I grew up where people in my family worked in business offices, schools, hospitals, as firefighters, as landscapers, as snow plowers, as maintenance workers, as tree removers, as motorcycle racers, in construction, in oil, as school bus drivers, as watch repairmen, in sales & for the government

Growing up, my main career I thought I would have is dance studio owner. I also had moments where I thought I’d be a pro on Dancing With The Stars, a professional ballet dancer or a cop. I eventually went through the careers of dance teacher, soccer coach, assistant manager, special education teach

I had a lot of fear before investing in myself. I feared about it failing. I feared about what people thought. The thing I started doing a lot while starting in this business is mindset work & no you don’t need my therapist to do it. A lot of the trainings actually provide mindset work. Some

Throughout my journey with Epilepsy, I have gone through many seasons. Wanting people to just understand & know things. My accommodations being questioned by people because I “don’t look like” someone who has Epilepsy. It’s like they want me to have a seizure on command. Having jobs that were g

on the school bus, people always asked which boy i liked. i never liked any of them. i just named a random boy so the question would stop. one day a girl on the bus called me a lesbian because i always sat with the same girl. i freaked out. i told her i wasn't — even though i had LGBTQ+ a

how to create more inclusive communities 🤍 inclusion isn't a vibe. it's a practice. and most of it is simpler than people think. caption your videos. ask people what they need and believe them. offer flexible ways to show up. put disabled and marginalized people in leadership, not jus

what allyship actually looks like 🏳️‍🌈 not the rainbow logo in june. not the performative post. the real stuff. support people with whatever THEY need — not what's easiest for you. show up to their events. be in the room, not just the comments. and honestly? don't say mean things.

disabled entrepreneurs deserve more visibility. here's why 💼 we're told to be "realistic" — to shrink our goals to fit our diagnoses. but disabled people have been innovating out of necessity our whole lives. we navigate inaccessible systems, manage our health, AND run busines

I spent years learning that I could work — but I needed the right environment. ♿️ I worked multiple jobs, stayed seizure-free for 4 years, and successfully completed student teaching with my accommodations in place. Then I started my first full-time teaching job. My accommodations weren’t