Tag: healing
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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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Part 3: This is Where WOWCP Came From
Becoming the Living Example Series Disability & Advocacy, Leadership & Representation Our Beautiful ChallengesBy Marie W.O.W.C.P. There was a time in my life when I didn’t understand what I was living. I was just trying to get through the day. Trying to keep up.Trying to fit in.Trying to prove—to myself and to others—that I could…
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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 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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The Quiet Power of Advocacy: What Advocacy Meant to Me Then
By Marie W.O.W.C.P. Advocacy is something that has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. When you live with a disability, advocacy is not something you choose. It is something that grows with you. There are times in your life when other people advocate for you. And for me,…
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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…
OUR BEAUTIFUL CHALLENGES 