The subject of our food and how it affects our health and environment has been a growing interest of mine over the past couple of years. I think I’m driven …
Living with Home Care
Home care helps me keep my independence. But what does independence mean to you? Independence has a subjective meaning. It’s different for everyone and it changes over our lifespan. What …
ABLE Act: ABLE to Make a Difference?
One late night last winter, I checked my email box to find a message from a website called Change.org, home to thousands of petitions created by individuals trying to rally …
7 Ways to Be Audaciously Empowering
When was the last time you felt audaciously empowering? Was it as recently as New Year’s Eve when you watched the ball drop in Times Square and devoted yourself to …
Tashauna’s Twist on Inspiration Porn
Everyone has something or someone who inspires them or motivates them to achieve greatness from within. Once you know a person’s struggles and triumphs, the person becomes a source of …
Full Circle of Writing
Way back in the days when I was a youngin’…in 2007… Just kidding! Though, way back in late 2007 was the first time I wrote for Audacity Magazine. I don’t …
Nina Ellis Cruises through Challenge
My name is Nina Ellis, and I’m 35 years old. I live in Ladson, SC, about 30 minutes away from downtown Charleston. My specific disability is unknown, since I have …
My Disability Isn’t My Competition
I’ve come a long way since a car accident that left me paralyzed neck downwards in December 2009. From being completely immobile after the accident to winning 4 gold medals …
Impossible to Label: That’s Me
Editor’s note: Tashauna’s post will be filed under the name of her column . She was a contributor to Audacity Magazine many years ago so it is only fitting that …