life
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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
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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
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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
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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
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WHEN THE WORLD SLOWED, ACCESS OPENED
A Josephine Celeste Reflection from Twinning, Vermont When the pandemic began, the world went quiet. In Twinning, the sidewalks emptied, storefronts dimmed, and routines disappeared overnight. Life slowed in a way I had never seen before — a pace my… Continue reading
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JOSEPHINE-CHOOSING MYSELF
Josephine — Choosing Myself Sometimes living here feels heavier than I expect it to. People don’t always understand me, or the difference between how I move through the world and how others choose to show up in it. I’m often… Continue reading
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JOSEPHINE AND LOVE SHE WAS AFRAID TO CHOOSE
(Blog – Josephine’s Perspective) Josephine used to believe love came with rules she wasn’t allowed to bend. She told herself she needed distance from disability to feel safe. That loving someone who lived with similar challenges would only magnify her… Continue reading
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A Day That Lives in Sunflowers: A Lyrical Tribute to a Special Friendship
Some days carry a weight that never fully lifts.For me, there is one day—dark, dreary, soaked in tears—that once felt like it would shadow my entire lifetime. But somehow, as the years passed, that same day began to change. When… Continue reading
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The Strength Within Her Challenges
Author’s Note Every challenge carries a piece of strength within it. Sometimes we just need time, courage, and self-compassion to uncover it. May Josephine’s story remind you that even in your hardest seasons, there is strength waiting to rise. There… Continue reading
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A LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF
Owing Who You Are, No Matter What Life Brings This week, I decided to write a letter to my younger self — the version of me who was just beginning to understand what it meant to live with cerebral palsy.… Continue reading
THE MYSTIFYING LIFE OF JOSEPHINE 