Category: Disability
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Keeping Myself Above Water
Health & Wellness,Identity & Personal Growth Our Beautiful Challenges — Marie For the most part, I’m happy with who I am as a person living with a disability. Still, every now and then, I do get in a mood where I feel like people don’t always see how much of a struggle it can be…
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The Big Change
Womanhood Through the Challenges Our Beautiful ChallengesBy Marie W.O.W.C.P. I’m very close to that time in every woman’s life. The big change is knocking on my door. And honestly, I think for many women this season of life can feel emotional, confusing, and even scary for different reasons. For me, it feels even more frightening…
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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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Part 2: What It Takes to Show Up Every Day
Disability & Advocacy,Leadership & Representation Becoming the Living Example Series Our Beautiful ChallengesBy Marie W.O.W.C.P. There’s something people don’t always see. They see you show up.They see you get through the day.They see you smile, talk, and keep going. But they don’t always see what it takes to get there. Because showing up isn’t just…
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The Life I Did Build
By Marie W.O.W.C.P. There was a time in my life when I measured myself by the things I thought I might never have. The white dress. The children. The traditional life story. For a long time, those were the things I believed defined what a “full” life was supposed to look like. And because my…
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Blooming on My Own Time
Category: Growth, Healing & TimingOur Beautiful ChallengesBy Marie W.O.W.C.P. There was a time in my life when I looked around and felt as though everyone else was blooming before me. People seemed to move through life on a timeline that felt so natural. School.Relationships.Careers.Families.Milestones. And for a long time, I quietly wondered why my life…
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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…
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