21/10/2022
We so rarely get to see parents with disabilities represented in all aspects of society. This makes it so hard to know what's possible when considering becoming a parent despite a disability. This isn't only a disservice to parents (future and present) but to their families who come on the journey with them.
Do you know of someone in your life who can benefit from learning about an amazing single mom Marjorie Aunos, who found herself in a horrific accident when her son was under two years old and figuring out the next "steps"?
Her story is riveting and brutally honest while being incredibly motivating that you don't want to miss!
"She became one of those moms who wondered when child welfare officials would knock on the door with an apprehension order for her to give up her child.
In a remarkably short few months, determined not to let the accident take her professional identity, Marjorie returned to work-in her wheelchair. There, the strategies that had served her well before were ineffective. In fact, they were making things worse.
As a clinical psychologist, she told herself...
She should have been able to prevent her own depression, anxiety, and post-trauma.
She should have been able to reframe and rehabilitate herself.
She should have gone into post-traumatic growth and not post-traumatic disorder.
The should-haves fuelled deep shame and disappointment, which, in turn, increased her suffering.
But there were even bigger challenges."
Today is a pretty good day to die. Those were Marjorie Aunos's thoughts as her car hit black ice and spun out of control toward an oncoming truck. As she waited for paramedics to extricate her from the mangled wreck, unable to feel anything below her neck,...
