Category: SELF-AWEARNESS
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I Am Allowed to Take Up Space
By Marie W.O.W.C.P. For a long time, I tried to make myself smaller. Smaller in my voice. Smaller in my needs. Smaller in the space I took up in the world. Living with cerebral palsy sometimes made me feel as if I was already noticed before I even spoke. People noticed how I walked. They…
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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…
OUR BEAUTIFUL CHALLENGES 