Overcoming Adversity

A few months ago, we opened our home to our first foster care placement. We had completed hours of training, mounds of paperwork, had a thorough inspection of our home, and told our life stories to our chosen agency....

I am so grateful to the huge number of simple, quiet posts, "Me, too." The number is overwhelming. It should not be okay that the majority of women I know, of every age and background, have dealt with this. Whether they were raped, assaulted, degraded, belittled or made to feel uncomfortable, it does not matter. It is not okay.

Media is Sending the Wrong Message about Relationships I am a parent and a teen abuse survivor. I am concerned the unhealthy relationships portrayed in the film 50 Shades of Grey and the hit Netflix Series You are sending the...

This week, I had to walk my daughter through something I prayed I never would – the suicide of a friend. The news came as she was wrapping up practice. She came out to the car with big eyes and...

Moms... Have you noticed how people drive these days? It's like we got out from under the "Stay at Home" order and everyone is suddenly 15 minutes late to their grocery pickup appointment. If you turn on the TV, commentators...

Imagine controlling a TV using just your eyes. Maybe it seems like an over-the-top luxury to you. But what if you had a disability and this would make one facet of your life exponentially easier? This isn't sci-fi, folks....

Last week, my kids were talking amongst themselves in the back seat on the way home from school pick up. They were discussing how my husband and I "got them so good" on April Fools' Day a couple of...

Hi, my name is Jenny, and I am a recovering worrier. More than half of my life has been spent deep in the pits of worry. I was the toddler who hated going to daycare because I was worried my...

I Can, and I Will. Independence is a trait that has been interwoven into my personality, probably since birth. I consistently try to do as much as possible, despite my disability. It has been an ongoing personal goal of mine....

Divorcing my ex-husband is far and away the best decision I ever made: for my children, for my mental health and for my future. I’m the happiest I’ve ever been in my new marriage. So it caught me entirely...