Category: experience

We’ve heard so many therapists and supporters saying we should see the positive and beautiful sides of our bodies and ourselves

Keywords: body image , anorexia , body acceptance , eating disorder , psychology , self compassion

But that was just impossible for us, when our life and our minds were fully captured by the power of anorexia. We couldn’t see it, let alone think about it. However, small steps towards this idea were more feasible. We both thought a lot about it and discussed how we felt about our body and self image with each other.

https://juliamaesblog.wordpress.com/2020/08/28/how-to-be-more-compassionate-to-yourself

I finally had words to describe what I have been experiencing all my life as a blind person living in the sighted world, and more broadly, as a disabled person living in the world primarily designed for nondisabled people

Keywords: guest blog posts , ada , ada 30 in color , americans with disabilities act , asian american disabled people , disability activism , disability community , disability studies , disabled immigrants , education , families , korean americans , mewl , model minority myth

I was learning about disability history that I had never been taught before. I was learning about the laws that enabled me to have a seat in a world class university lecture hall as a blind student. Most important, I felt like I was given the permission to celebrate and embrace my disability. I felt empowered. 

https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2020/07/19/building-bridges-as-a-disabled-korean-immigrant

Once things settled down slightly with his health, it was time for me to seriously try and deal with the impact everything that had happened had had on myself

I’m not going to sugar coat it, it’s been hard. Really fucking hard! I’ve said several times, I wish I could have read someone else’s experiences to let me know that I wasn’t alone in what I was thinking, feeling, crying about, obsessing over, and it was all part of the process and perfectly normal.

https://copingwithmypartnersheartattack.wordpress.com/2020/06/18/example-post-3