“Seen, Celebrated, and Belonging” – DU Disability Visibility Commencement Speech 2026
This year, I had the honor of giving the commencement speech for University of Denver’s Disability Visibility graduation. Here it is! Good morning.
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How to Keep the Hard Stuff from Playing Red Rover with Your Heart
My friend just told me she had to trick her daughter into working with old people. I have doubts that the daughter will ever read
Grieving Change
Joan and I talked through her obsession with George, a childhood-into-adulthood crush. Her daughter told me, “When she talks about him, that’s when you know
Fly Your Own Kite
You are not responsible for disappointment when you do not meet the expectations others have for you. Many of us never see our childhood upbringings
Deep Holes
It’s always nice to find people who don’t think you have a big hole in your life to fill just because you don’t have children.
When Being told “You’re Right” is Wrong
I should’ve caught the warning sign when my client, a woman in her 60s, and her long-haired adult son pulled out a glam shot album
5 Lifehacks to Help Boomer Parents
Maybe you were already considering your next move on how to help a parent before COVID-19 came stomping into your life. Or maybe the person
A Very Unique Bird – Part 2
Once Mary knew where I lived, it wasn’t long before I noticed her walking past my house more often, that blue eyeshadow and a puffy
A Very Unique Bird Indeed – Part 1
It wasn’t the fact that Mary’s eye shadow almost matched the Comet she had failed to clean off her toilet seat or that our first