March has always asked Josephine to look at herself more closely.

It is Women’s Month.
It is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month.
And for her, those two identities have never existed separately.

For a long time, Josephine didn’t know where she fit. She didn’t see many examples of womanhood that included bodies like hers. She wondered if softness, strength, independence, and disability could coexist without contradiction.

Growing up, she learned how to adapt her body — but not always how to claim her womanhood. There were years when she tried to shrink parts of herself to fit into spaces that were never designed with her in mind. Years when she questioned whether she was “too much” or “not enough.”

Cerebral palsy shaped how her body moved through the world.
Womanhood shaped how she learned to see herself within it.

Over time, Josephine began to understand something important: womanhood is not one shape, one pace, or one story. It is not defined by perfection, productivity, or comparison. It is defined by lived experience.

Being a woman with cerebral palsy taught her resilience — but also tenderness. It taught her patience — but also voice. It taught her how to advocate for herself while learning how to rest inside her own truth.

March is not about proving strength for Josephine.
It’s about honoring it.

It’s about honoring the body that carries her story.
The voice she learned to trust.
The courage it took to take up space in a world that didn’t always make room.

This month, Josephine writes for herself — and for every woman with a disability who has ever wondered if she belongs. She writes to say that womanhood is not something you earn by meeting expectations. It is something you live by showing up as you are.

March is not about visibility alone.
It is about belonging.

And Josephine belongs — fully, honestly, and without apology.