Hard Joy is about disability, parenting, grief, care, and the emotional complexities and contradictions of ordinary life, including how we make meaning, build identity, and stay connected
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When Our Bodies Trick Us
A dear friend asked me recently to try to explain the anxiety someone with a visual impairment might feel when entering a space that challenges their vision. She was asking for her teenage son, who has compromised vision and shows visible s...
Everyone Deserves a Casserole
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A few weeks ago the journalist Jessica Slice wrote an article for New York Magazine detailing her ordeal in trying to get an accurate diagnosis and treatment for her daughter, who was e...
Is pregnancy a disability?
Stock image of a pregnant belly. Photo by Suhyeon Choi on Unsplash
I recently participated in an interview for a research study during which I was asked to share about my experiences as a mother and a person with a disability. I meandered...
My complicated relationship with AI
If you’re anything like me, you are inundated with hot takes on AI daily, whether it’s in Substack posts, news pieces, or real-life conversations.
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Like many, my relationship with AI has evolved.
I started off hating...
Disability Pride, Shame, and Writing to Belong
Before I jump in, I want to offer some personal context. You may have noticed it’s been a second since I’ve shared a piece. The past several weeks have been both expectedly and unexpectedly full: launching my private practice, a couple of o...
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clinical psychologist and researcher, millennial mom, and disability advocate writing about disability, care, parenting, mental health, and the science and messy realities of being human
Researcher, clinical psychologist, millennial parent, movie enthusiast. Track changes are my love language. Interested in how we talk about mental health, science, parenting, and everything in between.
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