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Not Every Day Is a Good Day And That’s Okay   I think people today, especially teens, are easily misled by society to think that everyday needs to be “social media” ready, filled with [...]

This is a quality towards which many strive, but often fall short. I think it is even more complicated for those of us who also are fighting hard to manage other challenges. It is easy to [...]

Making friends can be hard, especially when you are different either mentally or physically. I am lucky to have had the same two best friends since I was in kindergarten. Most peoples’ [...]

A few years ago, my sister was walking with my mom and they saw a parked police car. My sister became visibly nervous. When my mom asked why, my sister explained that she was worried. What would [...]

Creating a self-identity is very complicated, particularly when you have a disability. How do you embrace and own your disability without letting your disability define you? I seem to be [...]

When you are diagnosed with a disability, you might at first feel embarrassed. Or, you might feel like you have to hide that disability – that is how I felt at first. But, over time, I learned [...]