by LeisaHammett | Jan 22, 2015 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
Art is a window into the beauty and potential of people with disAbilities. It all started over a cup of coffee. This is music city. Hit songs are penned upon scratch paper in coffeehouses across town. Last June, my coffee collaboration with talented artist Doris...
by LeisaHammett | Jan 19, 2015 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Spirituality
In a society increasingly driven by the culture of social media, it’s easy to find ourselves living in a fictitious world of Pinterest Perfect and Fantasy Facebook. You know what I’m talking about. Kitchens that are never dirty, family life pictured as...
by LeisaHammett | Dec 20, 2014 | Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Spirituality
May you savor stillness amid the week’s rush. May you cherish some nurture to body and spirit. May you be renewed for the opportunities awaiting in 2014. Major changes have taken root here. I’ll be sharing them in the New Year. Also, soon, you’ll...
by LeisaHammett | Nov 20, 2014 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Motherhood, Spirituality
Today, Christine Mather, writer and theater educator, returns here, to “The Journey with Grace,” sorting aloud “the tragedies and controversies besieging the autism community.” Christine thought this post was too off-topic for her blog, Autism...
by LeisaHammett | Nov 6, 2014 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
Really? My eyes widen and I freeze frame, attempting to wrap my head around the context and stern request, to no one in particular, that some woman has just made at a gathering, index finger wagging; or delivered as a warning or hashtag on Facebook or some other...
by LeisaHammett | Oct 27, 2014 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
The journey of motherhood is meant to be shared with fellow travelers. I believe that sharing, through community, is essential to thriving as a new mother. Today I’m blogging over at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt about the importance...
