Apparently last year, and the year before, I didn’t blog or do a podcast episode relevant to Thanksgiving. I want to make up for that…because…I am grateful for a lot! I often express gratitude in…
Don’t Laugh At Me – I know how it feels
- August 29, 2022
- Tagged as: bullying, disability, diversity, equality, musiic, songwriting
The lyrics to Don’t Laugh at Me speak to anyone who has felt like an outsider. Whether or not you were bullied as a child, this song will likely resonate with you. Steve Seskin, the…
Uncover the stronger part of yourself…
- July 21, 2022
- Tagged as: coping, movement, Pilates, rehabilitation, spinal cord injury
Liz Ann Kurdrna, Pilates instructor, feels like her emotional recovery from a rock climbing injury is ongoing yet “knowing that I have to show up for someone else…by teaching…it helps. It helps you uncover the…
“Don’t worry, be happy! It could be worse. It is what it is.” by Toxic Positivity
- December 28, 2021
- Tagged as: caregiving, compassion, coping, support groups, tosic positivity
I remember years ago when I had a Toyota there was a dealership I’d go to regularly for oil changes and other car repair. You know how you drive into a big open space, like…
The size of a grapefruit in your head; I’m grateful that I’m still here
- December 11, 2021
- Tagged as: brain, meningioma, thyroid diswase, traumatic brain surgery, tumor
When you’re told you have a tumor the size of a grapefruit growing in your brain, and you have it removed, and you live to tell the story about it without experiencing profound disability, then…
Rock Climbing & Acquired Disability Peer Support Group
- September 26, 2021
- Tagged as: acquired disability, disability, movement, paraclimbing, stroke, support groups
Christina Leffmann, or Roma as she prefers to be called, is passionate about indoor and outdoor rock climbing as well as the Acquired Disability Peer Support Group she started. In June Roma traveled to Salt…
Five Years of Self-Care
- March 15, 2021
- Tagged as: attitude, dysphagia, energy, myotonic dystrophy, nutrition, self-care
Self-Care, or radical Self-Care, is the theme for the 5-year anniversary of the Glass Half Full podcast. This short episode features my brand of self-care — daily routines that are my sustenance, not just an…
A contemplative practice includes meditation, prayer, mindfulness, yoga, tai chi or qigong, journaling or anything that helps ground you. Some people use affirmations while others use music to help them ease into a more tranquil…
If I can’t dance to it, it’s not my pandemic
- December 16, 2020
- Tagged as: autism, blind, coping, dance, disability, pandemic, spina bifida
If Emma Goldman were alive and experimenting with the virtual life, she may have said something like this. Why not dance through the pandemic? It’s good physical exercise, ignites oxytocin, and can bond you with…
Loneliness: How lonely am I and What can I do about it?
- December 1, 2020
- Tagged as: chronic illness, disability, loneliness, social support
Loneliness is a public health issue. It was before the COVID-19 epidemic forced us into social isolation. Former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called loneliness a “growing health epidemic,” and even wrote a book about…
