What is “people-first language”? It’s using language that describes the person living with a condition, whereby the condition does not the define the person. Why is this important? There’s an overwhelming amount of literature that shows that people living with a disability (PWD) have a higher incidence of depression, and anxiety. Life living with a
A lot of people gave themselves the task of “Sober January”. For me, it was all about sugar. I had consumed far too much in December but more importantly, I recognized that my habit needed to be broken, so I needed to be totalitarian about it. What habit needed to be broken? Well, I would
I’ve heard this one time and time, again. “Ah, I better not go outside to exercise today, I might catch a cold.” or “You could get sick if you exercise in the cold!” NO. These are statements which are not true. Before I get into why, let’s talk about how I suspect this myth started: