Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/27879g3N1NcyVNlXyfc9vY?si=yazX4ycJRzKUpwr3oY6lrg Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Sarah, and I live with a physical disability called Spina Bifida that also comes with a lot of other health challenges, such as chronic migraine, Hydrocephalus, neurogenic bladder and bowel, hip dysplasia, orthopedic issues, and many other challenges I have not … Continue reading A Little Bit About Me
Disability advocacy is important because anyone can become disabled, and a more accessible world benefits everyone, not just disabled people. As a disabled person, I have been advocating for my needs my entire life because I have had no choice but, within the last eight and a half years, I decided to take my advocacy … Continue reading Lessons I Have Learned With Years Of Online Advocacy
Happy New Year! It is that time of year where people make new goals and reflect on the things that they achieved this year. Non-disabled people often will have big accomplishments and will try to do something bigger in the upcoming year but when you are disabled, it can be difficult to come up with … Continue reading My Reflections Of 2025
Happy New Year! In the New Year, a lot of people make new goals for themselves I love that because growth happens when we challenge ourselves but unfortunately, most resolutions will fail by the second week of January. Most people do not know what a realistic goal is, or were never serious to begin with … Continue reading New Year’s Resolutions I Will Not Be Making
Sleep is just as important as your physical and mental health, but often it is not as much of a priority as your exercise routine. Most people are good at getting their exercise routine in, but often skimp on sleep because they don't realize how much sleep deprivation can negatively impact your health. I live … Continue reading How Poor Sleep Negatively Affects Your Health
Merry Christmas! Holidays are stressful for everyone because there is so much that needs to get done for Christmas Day and only so much time to get it all done. It can be even more stressful for people with chronic pain because you have to do the same things to prepare for the holidays that … Continue reading Why The Holidays Are More Difficult For People With Chronic Pain
It will be a New Year in a little over a week, which means most people are thinking about what goals they want to achieve in the New Year. I am a huge advocate for goal setting, but I don't always make new goals in the New Year unless there is something that I know … Continue reading Fitness Goals Disabled People Can Make In The New Year
When you are disabled, sometimes you may need to have multiple surgeries to maintain good health. Some people with Spina Bifida have had a lot of surgeries, but not everyone with Spina Bifida needs multiple surgeries, and it depends on what form you have, because milder forms will need fewer surgeries than severe forms. I … Continue reading Lessons Learned from Multiple Surgeries
When you go to an event and are surrounded by people that you do not know, it is completely normal to feel a little anxious. Everyone gets anxious when they try new things, but for some people, it's not just a little anxiety, and it completely disrupts your life. Social anxiety is something that most … Continue reading How To Cope With Social Anxiety
Winter can be difficult for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses because extreme temperatures and changes in the weather, in general, often trigger pain and flare symptoms. In Florida, we get some cold days, but it is not freezing cold every single day all winter long, and it's the best time to come to Florida … Continue reading How To Stay Warm In Winter With A Physical Disability
When you are disabled and have to go to the bathroom out in public, sometimes you may need to use the accessible bathroom to be able to take care of your needs. Non-disabled people sometimes think that I get upset when I see someone who doesn't look disabled come out of the accessible bathroom. A … Continue reading Why Would Someone Need To Use The Accessible Toilet?
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