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Part of a series exploring disability, dignity, and the stories society tells about disabled lives Many people want to support disabled people, but worry about doing the wrong thing. The truth is that some of the most common forms of ableism come from people who genuinely mean well. Ableism isn’t always obvious. Sometimes it is — mocking a disabled person, using a slur, or hearing someone say they’d rather die than have to use a wheelchair. But more often it’s subtle. It can

Part of a series exploring disability, dignity, and the stories society tells about disabled lives Disabled people don’t need to be treated like children—we need to be treated like adults. Support for disabled individuals has greatly improved during my lifetime, and it’s been inspiring to see. In Canada and the United States, many intellectually disabled people were once placed in institutions from a young age. These places were often little more than warehouses, where abuse

Part of a series exploring disability, dignity, and the stories society tells about disabled lives The story we’ve been told about disability is wrong. From childhood stories to nonprofit campaigns, disability is often framed as tragedy — something to overcome, something to fix, something that limits what a life can be. The more I've paid attention, the more I've seen how this story quietly influences expectations not only about what disabled people can do, but about what kin

Writing about gratitude can sometimes sound trite — too neat, too simple. I hope this reflection does not fall into that trap. I believe gratitude matters. Not because I think a Higher Power distributes good and bad events in our lives, and not because gratitude is something we owe to the supernatural. I don’t hold that belief. But I do believe there is real value in the steady practice of noticing what things we're grateful for, and writing them down - keeping a gratitude jo

The summer I was twenty-one, I was living in British Columbia with friends, trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life. It was an intense few months of meeting new people and trying new things—stretching myself emotionally and trying to get over a very difficult year at university. I learned a lot that has stuck with me. I found myself in many situations that made me think about how much power there is in how we view our stories, and how reframing a situation can a

Because society so often associates grief with death, and because most of us have had a loved one die by the time we reach adulthood, most of us associate grief with death. Many people with no other training in psychology can talk at least basically about Elizabeth Kubler-Ross' five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression acceptance) and know that moving through grief can take a long time. All true. But: Kubler-Ross' work, On Death and Dying, was originally dev

Did you make any New Year's Resolutions for 2026? I was with my sister and her family for New Year's Eve this year, and we didn't do New Year's Resolutions. We just each talked about something for which we were grateful in 2025, and something we'd like to work on in 2026. Well, I have plenty of things that I'd like to work on, and I'm not very good at keeping New Year's Resolutions. But, according to this article that I found on Substack, I'm not the only one! https://triplet

A Thinking Partner When Your Own Thinking Is Tired When you’re overwhelmed or fatigued, even simple decisions can feel heavy. A coach helps you slow things down, sort through the noise, and think more clearly—at a pace that respects your energy. You don’t have to arrive with answers; you arrive as you are. Benefit: clearer priorities, less mental overload, and decisions that feel more grounded. Forward Movement Without Pressure to “Be Positive” Coaching is not about forced o

Hello! My name is Sarah Levis. Thanks for stopping by my site! I'm new to coaching, looking to bring some training in the area, a degree in Psychology, and personal experience confronting significant challenges head-on and figuring out what to do next to help others in transition times who wonder, "What now?" What are your dreams? What does your best life look like? What would you change about your life? What would you like to see more of? I am a secular humanist and don't be