Planning Halloween costumes is harder than it looks!
Are there any parents out there who are scrambling to figure out their kid’s Halloween costume? 😬 Am I alone in this? Probably… It’s okay. I’m pretty sure most of…
Thoughts on amusement park specifically designed for people with disabilities
Transcript: Thought I would pop on here to chat about a facebook feed that my husband showed me today. A facebook friend of his shared a post about an amusement…
Getting a diagnosis: Confessions about my Quasimodo moment
My sister has a disability and so I started young in the disability movement. And I was passionate and clear that our society devalues people with disabilities and that this…
“Anything but sorry.” Canadian Down Syndrome Society’s new vid
Most of the material I see on Facebook about disability rubs me the wrong way. Even the super positive stuff I often find still misses some subtle and important point…
I won’t spend time to spread the word to end the word – The R word that is
I won’t do it. I won’t dedicate time to “spread the word to end the word”. The “R” word. I will point out to people who use the words retard…
The Gift of the Slow Saturday – these are the good things in life
Ah, those sleepy Saturdays when nobody has to be anywhere… I remember once, cradling a sick toddler in my arms, lamenting to my own mother that I wasn’t sure how…
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Started young with a sister with a disability, amazing mentors and a strong mother with a vision. Now a mother to two sons, one of whom has a disability, a midwife to many, and an activist with a mission to band together with families to joyfully pursue the good things in life. Genia’s a registered midwife, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care (student), Speaker, Presenter, Podcast host, and founder of Good Things in Life which offers resources, courses and networking opportunities for a community of parents with a shared vision of the good things in life for their children with disabilities.
