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We Are So Much More Than the “Label” of Our Diagnosis
It has been 30 years, and I can still remember almost every “I’m sorry” when I share with someone that I am deaf-blind/visually impaired. I remember those moments when people would say to me “I would rather be deaf than blind” as if disabilities are some cool pair of pants that either you like or…
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Defying Assumptions
If you only saw the book covers, the author photos, the polished captions online, you might assume my life unfolded in a straight line. You might think I always knew I’d be here—publishing novels, speaking about resilience, turning pain into prose. But my life didn’t begin with applause. It began in a snowstorm. I entered…
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Unbreakable Spirit: How Ishaunna Gully Empowers Others to Rise
Ishaunna Gully is a native of Laurel, MS, and a devoted mother to one son. She earned a bachelor of science degree in psychology from William Carey University and is currently pursuing a master of public health degree at the University of Southern Mississippi. At the age of 20, Ishaunna Gully was paralyzed from the waist down…
