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How Resilient Are You?

By Johanna January 21, 2015 emotional resilience No Comments

There’s a survey over on HBR, Assessment: How Resilient Are You? If you have read the resilience literature, you know how to answer the questions. The questions are all hypothetical, which…

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Seven Things You Can Do To Help Manage Your Vertigo

By Johanna October 27, 2013 see reality 150 Comments

Have you seen Inside a Vertigo Attack? I never expected the kinds of comments I’m getting. I suspect there are not too many first-person accounts of what it’s like to…

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Cane High, Attitude Higher

By Johanna October 18, 2013 small success 7 Comments

I walked into physical therapy today. Judy said, “Did you grow today?” I immediately grinned, and said, “No, but I’d like to! Why?” She grabbed my cane—which has been at…

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I’m More Capable Than My Docs Think I Am

By Johanna October 15, 2013 choices 2 Comments

In a comment on Forwards, Backwards, Who Cares?, Sherry noted that she recently started to wear progressive glasses. I’ve been wearing them for more than a decade. So, when I…

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Self-Esteem Can’t Arise From Your External Beauty Either

By Johanna April 5, 2012 see reality 1 Comment

There’s a sad story making the rounds today. Samantha Brick wrote an article in the Daily Mail called ‘There are downsides to looking this pretty’: Why women hate me for…

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How Do You Take a Walk?

By Johanna September 7, 2011 adaptable No Comments

I had a physical a few weeks ago, and my doctor asked me, “How do you take a walk?” I looked at her as if she was a lunatic. “I…

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Large Contrast in Capability

By Johanna May 19, 2011 small success No Comments

I’m in Albuquerque this week, teaching PSL with Esther and Jerry. The last time I was in Albuquerque was last December, 6 months ago, planning the AYE conference with Esther,…

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Small Speaking Success

By Johanna April 29, 2011 small success 3 Comments

I spoke at Philly Emerging Tech this week, and had a major milestone. I was able to walk across the room and speak while walking. For those of you who…

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Travel Humor

By Johanna April 26, 2011 sense of humor No Comments

Incident #1. I travel a lot. TSA loves to see how my vertigo is doing. At least, I think that’s what they are doing, because they ask me to go…

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Embracing Life With A Cane

By Johanna March 7, 2011 adaptable, sense of humor 12 Comments

It took me a while to acknowledge that my vertigo was bad enough that I needed a cane to leave the house. In fact, I had a bad fall in…

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