The Wolf Finally Frees Itself – a column by Brianna Albers

September 28, 2020September 24, 2020

Shine Meditations Are Helping Me Build Somatic Awareness

Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers

I’m a big fan of mindfulness. In theory, at least. Mindfulness is associated with all sorts of benefits: greater tolerance, focus, and self-acceptance, decreased reactivity, an understanding of negative, ... Read more

September 21, 2020September 17, 2020

‘Disability Visibility’ Imagines a Wildly Necessary Future

Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers

Content warning: The following contains discussions of ableism and eugenics. I knew from the dedication that “Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century” would be healing. “To my ... Read more

September 14, 2020September 10, 2020

I Think My Dreams Are Telling Me Something

Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers

The romantic in me wants to believe that dreams are portents, or windows to the psyche, or invaluable self-knowledge tools. But the therapist in me, who dabbled in clinical ... Read more

August 31, 2020August 27, 2020

For Some Disabled People, Early Start Times Are Inaccessible

Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers

My dad and I are night owls. We rarely leave the house before noon — and when we do, we complain the entire time, like a pair of sulky ... Read more

August 24, 2020August 20, 2020

The Truth About SMA Awareness Month

Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers

Not everyone likes it. A while back, I was talking to a friend in Singapore who also has SMA. She mentioned that although she wanted to post something for ... Read more

August 17, 2020August 13, 2020

Storms and SMA: The Opposite of a Love Story

Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers

When it comes to storms, I’m a dog with high levels of anxiety. Don’t get me wrong, I love the rain. A gentle rainfall is the perfect backdrop to ... Read more

August 10, 2020August 6, 2020

Facing My Fear of Surgery Through British TV

Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers

I was a bit of an Anglophile in high school. I was obsessed with anything produced by the BBC — “Doctor Who,” “Sherlock,” “Merlin,” even the 2006 retelling of ... Read more

August 3, 2020July 29, 2020

I’m Learning to Balance Rest and Productivity

Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers

I’m a productivity geek. I’m not content with simply doing things. I want to do them well. And I want to do as much as I possibly can in ... Read more

July 27, 2020July 23, 2020

Taking Pride in My Disability Is a Revolutionary Act

Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers

Many, many years ago, I gave a presentation on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. I was in middle school at the time, and was hopelessly devoted ... Read more

July 20, 2020July 15, 2020

Keah Brown’s ‘The Pretty One’ Speaks to Self-love and Disabled Joy

Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers

As someone who avoided the disability community for years, I am slowly learning that I am not alone — my struggles are shared by hundreds of thousands of people ... Read more

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