RARE Across America 2021
Check out my essay regarding my participation in RARE Across America 2021 and rare disease advocacy
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Episode 5 – A Caregiver’s Perspective, with Mary Alice Johnston, R.N.
Happy 2021, everyone! We did it! We made it through 2020! To kick off the new year, I invited a very special guest onto the podcast: my mom, Mary … Episode 5 – A Caregiver’s Perspective, with Mary Alice Johnston, R.N.
Read More Episode 5 – A Caregiver’s Perspective, with Mary Alice Johnston, R.N.Happy National Diabetes Awareness Month!
Morning, all! For anyone unaware, November is National Diabetes Awareness Month and World Diabetes Day was on the fourteenth. Obviously, my relationship with this incurable disease has evolved over the years. Having to take over the daily functioning of a vital organ every day for the rest of your life once you’re diagnosed is a […]
Read More Happy National Diabetes Awareness Month!Read my interview on Uplifting Voices’ website
It was my honor to be interviewed by Nupur Chokshi, founder of Uplifting Voices, regarding my life as a type 1 diabetic, track athlete, attorney, and now physically disabled person. I hope you’ll check out Uplifting Voices’ Facebook page as well as their website to learn more about the organization. I have no doubt you’ll […]
Read More Read my interview on Uplifting Voices’ websiteEpisode 3 – Talking Type 1 with Daniel Newman
After a bit of a health-induced summer hiatus, I’m back and ready to talk more type 1 diabetes! And what a perfect way to do so by interviewing … Episode 3 – Talking Type 1 with Daniel Newman
Read More Episode 3 – Talking Type 1 with Daniel NewmanWHEN YOUR “NEW NORMAL” GETS OLD FAST
In this post-apocalyptic time of COVID-19, social distancing, self-quarantining, and Hunger Games-level hoarding of toilet paper and other basic household goods by our fellow human, we’re all still adjusting to the “new normal” and trying to figure out how long it’ll likely stay this way. And while there are definitely a lot of things that remain […]
Read More WHEN YOUR “NEW NORMAL” GETS OLD FASTIn the Immortal Words of The Beatles, I’m Officially a “Paperback Wriiiiiiiiitaaaaaa!”
Today is the official publication date of my paperback memoir, “Relentless: From National Champion to Physically Disabled Activist.” Get your copy on Amazon today!
Read More In the Immortal Words of The Beatles, I’m Officially a “Paperback Wriiiiiiiiitaaaaaa!”Kindle version of RELENTLESS out now!
The Kindle/e-book version of my self-help memoir, “Relentless: From National Champion to Physically Disabled Activist,” is out now on Amazon!
Read More Kindle version of RELENTLESS out now!White Person to White Person: Let’s Talk!
Thoughts on white allyship in the antiracism movement, coming from a former criminal defense attorney and civil rights activist. I discuss George Floyd, Rush Limbaugh, slavery, segregation, white privilege and more.
Read More White Person to White Person: Let’s Talk!When You’re Feeling Like an Ineffective Ally
Warning: This post involves some self-pity and defensiveness coming from a white woman. If you bear with me ’til the end, I think you’ll find comfort in the fact that I snap myself out of it and try to encourage others to do so as well. But if you’re in no mood to hear about […]
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