Category: CEREBRAL PALSY
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Learning to Rest Without Guilt
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 more from me than people realize. There…
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The Women Behind the Walker
By Marie W.O.W.C.P. When people first meet me, one of the first things they often notice is my walker. They notice how I move. They notice the pace of my body. They notice the physical challenge before they notice the woman standing behind it. For a long time, that used to bother me. Because while…
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My Disability is Part of the Story, Not the Whole Story
Our Beautiful ChallengesBy Marie W.O.W.C.P. Welcome to Our Beautiful Challenges. This space is more than a blog. It is a place for truth, healing, reflection, and the beauty still to be found within life’s hardest moments. For much of my life, I felt as though people saw one thing first. The way I walk. The…
OUR BEAUTIFUL CHALLENGES 