I’m about to date myself, but hang with me for a sec. Back in my day (which wasn’t really that…
Brianna Albers
Brianna Albers (she/her) is a crip-cyborg storyteller living in Minneapolis-St. Paul. She was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 in 1996 and lives with co-occurring physical and mental health conditions. By day she works as an advocate, bridging disability and mental health awareness to empower people to live their best lives; by night, she dabbles in imagination, and is currently writing “Death and the Blade,” a romance-forward fantasy with #OwnVoices disability representation. Find her online at briehalbers.com and on social media @briehalbers.
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Articles by Brianna Albers
The thing about visible disabilities is that you can’t really hide them. You can try, but there’s only so much…
If you’d asked me a year ago what my plans were for SMA Awareness Month, I would’ve come back…
I was supposed to be preparing for an upcoming work trip to Austin, Texas. Instead, I was sitting in a…
When I graduated with a master’s degree in 2020, people kept asking me if I’d ever go back to school.
Months ago, I had an idea for a column. I wrote it down with the intention of revisiting it around…
I’d been anxious about our trip to Austin, Texas, for months. I look forward to the annual Cure SMA…
Note: This column describes the author’s own experiences with naturopathy. Not everyone will have the same response to treatment. Consult…
I was all ready to skip this week’s column, convinced I had nothing to say and no energy with which…
In the stillness of my room, a voice says to me, “You should quit social media.” It’s not the first…