Life Unscripted: Living Out Loud

Life Unscripted: Living Out Loud is where I share my personal reflections with you.

As a trauma survivor I am beginning the hard work of sitting with and trying to make sense of the tangle of emotions that has been locked away for decades. Hidden under layers of distraction, obsession, addiction. I’m working on staying true to myself, listening to and trusting my inner voice, being vulnerable and imperfect and a messy human being – and feeling OK about that.

This life-changing but grief-heavy process has unleashed a powerful need to share the raw truths of myself with my readers, in the hope that it will help me make sense of it all, and perhaps resonate with someone out there, too.

Thanks for keeping me company as I navigate this new path.

Sex and Disability: Intimacy, Desire, and Pleasure When Bodies Have Limits

This piece was written by a previous version of me, one who had higher libido, non-progressive deafness, and who didn’t yet know what it was like to live with chronic illness. It was before I moved into perimenopause, before I suddenly developed M.E. What follows is my early exploration into sex and disability, motivated by kindness and curiosity and a desire to create a place which resonates with anyone affected. I now count myself among that number.