““I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do.” — Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

Latest Posts

  • More Baseball Caps Than Lipsticks

    Sometimes confidence doesn’t come from fitting in — sometimes it comes from learning to face the world as you are. Confidence does not always appear the way people think it does. Sometimes the smallest things — even a baseball cap… Continue reading

  • Author of me

    Written by Marie W.O.W.C.P. W/ The Voice Josephine Celeste Inspired by the journey of living with cerebral palsy, finding independence, and learning that our challenges may shape our story, but they never define who we are. “My disability is part… Continue reading

  • The Women Who Made My Life Possible

    Sometimes the opportunities we have today exist because someone else refused to accept the world as it was. For many women with disabilities, that someone was Judy Heumann. Judy was a disability rights activist who fought tirelessly for accessibility and… Continue reading

  • 🌸 Letter One (March)

    A Letter to Marie Dear Marie, I woke up today with a feeling I couldn’t name. Nothing was wrong, exactly—but nothing felt settled either. I moved through my routine, hoping the familiar would calm what I didn’t yet understand. I… Continue reading

  • Letters to Marie- Series Intro

    About This Series Letters to Marie are quiet reflections written by Josephine.They are responses—sometimes immediate, sometimes delayed—to reading Marie’s writing about disability, independence, and lived experience. These letters are not explanations.They don’t offer answers or conclusions. They are moments of… Continue reading

  • Where Womenhood Meets Courage: A Reflection For Womem Month & Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month

    March has always asked Josephine to look at herself more closely. It is Women’s Month.It is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month.And for her, those two identities have never existed separately. For a long time, Josephine didn’t know where she fit. She… Continue reading

  • Grateful for Routine: Stability, Flexibility, and, Finding My Rhythm

    Routine has always played an important role in my life. Living with a disability means routine can be both a comfort and a necessity. While I’ve always valued my ability to be flexible, I’ve learned that flexibility works best when… Continue reading

  • Honoring Movemont

    Josephine on Listening to the Body and Staying Independent Movement has never been simple for Josephine. Living with cerebral palsy means that every movement requires intention, awareness, and patience. Some days her body feels cooperative. Other days it feels heavy,… Continue reading

  • Listen to Your Body-WOWCP in Practice

    Josephine didn’t rush when she got to the gym. She used to. She used to feel like arriving already meant proving something—proving she belonged there, proving she was capable, proving her body wouldn’t betray her if she ignored it long… Continue reading

  • The Power of a Quiet Voice

    Josephine no longer takes her voice lightly. Living with a disability has taught her that having a voice doesn’t automatically mean being heard. Too often, people speak over her, decide for her, or assume they already know what she needs.… Continue reading