writing
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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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JOSEPHINE AND THE LOVE SHE DIDN’T SHE WAS ALLOWED TO WANT
Josephine and the Love She Didn’t Think She Was Allowed to Want Josephine spent a long time believing love had rules she wasn’t allowed to break. She told herself she needed distance from disability to be safe. That loving someone… Continue reading
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JOSEPHINE AND THE SHAPE OF A LIFE
Josephine used to think that challenges were things you were supposed to overcome—like hurdles you trained for, jumped over, and left behind. That’s what everyone seemed to expect. Win the race. Clear the obstacle. Move on. But life didn’t work… Continue reading
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JOSEPHINE AND QUIET LIGHT OF WINTER
✨ Josephine and the Quiet Light of Winter ✨ Josephine had always believed the holidays were supposed to shine — soft lights in windows, warm laughter spilling out of crowded rooms, the kind of joy you feel more than you… Continue reading
THE MYSTIFYING LIFE OF JOSEPHINE 