We are not shown many examples of disability in the media, and the ones that we are shown are often portrayed as tragic, or in the realm of inspiration porn. People seem to have an idea of disability as being
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Signal Boost: What to Do When You’re Bored With Your Routines
Blame hedonic adaptation: the tendency for us to get used to things over time. Source: What to Do When You’re Bored With Your Routines One of the things that gnaws at me a little is how much my life has
Reading List: A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum
Wow. I just finished this novel, and it was intense. It hurts to read. It hurts to imagine. And it hurts in moments where it is relatable, despite my culture and privilege differences from the characters. Etaf tells a story
Signal Boost: On Disability and on Facebook? Uncle Sam Wants to Watch What You Post
The Trump administration wants to use Facebook and other social media to help identify people who are receiving Social Security disability benefits without being truly disabled. Source: On Disability and on Facebook? Uncle Sam Wants to Watch What You Post
Signal Boost: No. 1 Pacing Tip: How to Unlearn the “Completion Compulsion”
Pushing ourselves to complete a task is the most common pacing mistake most of us make. “The next step is choosing a different action. Sometimes even with awareness, we can think, “I know I’m running out of energy, but I
Reading List: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Yaa Gyasi‘s novel “Homegoing” is a masterfully written historical novel. It begins in Ghana, and tells the story of the progression of two lines of a family tree over eight generations. One branch stays substantially in Ghana with a complex
Signal Boost: What to Say If Your Friend Isn’t Going to ‘Get Well Soon’
Not everyone with a chronic or lifelong illness is going to ‘get well soon.’ One woman explains what to say and how to be there for someone living with a chronic illness that might not get better. Source: What to
Reading List: Me and White Supremacy Workbook by Layla Saad
I just finished my first pass with Layla Saad’s “Me and White Supremacy Workbook.” I say first pass, because this book needs to be worked more than once. At its core, the workbook consists of 28 sets of writing prompts