Mind, Body & Spirit Archives - Audacity Magazine https://www.audacitymagazine.com/category/mind-body-spirit/ Lifestyle Magazine for the Physically Disabled Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:41:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Through Your Filter: What You Miss About Disabled People https://www.audacitymagazine.com/through-your-filter-disabled-people/ https://www.audacitymagazine.com/through-your-filter-disabled-people/#respond Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:36:51 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=7212 On a clear day, when we look up at the blue sky, we see a big, bright yellow sun shining in the sky. Or at least that’s what we think ...

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]]> https://www.audacitymagazine.com/build-inner-strength/feed/ 1 Sip Happens: Hydration Tips for Disabled People in Hot Weather https://www.audacitymagazine.com/sip-happens-hydration-tips-disabled-people/ https://www.audacitymagazine.com/sip-happens-hydration-tips-disabled-people/#respond Tue, 01 Jul 2025 04:40:00 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=7070 Let’s be real—the heat doesn’t care what kind of day you’re having. It just shows up uninvited, clings to you like bad energy, and leaves you drained. While most people ...

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]]> https://www.audacitymagazine.com/sip-happens-hydration-tips-disabled-people/feed/ 0 How My Mother as My Caregiver Gave Me Life Twice https://www.audacitymagazine.com/mother-as-caregiver-after-paralysis/ https://www.audacitymagazine.com/mother-as-caregiver-after-paralysis/#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2025 15:56:40 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=7038 For me, that bond with my mami has always been sacred. It was born when I was, and it was forged in fire when, at 18 years old, I was ...

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]]> https://www.audacitymagazine.com/mother-as-caregiver-after-paralysis/feed/ 2 Living with Cerebral Palsy: Why Medicaid Is My Lifeline https://www.audacitymagazine.com/living-with-cerebral-palsy-why-medicaid-is-my-lifeline/ https://www.audacitymagazine.com/living-with-cerebral-palsy-why-medicaid-is-my-lifeline/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2025 20:31:33 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=7022 I’ve been advocating for people with developmental disabilities for over 30 years, but the truth is—I didn’t choose this fight. I was born into it. Living with cerebral palsy, I’ve ...

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]]> https://www.audacitymagazine.com/living-with-cerebral-palsy-why-medicaid-is-my-lifeline/feed/ 3 Winter Blues Suck! This is My Story https://www.audacitymagazine.com/winter-blues-suck-this-is-my-story/ Sun, 29 Dec 2024 20:54:48 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=6880 Here we are, in the middle of the Christmas season—the most wonderful time of the year. Winter weather, Christmas trees, lights, eggnog, and that store-bought blue tin of Danish butter ...

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]]> Give Less, Love More: A Stress-Free Holiday Guide https://www.audacitymagazine.com/give-less-love-more-a-stress-free-holiday-guide/ Sat, 16 Nov 2024 23:21:02 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=6831 To Give or Not To Give? “The first holiday season I didn’t buy anyone a gift felt like I’d broken an unspoken rule. I’d spent years overextending myself—saying yes to ...

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]]> How to Set Boundaries as a Physically Disabled Millennial https://www.audacitymagazine.com/how-to-set-boundaries-as-a-physically-disabled-millennial/ https://www.audacitymagazine.com/how-to-set-boundaries-as-a-physically-disabled-millennial/#comments Sat, 05 Oct 2024 22:40:37 +0000 https://www.audacitymagazine.com/?p=6790 Family is often a source of support and love, but for many of us in the physically disabled community, it can also become a complicated space where boundaries blur. Setting ...

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