The spectrum
When Sarah occasionally writes about her autistic experiences for various publications there’s usually a virulent response, almost always from the parents of an autistic child, who tries to shout her down by saying she’s a) not autistic enough, so her opinion doesn’t count, or b) glamorizing the whole thing.
This is not true.
She explained why in a piece she wrote for The Establishment.
To read it click here.
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Ronda Rousey
At her lowest immediately after losing the women’s bantamweight UFC title belt, former champ Ronda Rousey considered suicide.
When she explained these feelings on The Ellen Show it breached brave new territory for professional athletes — their mental health.
In the immediate aftermath of Rousey’s revelation it became clear rather quickly there are a lot of people who aren’t yet prepared to address the mental well-being of athletes.
Sarah wrote about this for Fightland.
To read the full story click here.
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Robert Downey Jr.
Anyone old enough to remember him pre-Iron Man knows actor Robert Downey Jr. had a troubled past.
For Downey, the routine, focus and discipline of the martial art wing chun helped him battle his addiction issues.
Sarah wrote about this for Fightland.
To read the full story click here.
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Some resolution affirmation
We’re officially entering that deep January period when people traditionally give up on their New Year’s resolutions.
Even though you may have already started to backslide all hope is not lost.
Sarah wrote about how to maintain that resolve for Asian World of Martial Arts.
To read the full story go here.
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Anisa
SickKids hospital has been putting on a campaign to illustrate how a seriously ill child can impact an entire family.
I helped put a couple of these family stories together for Huffington Post.
One of these stories involved Anisa, a girl with a rare disorder called Larsen syndrome. She’s had to undergo frequent painful surgeries to combat the disease’s effects on her body.
To read the story of Anisa and her family head over to Huffington Post here.
Filed under Health, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 