Dear Friends, I am sharing my raw feelings about a controversial topic. Some of you have asked me about it. I am not sure if it is wise to post this publicly. However, as you presumably respect me and care about my perspectives, I am going to share it. Note that these are my ownContinue reading “On Telepathy Tapes”
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The Best Day
Dear Friends, Yesterday was one of the best days in my life! I am not exaggerating. I am glowing from it! First: I took the train on my own for the first time! It was so liberating. I am so proud of this milestone. I am so eager to do it more. This was myContinue reading “The Best Day”
Episode 7 of AOBH: When We Are Apart
Dear Friends, Well, here is our 7th episode of the All Our Brave Hearts podcast, and the last one we’ll post until mid-May. This is an emotional and personal one as we discuss our feelings about our longest time apart since we started spelling together four years ago. Tara’s trip is a great opportunity forContinue reading “Episode 7 of AOBH: When We Are Apart”
I am not a burden
Dear Friends, I am so eager to share this realization: I am not a burden. But I need to believe it and trust my support team enough to be completely honest with them about my needs. I don’t know why, but this year I started hiding parts of myself from Tara. She had done nothingContinue reading “I am not a burden”
More struggles but also more insight
Dear Friends, At the risk of being a habitual downer, I am once again coming to you with my woes! I had a glorious and joyful Christmas, but then it all unraveled a bit in the days after. I was so compulsive and felt like my body and mind were on hyperdrive. I couldn’t sleepContinue reading “More struggles but also more insight”
A New & Empowering View of Myself
Dear Friends, Today is my 2nd anniversary of being fluent with Tara! And I want to mark it by sharing an important shift in how I view myself. As many apraxic folks do, I have long struggled with my body. I came to view it as an unruly opponent, an obstacle to all I wantedContinue reading “A New & Empowering View of Myself”
New Year’s Message & Wish
Dear Friends, Wow, this year has absolutely astounded me! I have been struggling a lot in the past few days, overwhelmed by anxiety and a swirl of unprocessed feelings and ideas, and whatever my confusing body has been going through. I have been so dysregulated and frustrated! But when Tara sweetly helped me reflect onContinue reading “New Year’s Message & Wish”
My essay in Bon Appetit Magazine!
Wow, Friends! I am now a published author! This is so meaningful to me – Bon Appetit and Food & Wine magazines have been an important source of joy and inspiration to me for most of my life! I am over the moon to have my story shared in Bon Appetit! https://www.bonappetit.com/story/communicate-through-food (The illustration isContinue reading “My essay in Bon Appetit Magazine!”
New York Triptych
Tara and I had an absolutely fantastic trip to NYC last month. This was our first trip with just the two of us, and so it was a huge milestone for me. We were a bit worried about my regulation, but I usually am so captivated by travel that I am generally more regulated whileContinue reading “New York Triptych”
Words With Friends
I wrote a blog post on friendship and communication for I-ASC. I hope you enjoy it!
Danny With Words 