Allison Baggott-Rowe

Allison Baggott-Rowe Award-Winning Author | Disability Advocate | TEDx Speaker | Writing in liminal spaces about taboo spaces. Allison’s work often features liminal spaces.

Allison Baggott-Rowe is an International Award-winning author with disabilities hoping to build worlds that challenge and inspire readers to consider our place on the planet, especially in a world that can be challenging for disabled/chronically ill individuals to inhabit. She is one of Marquis “Who’s Who in America 2024” and delivered a TEDx talk on overcoming medical adversity in 2018, entitled "A Fall Does Not Define You, But How You Rise Will Redefine You." Her previous short stories and personal essays have been featured in several acclaimed works, including the 2023 international bestselling anthology "You Can, You Will." She also contributed the winning piece for Inked in Gray's 2022 anthology contest, We Deserve to Exist. Allison possesses a wealth of creative experiences, including performing as an aerialist for “Cirque,” defending the title of a Top 100 USCF competitive female chess player in the United States, and receiving national medals for excellence in Irish Music performance. In 2024, she won Harvard University's Judith Wood Prize upon graduation for being a student who advocates for disability access on the heels of receiving the Swarthmore Book Award. When not writing from her favorite perch on the couch, Allison enjoys taking her dogs (Samwise and Rosie) to the park, embarking on adventures with her husband into the wilds of Ohio, and playing enchanting tabletop board games. She also has a pesky habit of diving into any body of water she finds, from the lap lane in the gym pool to the Aegean Sea.

✍️ Today’s writing prompt: Write about a moment someone believed in you.This month is dysautonomia awareness month and I...
13/03/2026

✍️ Today’s writing prompt: Write about a moment someone believed in you.

This month is dysautonomia awareness month and I am so grateful to for finding meaning AND supporting this book designed to help so many of us living with dysautonomia and similar conditions. 🦓✨

Receiving support from organizations like The Dysautonomia Project means the world to me. 💙 As someone living with complex chronic illness, writing Beyond Exhaustion has always been about building bridges—between patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals. Seeing this work resonate with the community that inspired it is deeply meaningful. Moments of recognition can transform both characters and real lives.

💬 Tag someone who believed in your journey.

✍️ Today’s writing prompt: If you could wake up anywhere in the world…Alt Prompt: Try the word: horizon
Sunrise over the...
12/03/2026

✍️ Today’s writing prompt: If you could wake up anywhere in the world…
Alt Prompt: Try the word: horizon

Sunrise over the Danube from our stateroom in Budapest. 🌅
There’s something magical about waking up somewhere new and watching the day unfold over water and city skylines. It made me wonder: If you could wake up anywhere in the world tomorrow morning, where would it be?
 
Accessibility Notes:
Short prompts welcome. Dictation counts! Write a few lines describing where your character wakes up.

💬 Tell me your dream sunrise destination.

✍️ Today’s writing prompt: A mystery begins on the water. If that doesn’t spark something today, try the word: current.
...
09/03/2026

✍️ Today’s writing prompt: A mystery begins on the water. If that doesn’t spark something today, try the word: current.

There’s something about reading a mystery on a river that feels especially fitting. 📚🌊 While on the river, I finally picked up Murder on the Danube, and it was the perfect atmospheric companion to the journey. River travel already feels like a story in motion—cities sliding past the windows, history layered into every shoreline. If you’re a mystery lover, this one is a fun, cozy travel read.
 
Accessibility Notes:
This writing space is disability-friendly and pace-friendly. Write for 2 minutes or 20. Dictation, messy notes, and rest breaks are always welcome.

💬 Where’s the most interesting place you’ve ever read a book?

✍️ Today’s writing prompt: A journey that changes someone.Alt Prompt: use the word “river.”
A few moments from our Danub...
08/03/2026

✍️ Today’s writing prompt: A journey that changes someone.
Alt Prompt: use the word “river.”

A few moments from our Danube journey. Travel has a way of stretching time—every city layered with history, every step holding a new story.

Write one paragraph about a journey.
 OR 💬 Which slide is your favorite?
 

05/03/2026
Where are you writing from today?
04/03/2026

Where are you writing from today?

Please join me in welcoming my first book into the world! 💕📖Now available for PREORDER, I am delighted to present my boo...
25/02/2026

Please join me in welcoming my first book into the world! 💕📖Now available for PREORDER, I am delighted to present my book, Beyond Exhaustion. The preorder link is in my bio to purchase directly from my incredible publisher, McFarland. It is also at the bottom of this post if you’d like to copy/paste into the URL. Thank you to all who helped make this dream come true! 💕✨

“Living with an energy limiting disorder (ELD) does not mean limiting your entire life. This work offers an exploration into ELDs that includes groundbreaking medical research, reflections on lived experience, and interviews with patients, caregivers, and healthcare experts. Baggott-Rowe translates complex clinical language into compassionate, accessible guidance, highlighting insights from specialists at institutions such as Johns Hopkins, Harvard, Mayo Clinic, and Stanford. Also featured are stories about internationally recognized figures including acclaimed musicians and actors from the Harry Potter franchise, underscoring the ubiquity of energy limitation.

Through a mix of storytelling and practical guidance, the work bridges the divide between patients, caregivers, and professionals, offering tools for pacing, communication and self-advocacy. Resilience is reframed for those living with chronic illness, emphasizing that limited energy does not necessitate a smaller life. The work ultimately invites the reader to rethink success, health, and the act of caregiving by presenting a comprehensive picture of what energy limitation means and how to break through its constraints.”

✨💜🦓💕✨



Website for purchase: https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/Beyond-Exhaustion/

✨ Sneak Peek… ✨Something is quietly stirring behind the scenes — and I finally get to share with you.Beyond Exhaustion: ...
24/02/2026

✨ Sneak Peek… ✨

Something is quietly stirring behind the scenes — and I finally get to share with you.

Beyond Exhaustion: A Guide to Energy-Limiting Disorders for Patients, Caregivers, and the Healthcare Team has been years in the making, shaped by lived experience, research, advocacy, and the voices of so many in this community. Today felt like the right moment to pull back just a corner of the page. 🤍

This book is for anyone who has ever been told to “push through” when their body whispered otherwise — and for the people who walk beside them.

More soon. For now, consider this your first gentle tease.

What do you think… should I reveal a little more next time? 👀

22/02/2026

I wrote and published my first book! 💕


Got a secret, can you keep it?
18/02/2026

Got a secret, can you keep it?

Some books feel like being gently held. 🤍📖 Say You’ll Remember Me is one of those.Tender, emotionally honest, and the ki...
17/02/2026

Some books feel like being gently held. 🤍📖 Say You’ll Remember Me is one of those.

Tender, emotionally honest, and the kind of story that lingers long after the last page, this is a read that slips quietly under your skin and stays there. What struck me most was the emotional authenticity on the page — intimate without ever feeling heavy-handed, balancing vulnerability with moments of real warmth. I found myself slowing down to savor certain lines… always a sign a book is doing something special.

If you love character-driven stories that explore memory, connection, and the complicated ways we hold onto each other, this one deserves a spot on your TBR.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gentle verdict: heartfelt, reflective, and deeply human.

Have you read this one yet? Tell me your thoughts below ⬇️

📖 Save this post if it’s going on your TBR!

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