TagMedical trauma

Posted June 6, 2024 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Healing Is Not Linear

Healing Is Not Linear It’s hard to believe but exactly two years ago on June 6, 2022, I had a series of medical crises that led to several weeks … Continue Reading Healing Is Not Linear

A picture of me, an Asian American disabled woman in a wheelchair, a tracheostomy is in my throat connected to a ventilator tube. I am in the emergency room at UCSF Moffitt/Long hospital. I am swaddled in blankets, my eyes are closed, and I am trying to sleep as I am waiting for test results and a bed in the intensive care unit. Behind me is a computer monitor with a bright glow. On a table in front of me is a wheelchair battery charger.

Posted January 25, 2024 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

#N95s4UCSF: Call to Action

#N95s4UCSF: Call to Action I’m alive, bitches! My recent column in Teen Vogue about the surge and its impact on me as a high risk disabled person became … Continue Reading #N95s4UCSF: Call to Action

Graphic with a brown background with a photo of A Andrews, a white non-binary person with brown eyes and short hair. They are sitting in the driver’s seat of a car with dark seats, wearing a tan beanie, and lined denim jacket.

Posted March 16, 2022 Guest Blog Posts

How radical acceptance of my disabled body made a mess (and clarity) of my gender acceptance

How radical acceptance of my disabled body made a mess (and clarity) of my gender acceptance A. Andrews Content notes: gender and body dysphoria I am … Continue Reading How radical acceptance of my disabled body made a mess (and clarity) of my gender acceptance

Graphic with a black background featuring a photo of Rachel, a white femme-presenting person sits in front of a pride flag. She has brown shoulder-length hair, and is wearing bronze earrings, black clothing, and black rimmed glasses. A little red piece of wood dangles from a thin silver necklace chain around her neck. She is sitting on a grey couch and rests her chin in one hand with one elbow on her knee. She grins slightly at the camera.

Posted November 14, 2021 Guest Blog Posts

Reflecting on My Experiences as a Homeless Youth with Disabilities

Youth Homelessness, Disability and Institutionalization: Reflecting on My Experiences as a Homeless Youth with Disabilities this National Runaway Prevention Month Rachel Litchman Content notes: sexual abuse, violence, trauma, … Continue Reading Reflecting on My Experiences as a Homeless Youth with Disabilities

Posted November 11, 2021 Guest Blog Posts

How CBT Harmed Me: The Interview That the New York Times Erased

How CBT Harmed Me: The Interview That the New York Times Erased Alana Saltz In August, I was contacted by a reporter writing an article for the New York … Continue Reading How CBT Harmed Me: The Interview That the New York Times Erased

Graphic with a soft pink background featuring a photo of Brianne, a white woman in her mid-30s wearing black framed glasses and dark brown hair in a messy bun, smiles at the camera. She’s wearing a grey tank top, holding the pink epoxy handle of her blonde wood cane up beside her face and sitting in front of a blurred off-white decorative screen. The photo has been cropped close around Brianne’s face, shoulders and cane handle.

Posted September 7, 2021 Guest Blog Posts

High-Risk Vaccine Hesitancy

High-Risk Vaccine Hesitancy Brianne Benness At this time last year, I didn’t know what to do about the flu vaccine. We were already in the thick of the pandemic: grieving … Continue Reading High-Risk Vaccine Hesitancy

Posted March 30, 2020 Guest Blog Posts

Fatphobia, Ableism, and the COVID-19 Pandemic

An Unacceptable Sacrifice: Fatphobia, Ableism, and the COVID-19 Pandemic Finn Gardiner Over the past several weeks, I have encountered online discussions about the coronavirus pandemic that attack fat … Continue Reading Fatphobia, Ableism, and the COVID-19 Pandemic