Tag: lived experience
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I wanted to order dinner, not a dry salad intercourse
Recently, I was at a busy restaurant by the beach with my support worker. We were sitting at a long dining counter attached to the wall, facing the window so we could enjoy the view. The counter meant we were sitting side by side, facing the window rather than across a table. Facing the waiter…
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Ride and Enjoy: More Than a Motto
It came to me in an online meeting. I was sitting there, stressing about the volume of work ahead for our working group, feeling genuinely overwhelmed by everything that needed to be done. And then something shifted. I realised I was taking on more than I had to. I was part of the group —…