Category: body awearness
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The More stressed I Am, The Harder My CP Becomes.
Health & Wellness,Living with Cerebral Palsy Our Beautiful Challenges — Marie W.O.W.C.P One thing people may not realize about living with cerebral palsy is that stress doesn’t just affect me emotionally. It affects me physically too. The more stressed I become, the harder my cerebral palsy becomes to manage. Stress can make my body tighter.…
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The Mental Toolbox
Health & Wellness,Mindfulness & Personal Growth Our Beautiful ChallengesBy Marie W.O.W.C.P. Lately, I have felt a little off in life. Not necessarily lost— but disconnected from myself. I think sometimes life becomes so loud,so emotionally heavy,that we forget how important it is to center ourselves again. For me,centering myself is not always hard to do.…
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Protecting My Peace Is Growth
Identity & Personal Growth,Mental Health & Wellness I write a gratitude entry every day and sometimes I turn them into blog posts There comes a point in life when you realize that protecting your peace is just as important as protecting your heart. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve started to understand how important it is…
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A Healthier Me, A More Independent (Part 3)
Health & Wellness,Independence & Life Skills Taking care of myself is not about perfection—it’s about learning what works for me. After learning to rest without guilt…and after beginning to understand how I see myself…I realized something important: Taking care of myself is not just one thing. It’s not just rest.It’s not just mindset.It’s not just…
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I Wasn’t Meant to Be Fixed (Part 2)
A Healthier Me, A More Independent Me Disability & Advocacy,Identity & Personal Growth Before I talk about how I take care of myself… I need to share how I see myself. There are parts of myself I’m still learning how to understand. One of the hardest has been my frustration. For years, I went to…
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The Days I Don’t Show Up — And Why That’s Okay
Our Beautiful ChallengesBy Marie W.O.W.C.P. There are days when I do not show up the way I planned to. Days when I had every intention of doing more, being more, or getting things done — and then life, or my body, or my mind has something else to say. For a long time, those days…
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Learning to Rest Without Guilt Part 1
A Healthier Me, A More Independent Me By Marie W.O.W.C.P. For a long time, rest felt complicated to me. There was always a part of my mind telling me that if I slowed down, I was somehow falling behind. That if I rested, I was wasting time. Living with cerebral palsy, my body often asks…
OUR BEAUTIFUL CHALLENGES 