The power of creativity: Choosing laughter, refinding your childhood dreams and knowing your value

This week I share a wonderful conversation I had with Kelly J Mendheall. Kelly describes herself as a disabled author, artist, speaker, and advocate. Kelly has been raising awareness about and fighting against medical gaslighting since 2017. When she had a sudden medical disability.

Kelly made a name for herself as a medical journalist and blogger, writing the websites BlastingNews.com, SpineNation.com, and her own blog, Nerdzilla Lives! 

In  2019, Kelly published her first book, Skin in the Game: The Stories My Tattoos Tell, receiving rave reviews. Most recently Kelly launched the #affordableartrevolution in December 2022, and this year served as keynote speaker at Disability Awareness Day in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

What you’ll hear about:

• A drive to do and know better
• Learning to be an expert
• Medical gaslighting
• New perspectives on where to spend energy
• You drown from staying in the water
• Choosing laughter over tears
• The power of creativity
• Mental, physical and spiritual health
• Refinding your childhood dreams
• Breaking free of self doubt 
• Knowing your value

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Links:

https://kellyjmendenhall.com/

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