Deaf

Please let's all share our blessings in life that we are thankful for. In
dark and trying times (like right now), I try to always remember the things I am grateful for and remind myself that without any/all of them my life could be much less manageable

I am grateful for:

-Being alive!
-Being able to walk, even if I need mobility devices
-Having a roof over my head
-Having food on the table
-Having great doctors, nurses, my therapist, my shrink, numerous specialists and my clinic - and having the insurance to pay for them - as well as insurance to pay for my many medications!
-Having a strong network of family and friends and always being able to know that I am loved and supported ...and
-Having my relative health - things could always be worse!

What are you thankful for?

Maybe thank someone who you are grateful for and let them know how helpful they are and how much it means to you to have their support. Sometimes people don’t know how much they impact other’s lives!

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Topic: Living with anxiety/depression
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There are days where I feel confident and thriving . There are times where I have felt useless and incompetent as a human being.

There are moments where I am capable of making a difference.
There are time when I find myself amazed at what I am doing now.

There are moments of disbelief where I would second guess my capabilities as a human being.

It is like having a parrot on your shoulder which it would taunt you with your own fears and insecurities in your head like it is spinning slowly.

Yet, I keep bringing myself out and being available to provide what I can do with my best capabilities that I know how to do.

Yet, I find myself at this point where it is just a normal part of who I am as an individual. I have my own trepidation about myself as much as I continue to show that I am capable as a deaf individual.

It can be tiring as that it is never done. I just need to remind myself that I only can do what I can do. I need to learn that it is okay to ask for help.

Asking for help is the bravest thing that we all can do. It is the act of vulnerability where we grow as we learn and recognize that we are stepping toward to make a difference in ourselves as a human being.

Why do the humanity has its own fragility where we make it harder for people to be vulnerable and ask for help?

Why is it hard for people to be authenic without being reluctant to be open?

Why is it a struggle for people to say that they are struggling?

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Today is National ASL Day! 🤟🏻🤟🏼🤟🏽🤟🏾🤟🏿

Did you know that the American School for the Deaf opened in Hartford, Connecticut on April 15, 1817?

“There, teachers and students worked together and, by intermingling Native American Signs, French Sign Language, and even Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language, American Sign Language (ASL) was born.”

National ASL Day is celebrated every year on April 15. This day celebrates and honors American Sign Language. ASL serves as the main sign language of Deaf groups in the United States.

Growing up hearing impaired, I learned some sign language from a good friend of mine who is deaf. She and her family and friends taught me many things that I utilized and was greatly helpful. A few years ago, my grandmother lived in a building for deaf and blind seniors, I had the wonderful opportunity of communicating with them through ASL and connecting with them on a personal level due to my own circumstances of being hearing impaired and legally blind. Last year, I took some online/remote classes through the Helen Keller National Center and one of them was for communications, where I expanded my knowledge of sign language and learned more. I even got to learn about haptic signs and tactile sign language which I would greatly benefit from due to my blindness. I am so grateful for all the people I have learned more from and am so excited to teach others about ASL!

This day is a great opportunity to celebrate and learn more about sign language.

Do you or someone you know uses sign language? Ask them to teach you some words and phrases. You never know when it may be useful!

Image Description: A light blue background with National American Sign Language Day April 15 in white font. On the bottom left corner of the image in a large white circle is a cartoon hand doing a sign for I love you.

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We are aware of mental health struggles but what about those struggles within different communities?

On today's podcast episode, I speak with Kellina Powell. Kellina went deaf at the age of 4. As she got older she began to struggle with her mental health due to bullying and discrimination. She found it difficult to find deaf or hard of hearing mental health providers. Kellina now dedicates her life to being a mental health advocate for the deaf community. She explains the unique mental health challenges the deaf community faces. Listen to this episode to learn more about mental health within the deaf and what we can do to support and spread awareness.

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