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An old fashioned style lamppost is seen, close in on the lit part, below this section is tied a large red bow and fir brances, behind can be seen christmas lights out of focus

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Navigating the Holidays as a Disabled Person: Reflection, Access & Care

The picture shows the three activists mentioned in the post, Alice Wong then Patricia Berne and lastly Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha to represent disability history month

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Disability History Month Reflections: Amplifying Powerful Voices

A sign is seen, painted white with a red heart and the writing Be Kind written in black to represent accessible ways to spread kindness

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Accessible Ways to Spread Kindness (Even on Low Spoon Days)

A man is sat on a low wall, behind him is a busy street, he is wearing a brown outfit under a blue denim jacket and a brown trilby on his head. He is looking down seemingly depressed and struggling to represent Managing Stress as a Disabled Carer

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Managing Stress as a Disabled Carer

Mental Health

Rejecting New Years Pressure

Happy New Year dear readers, and welcome back to the blog! As we step into 2026, I wanted to talk about how important it is to let go of negativity about who you are or were in the year before.…

By admin
Health Update

New Year, New Flare!

Yes, new year, new flare! We have all been there, you make plans and then your body decides to start giving you magnified versions of symptoms you already have or completely new ones! It’s a very frustrating start to the…

By admin

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