by admin | Jul 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
Managing my fatigue is something that I’ve been trying to grapple with since acquiring my stroke 16 years ago. Initially in rehabilitation, the fatigue fog engulfed me from the beginning of the day. I write in my book reinventing emma – “…I...
by admin | May 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Empathy fuels CONNECTION…Sympathy drives DISCONNECTION” In this short clip, Dr Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuine empathic connection if we are brave enough to really put ourselves in another’s shoes. Watch it...
by admin | Apr 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
I just booked my first flight to present interstate face to face. Since the beginning of the pandemic, my input has been virtual. In fact, whilst I have missed the engagement that seems to take place when I am working face to face with people, I’ve loved the...
by admin | Apr 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
The opportunity to relay my own story has been so therapeutic and empowering. However, I’d be dishonest if I said that there hasn’t been occasions in my recovery where disclosing my journey has only left me feeling so disconnected, isolated and alone. I...
by admin | Feb 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
This slogan, “Nothing About Us, Without Us!”, used in the disability movement is so aligned with the importance of adopting a co-design approach. Whereby all policies, resources and services involve the input of people with a disability from the beginning....
