Today marks the annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities. I was diagnosed with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD aka dyspraxia) by the time I was 8. It was also noted by that time that I had severe anxiety and significant depression, including already demonstrating risk factors for suicide. In my twenties I received additional diagnosesContinue reading “International Day Of Persons with Disabilities 2025”
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Tai Chi And Dyspraxia
This week marks Dyspraxia Awareness Week in the UK. To mark the occasion, I will share some of my experience as someone with dyspraxia and the ways in which taijiquan has impacted that experience. Background I was diagnosed with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), which is the official name for dyspraxia in Canada, when I wasContinue reading “Tai Chi And Dyspraxia”
Poem: Body Talks
When I was youngI hated my body.Stomach always achingMuscles always hurting.Always too slow.Too small.Too boney.As I grew olderOnly got worse.Penis standing erectAt slightest stray thought.Heart always pounding.Everything too noisy.Too painful.Too overwhelming.Now I love my body.I know how to listenAs my body talks.When I grow sad or angryI know I need food.When I grow fatiguedI knowContinue reading “Poem: Body Talks”
Afraid to Dance
“A warrior who cannot dance? Clumsy in both war and peace he is”–Jedi Grand Master Yoda in Star Wars: Clone Wars: Cestus Deception by Steve Barnes I’ve noticed a trend among young adults in Canada, which was once a curiosity, but now is an area of growing concern. When people are encouraged to dance, thereContinue reading “Afraid to Dance”
"Judge Me By My Size, Do You?"–On The Value of Upsetting Expectations
“Your eyes can deceive you. Don’t trust them.”–Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope. “Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgement”–John 7:24 For those who don’t know, I volunteer with an after-school program called Run and Read, run by Start2Finish. Run and Read is a program that builds literacy,Continue reading “"Judge Me By My Size, Do You?"–On The Value of Upsetting Expectations”
The Dreamers' Corner 