Through blogging and public speaking, I hope to inspire others to face life's obstacles with humor and perspective. To learn more, visit: www.comfortableinmythickskin.com
Hello loyal readers! Today an article I wrote about how scleroderma impacts my body image was published on Cosmopolitan , Redbook and Woman’s Day. Although my whole Facebook Fiasco story was featured in these magazines… Read more Cosmopolitan, Redbook, and Woman’s Day……..Oh My! →
We Interrupt Your Child’s Academic Growth to Bring Her a Morsel of Childhood Some kids dream of becoming an astronaut, a lion tamer, or a rodeo star. As a child,… Read more Children are More Than a Dot on a Graph →
On September 6th, I received a comment from a woman named Dawn via my blog. Dawn’s remarks were in reference to the page that features my memoir; Does This… Read more To The Woman Who Told Me I Was “a Self-loathing Freak of Nature Attempting to Make a Buck” →
Am I Disabled Enough to Get Special Treatment? Earlier this year, I wrote an article describing a personal challenge I faced when people illegally parked in handicap spots. The piece got picked up by Yahoo! and garnered over 600 comments. Many people expressed support of my plight, but a fair number of commenters were downright cruel. People said I wasn’t really handicapped, I was just lazy, fat, mean, and a whole host of other insults. They insinuated that I do not really need a placard and am abusing the system.… Read more Playing the Handicap Card →
How many times have you heard a person say, “I don’t care if someone is white, black, green, or polka-dotted, it’s who they are on the inside that counts.”… Read more Color Blind: Perspectives From a Polka-dotted White Lady and Her Black Friend →
Since 1921, the Miss America competition has ignited public debate. Typically though, the controversy doesn’t revolve around a contestant’s attempt to convey the positive influences nurses have on their patients.… Read more When Was the Last Time an Opera Singer Saved a Life? →
Squashing Sorority Stereotypes Do the words , sorority, and Greek system, conjure up images such as the ones below? I’ll admit, I never would have joined a sorority had… Read more It Was All GREEK to Me……. →
Click here to participate in “Face Off For Scleroderma.” If you haven’t noticed, there’s been a whole lot on my blog recently regarding that little incident that occurred between me… Read more How Did an 87 Pound Girl End Up in a Weight Loss Gym Class? →
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