Empowerment

The Unsocial Reality of ‘Social’ Media

What's actually social about 'social' media? Sitting behind a screen and flicking through other people's lives is far from 'social', and if ...
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11/18/2017 / body image, body image, change, confidence, eating disorder, empowerment, journey, perspective, positivity, recovery, self love, self respect, , transition

Be Better, Not Bitter

During my second to last year of college, I had the honor and privilege of attending a service trip to ...
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11/17/2017 / Alabama, Betternotbitter, Civil Rights, decision making, empowerment, growth, Learning, MLK, perspective, positive mindset

As a Person With a Disability, I Am Never ‘Sitting Alone’

I was seated at a circular table in a banquet hall -- clad in a dress and a pair of ...
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11/16/2017 / disability, empowerment, Family, growth, Night out, perspective, positive mindset, Sitting alone

A date with November.

Tonight, I saw her. She paused... looking for a moment of peace. Looking around she saw how leaves painted the ...
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11/13/2017 / empowerment, perspective, positive mindset, self love

Turning Vulnerability Into Beauty

Our greatest triumphs arise out of our greatest struggles. The struggles that you’ve faced throughout your lives, whether past or ...
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11/11/2017 / comfort zone, empowerment, growth, perspective, positive mindset, vulnerability

One Size Does Not Fit All

Disabilities are not one dimensional; it is easy to look at someone with cerebral palsy and see all of the most textbook symptoms ...
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11/09/2017 / empowerment

This Is What #InvisiblyDisabledLooksLike

#InvisiblyDisabledLooksLike cerebral palsy, anxiety and depression. It’s spending 9 years trying to “pass” as able-bodied to escape judgement, then feeling ...
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10/31/2017 / body image, empowerment, growth, perspective, positive mindset, self love