Tag: mental-health
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The Peace I Found Within Myself
Identity & Personal Growth, Gratitude & Reflection Our Beautiful Challenges — Marie W.O.W.C.P. There was a time when the only peace I could find was through loud music in my ears. Music helped me breathe. It gave me somewhere to go when my thoughts felt too loud.It helped me escape the frustration I felt inside…
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The Growth I Had to Fight For
Identity & Personal Growth,Disability Journey Our Beautiful Challenges — Marie Personal growth is something people talk about all the time. People talk about healing.Confidence.Finding yourself. But what many people don’t realizeis that for some of us, growth takes a little longer. Especially when you are trying to grow while also carrying challenges that affect your…
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A Healthier Me, A More Independent (Part 3)
Health & Wellness,Independence & Life Skills Taking care of myself is not about perfection—it’s about learning what works for me. After learning to rest without guilt…and after beginning to understand how I see myself…I realized something important: Taking care of myself is not just one thing. It’s not just rest.It’s not just mindset.It’s not just…
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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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They See What’s Different- Not What’s Possible
Disability & Advocacy,Identity & Personal Growth Our Beautiful ChallengesBy Marie W.O.W.C.P. I love where I live. I never thought in my lifetime I would be where I am today, and I don’t take that for granted. There is so much about my life that I’m proud of—even if I don’t always say it out loud.…
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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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PT1 The Women Who Lived the Example
Becoming the Living Example Series Our Beautiful ChallengesBy Marie W.O.W.C.P. There are people who come into your life and change you without even realizing it. For me, that person was a teacher I had growing up — a woman who also had cerebral palsy. At the time, I didn’t fully understand what that meant. I…
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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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When Gratitude Meets Fears
Our Beautiful ChallengesBy Marie W.O.W.C.P. There’s something I’ve been learning about myself lately… That I can feel deeply grateful for my past…and still feel afraid of my future. For a long time, I thought those two things couldn’t exist together. If I were grateful, shouldn’t I feel at peace? If I trusted my journey, shouldn’t…
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