THE MYSTIFYING LIFE OF JOSEPHINE

OUR BEAUTIFUL CHALLENGES

  • A Love She Learned to Cherish

    Josephine used to think time was something she had to race against. Like if she didn’t keep up… she would fall behind.Like love was something that had a timeline… and she had already missed it. There were days she looked… Continue reading

  • Quite Places

    Josephine is still growing in many places in life. There is one particular area of life where it can be difficult for her to get comfortable with—an area that feels even more challenging than learning to be comfortable with her… Continue reading

  • The Voices That Came Before Me

    Josephine sat with her journal, thinking about the women who came before her. For a long time, she thought she was finding her voice for the first time. But the more she learned, the more she realized something important. She… Continue reading

  • Confidence Is Something We can Find Again

    Confidence is something people often assume you either have or you don’t. But living with a disability has taught me that confidence isn’t something fixed. It can grow, shrink, disappear for a while, and then return again when we least… Continue reading

  • More Baseball Caps Than Lipsticks

    Sometimes confidence doesn’t come from fitting in — sometimes it comes from learning to face the world as you are. Confidence does not always appear the way people think it does. Sometimes the smallest things — even a baseball cap… Continue reading

  • Author of me

    Written by Marie W.O.W.C.P. W/ The Voice Josephine Celeste Inspired by the journey of living with cerebral palsy, finding independence, and learning that our challenges may shape our story, but they never define who we are. “My disability is part… Continue reading

  • The Women Who Made My Life Possible

    Sometimes the opportunities we have today exist because someone else refused to accept the world as it was. For many women with disabilities, that someone was Judy Heumann. Judy was a disability rights activist who fought tirelessly for accessibility and… Continue reading

  • 🌸 Letter One (March)

    A Letter to Marie Dear Marie, I woke up today with a feeling I couldn’t name. Nothing was wrong, exactly—but nothing felt settled either. I moved through my routine, hoping the familiar would calm what I didn’t yet understand. I… Continue reading

  • Letters to Marie- Series Intro

    About This Series Letters to Marie are quiet reflections written by Josephine.They are responses—sometimes immediate, sometimes delayed—to reading Marie’s writing about disability, independence, and lived experience. These letters are not explanations.They don’t offer answers or conclusions. They are moments of… Continue reading

  • Where Womenhood Meets Courage: A Reflection For Womem Month & Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month

    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… Continue reading