, Lessons Learned, Misc, Professional, Sex + Dating, Spinal Cord Injury, Uncategorized
I’m excited to share an episode of Hustle + Gather, “Going Beyond Your Limits.” I had the distinct pleasure to be a host on Courtney and Dana’s podcast live where we get raw and real about life. We chat about the good, the bad, and the ugly...
Sep 27, 2023 | Advocacy, Lessons Learned, Medical, Misc, Professional, Uncategorized
Traveling is challenging enough as a quadriplegic with respect to bed heights, doorway entrances, accessible showers, the list goes on. I always travel with a caregiver. I actually have less needs than a lot of my friends because I pretty much stick my head in the...
