Discover the hidden reality of living with isolation caused by disability, chronic illness, chronic pain, and unsupportive environments. Explore how loneliness impacts health, the importance of human connection, and the urgent need for inclusive communities.

Body shame, I've learned, isn't a problem you solve once and never face again. It's more like a recurring visitor that shows up at different life stages, wearing different masks. I fought those battles and won. I did the therapy, the inner work, the painful process of learning to see my body as something other than an enemy. For years, I lived in that hard-earned peace, believing I had finally conquered this particular demon. But trauma has a way of reshuffling everything you