I don’t know who is the woman pictured to the left of me. Probably a model. Whomever she is, she inspired me enough to screenshoot her photo last January. I discovered her image yesterday while searching for the photo of Grace and I that bedecked this blog post....
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” —Oscar Wilde Increasingly, autism research produces “aha” moments for the scientific community. And, as a recent joint study from University of California, Santa Cruz, and the...
Yet another female friend of “larger body proportions” has inspired me with an authentic social media post about loving the all of herself. This was my reply turned blog post. When I cut off my blonde curls and went silver and steel, a friend from college...
COVID Self-Care 101 = Read a good book! A free book to five lucky winners from yours truly. Happy Holidays! …Nashville is, of course, known for its musical prowess. For several years when I moved back here and answered the “what do you do”...
It’s been a long time since a gaggle of adolescents or children blatantly made fun of my daughter with autism. The scenario was familiar. It’s par for the course, unfortunately, when a loved one has a disAbility. Children stare, elbow their friends, cup...
Last Wednesday, while patching together a quick, late lunch of leftover black bean soup, homemade herb bread and a tossed butter-leaf salad, I listened to a YouTube video recommended by a friend and former coach. The woman featured in the video was a controversial...
From Heartache to Hope: middle tennessee families living with autism, a book by Leisa A. Hammett & photographer Rebekah Pope. Click here for more info plus ordering details.
