“If my vision fails, I know I can still play and teach. That is what keeps me going. There is no plan B. There is only this.”
‘In the children’s ward, I learned to play the piano by ear. I discovered a whole new side of me, and there was no going back.’: Visually impaired DJ, musician shares sight loss journey
‘I sat up for weeks on end googling ‘how to be happy.’ I was looking for happiness in every single place except from within.’: Traumatic brain injury survivor overcomes battle with depression after break-up
“Without even realizing it, my whole identity was that relationship. So when the relationship came to an end, I almost did too. I didn’t know who I was, what I liked, or where I was heading.”
I Gave Birth To All-Girl Quintuplets
“The tech said, ‘Baby A-girl, baby B-girl, baby C-girl, baby D-girl, and baby E-girl.’ Later, we found out our girls were only the 2nd set of all-girl quintuplets in the US.”
In Between The Deadlines, The Schedules, And The Laundry, Don’t Forget To Pause And Notice The Beauty Around You
“When our kid’s giggles don’t make us pause and say a quick prayer of thanks, when our spouse touches the small of our back and we can’t feel that quick burst of love, or when we can’t see the presence of the divine in the nearby wheat field, the swaying palm trees, or the mountains, it’s time to create a pause.”
I’m The Girl With Retinitis Pigmentosa Growing Blinder Each Day
“Society’s expectations for blind and visually impaired people are extremely harmful and outdated.”
You Can Move On From Grief, Without Leaving It Behind
“During my mom’s ten-year battle with Alzheimer’s, I put my life on hold in so many ways that I stopped living it altogether. I eventually realized just getting by was no way to live my one and only life. I felt like moving on meant leaving her behind, but I eventually learned I had it all wrong.”
In Our House, We Chose The Dinner Table
“Autism makes you choose things. It makes you look at your life and decide what matters—what you’re willing to work for and sweat for and defend and build. Through all the chatter and the plates and the food, we told this boy that here, in this house with this table and this family, he matters. He matters.”
Why The Narcissist In Your Life Still Wants To Remain Friends
“If your narcissist wants to remain your friend soon after a breakup or even contacts you to establish friendship years down the road, save yourself the grief and just don’t do it.”
Why I’m Saying No To Visitors After The Birth Of My Next Child
“This newborn isn’t here to please others. She’s here to join OUR family.”
To Anyone Contemplating Suicide, Please Stay
“You are loved. You are wanted. Life doesn’t always have to be this hard. And there is more than one way to remove the pain and suffering you’re experiencing.”