Category: self-care
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Resilient Like the Trees
By Marie W.O.W.C.P. As spring approaches, I find myself noticing the trees in a way that feels deeply personal. After a long, cold winter, the branches can look bare and tired. At times, they almost seem as if they could never survive what they have been through. And yet… they do. Little by little, they…
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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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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 