Overcome Yours

09/27/2023

Tomorrow and Friday (September 28th and 29th) I'll be collaborating with , , and my longtime friend of for a community walk, movement leader training, and walking/♿️ rolling safety audit. If you're in the Roanoke/Westlake/Franklin County area and are interested in joining us, there's still spots available! Check out the flyers for all the details!

07/31/2023

Representation and inclusion matters, so when I was asked to model a few new looks for La De Da,, of course I said YES!!

07/28/2023

Join us tomorrow at 2pm EST!

Tomorrow is the last part of the Power in Pride Celebration for Disability Pride Month, and of course we’ve saved the best for last with “Trauma Healing From The Ableist Society” ✨

Living disabled in an ableist society comes with a lot of trauma that often gets minimized and invalidated. I’ll be joined by my friends Nicole Demos (), Lisa Lawrence and Garrett Brumfield () for a conversation that validates that pain, and empowers disability pride 🖤

Join us tomorrow at 2 PM on my page Art Activism by Marie D.L. and help us close out the month in community!

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ID: a hand drawn illustration of two zombies working together to hold up a brown protest sign; one has magenta skin dripping off its bumpy bones and the other has turquoise. The sign has the words “The Power in Pride Celebration for Disability Pride Month Trauma Healing From The Ableist Society with…” above 4 round headshots “tacked” on to the sign, from left to right: Nicole Demos, Marie Dagenais-Lewis, Lisa Lawrence, and Garrett Brumfield. Below the pictures is more white text that reads “July 29th @ 2 PM ET/11 AM PST on the Art Activism by Marie D.L. page. RSVP at https://bit.ly/PIPC4DPM9”. In the black gap below the sign are more words which say “live transcription available; created by .a.r.e.advoc8” above Marie’s signature.

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07/18/2023

Recently I was scootin’ with my pup around the neighborhood when we passed by a local restaurant and a kid knocked on the glass and started waving. I waved back but figured he was just admiring my pup (as many passerbys do.) As I went around the corner, the boy and his mom come running after me. He shows me a cast on his arm and quickly exclaims, “I have a disability too.” His mom spoke up and said, “He has Cerebral Palsy.” The boy’s eye lit up when I told him I have CP too. We talked about similarities and I gave him a few pointers to hopefully help him throughout elementary and beyond. His mom told me they were in town to see a specialist and unfamiliar with the area, but they were glad our paths crossed.

My puppy, Hudson, has helped me meet many awesome people, but that interaction was a favorite and one I’ll never forget.

07/12/2023

Thanks again for the chat and feature, Leanna Scachetti!

07/06/2023

Being proud of my disability is something I struggled with greatly growing up, but once my mindset shifted in my early 20’s, I discovered a new passion and my true calling!

Many thanks to Leanna Scachetti WDBJ7 for including me and this movement in her story for !

July is Disability Pride Month, a time for calling attention to challenges the disabled community still faces, while celebrating their successes.

07/01/2023

I used to be apprehensive about being in the open water but that all changed a few years ago when I learned about and participated in my first adaptive water skking event…now im hooked and did it again this week without a second thought! Thanks to for the opportunity!