WHY WORK WITH ME

As children, we often try to hide what makes us unique. Hoping to sweep it under the rug to fit in at all costs. This is exactly what I tried to do.

However, it is incredibly difficult to hide cerebral palsy. And sweeping a power wheelchair under the rug just isn’t going to work.

My CP and wheelchair were on full display for the rest of the world. Even though the rest of the world could clearly see my disability and how it impacted my life, I did my best to pretend it didn’t exist and fought as hard as I could to be “normal”.

Not even for the most fleeting of moments did it occur to me my two decades struggle to accept what made me unique would lead to one of my life’s biggest successes and opportunities.

These experiences led me to discover my purpose. Leverage my skills as a writer and marketer to serve organizations that share a passion for helping individuals with physical disabilities live independently.

The journey of learning to fuse my talent for writing with my passion for living independently has been interesting, to say the least.

I wholeheartedly believe our biggest successes in life are cultivated when our talents, passions, and purpose become aligned toward a single, clearly defined goal.

However, it’s difficult to align your purpose, passion, and talent without the proper mindset.

For me, this shift in mindset took over 30 years and many bumps on the road to achieve. I had to accept myself, and my disability.

I had to arrive at the realization that sweeping what many unique under the rug was exactly the wrong approach.

I needed to put my challenges and talents on display for the world to see and appreciate.

The struggles I faced on this journey not only led me to appreciate myself, they were the catalyst for my fierce desire to live independently.