How To Help A Friend Struggling From Depression

Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/2dFif15hG01u1RTBVyDTgW?si=OhH4ptMuQFS2_rQHrluL-g Disclaimer: In this post, I am sharing how I help my friends who are struggling with depression. I am not a mental health professional, and everything shared is to be used for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Mental illness is often invisible because not … Continue reading How To Help A Friend Struggling From Depression

Why We Need To Be Talking About The Negatives Of A Disability

Listen This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/0LROK6CNGjBUKWEcofZrVQ?si=msjJQrMCQr629PIu9Vn2SQ Disability awareness isn't just about talking about the positives of your disability, and we also need to be talking about the negatives of disability, even if it makes some people uncomfortable. Non-disabled people sometimes get uncomfortable when disabled people talk about the negatives of a disability and will only want us … Continue reading Why We Need To Be Talking About The Negatives Of A Disability

How Filmmakers Get Disability Wrong

Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/4fkAHJgNXgnZTplcS2xUIj?si=6uFrEJT9Si2sZBhpxbq_hA Disability is one of the most under-represented communities in the media, and even when disabled characters are represented in TV shows, it is often poor representation because a vast majority of the time, non-disabled people play disabled parts. As a disabled person, I love it when movies include disabled people … Continue reading How Filmmakers Get Disability Wrong

Why Should You Celebrate My Assistive Devices?

Listen To This Post https://open.spotify.com/episode/3YwuPinCvARAvva88BVGFO?si=3_464N39Q8qZoDMbwhJ7BQ When you have a physical disability, assistive devices often are not a choice and are necessary for disabled people to move and have some level of independence. I live with a physical disability and have been using assistive devices my entire life because I have never had the leg muscles … Continue reading Why Should You Celebrate My Assistive Devices?

A Little Bit About Me

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