Traumaversary

Every spinal cord injury is different. That’s what the doctors, nurses, ergos, and physios all emphasised to me in the hospital all those years ago. There were best guesses and…

"Based on what my siblings have said, I think I was bullied the most," my gentle student told me as we both looked out my entry window watching the sun…

Welcome to my annual uplifting post where I tell you how awesome my life is despite the traumatic injury that left me in a wheelchair. I've told the story of…

This is a tribute to Lee Pace’s eyebrows: they are beautiful and bold, and we all know how much I’m obsessed with eyebrows. Also, today is the seven year anniversary…

This time last year was radically different in my life. I was experiencing sunshine and physical progress and a full on mental breakdown. I'd recently found an incredible Kiwi counselor,…

“We need your parent’s phone number.” “But they are in America, and it’s really early.” “Yes, but this is a big deal, and we need to let them know.” “But…