I leaned against the door of my Forms of Fiction class, prepared to push it open with all of my body weight. It was a semi-fruitless attempt, as the door …
Less Leg More Heart: A Story of Elevation After Amputation
Life has a way of throwing you curveballs when you least expect it. At 27 years old, I was completely comfortable. I had assured a favorable position after eight years …
My Severe Stenosis Helped My Anxiety
Sometimes when I am half asleep, I curl my toes, twist my ankle, and stretch my leg till I can feel it from hip to toe. I do this often, …
Sophie Elwes: How to Start Your Podcast Show
Why I Started My Podcast Back in 2018, I was contemplating the end of my para ski racing career, having spent four seasons training out in the USA at the …
A Disabled Woman’s Nude Photo Shoot Confession
My journey to accept my body and disability has not been simple or straight. How does one learn to accept what one cannot change? How does one unfold? When rheumatoid …
We Need To Stop Demonizing Relaxation
We live in times when there is so much pressure to hustle. To be doing, doing, doing; being constantly productive, striving for more, being better. Disabled people in particular – …
Saving Our Own Lives Again
We are all dealing with a lot of fear right now as news about the fast spread of COVID-19 reach our communities and change the landscape of our daily interactions, …
Disabled Voters, Choose Your Presidential Candidate!
“If you have a disability, you’re an activist. Sorry.” At a recent workshop on productivity culture in downtown Boston, facilitator and chronic illness advocate Karolina Chorvath made me do a …
Why Disabled Women Haven’t Joined the “Me too” Movement
The “Me too” movement sparked a wave of revelation and liberation for women around the world. It gave women a voice to free the voice they had kept quiet for …