I’m back home from the west coast and still jet lagged, but plenty thankful for everything I learned as I took my first steps through the TSA line with Kiki, my prosthetic leg…

Have you ever felt like the few strings that hold you together have started to unravel like an old sweater, leaving nothing but a pile of worn-out yarn behind? Have the shiny thoughts that used to light your way out of the darkness become dull and indistinguishable? It might be time to ask yourself, “Am I headed toward rock bottom?” …

It's spooky season, and Halloween is just around the corner. Kids are picking out their costumes, and parents are decorating the yard with spiders and scarecrows. Meanwhile, some of us already look like we're wearing a costume. As I walked through a haunted house last weekend where a mannequin was having his leg ripped off by a robotic shark, it reminded me that not everyone who is missing a limb or suffers from a physical disability is a fan of Halloween…

2021- The year it was all supposed to get better. Yet COVID still rages on, and the influx of remote workers from California and New York relocating to the southern states have created an interesting paradox in the real estate market for places like Orlando, where I call home. In the very same area where thousands are currently facing eviction, due to their finances being impacted by the pandemic, homes are selling for well over asking price often in less than 24 hours…

When I was 5, my Mom's favorite party trick was having all her friends over and playing a song that made me shake my but with joy. They would all sing and cheer me on as I danced around the living room. One time, the song came on in a movie theatre, and I proceeded to run to the front of the screen and do my thing for the crowd. It was so easy then, not a care in the world, just music, belly laughs, and sparkly dresses handmade by my Abuelita…

Do you remember where you were on Wednesday, September 16th, at 8:02 pm EST? Well, Haley Arceneaux was buckled into the Crew Dragon Capsule while the Falcon 9 space X rocket below, began to blast it into orbit at over 17,500 mph, where it would spend 3 days circling the planet (once every 90 minutes to be exact)…

Today, I am a healthy, whole (despite missing a leg) individual. Although the emotional scars of cancer have not left me, my tumor is gone. The last feeling I ever expected to feel at this point in my life is guilt for surviving. Not everyone makes it out alive. We all know this, but it gets a bit harder to swallow when you remember these are people like you and I. It could have been me that didn't make it. Why was I spared when others weren't?

Power is a funny thing. It comes more from a mindset than it does from a title. Some people can command a room with their presence alone. Perhaps they were born with something special, or the confidence they have gained, crafting their skill now seeps out of them like sweat in a Florida conference room. Either way, when they speak, people listen. Today, more than 50% of these people are men. As a woman who is a boss and is disabled, I have to work a bit harder than most to prove myself and gain the respect I deserve…

Below is the story of a Mother and daughter who have deeply inspired me over the last 4 years. Stay tuned for future posts from the "People who inspire me" series. I hope these stories will help you dig deep to find the hero that lives within you and pick yourself back up. You just might find yourself lifting others up around you at the same time…

Scrolling through my Facebook feed, a seemingly endless carousel of joyous moments brings back memories. But not the kind that comes with alerts reminding you about the year you had a cake fight that spanned 4 blocks ( all of which you ran shoeless) after the national football championship. Instead, I remembered times in my life when I have had to close the app to avoid envy swallowing me whole…

So you’re missing a limb or two, you’re not an athlete, but you still want to live an active life? Start here:

I did gymnastics as a kid, but those skills were long gone by the time I lost my right leg in December 2019..

Thank God It's Friday, a sentiment felt around the world. There is a bit more pep in your sneaker-clad step as you head out on your lunch break, dressed in business casual attire. Plans for happy hour margaritas are made, and the clock ticks ever so slowly toward 5 pm. Today I asked myself what Friday means to me, and I thought that perhaps it means something a little different to each of us…