Lucy Trieshmann
Working Definition of Disability
A state of being in which the way the world’s hegemonic structure provides unequal opportunities to or commits violence against a person...
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Lucy Trieshmann
- Jul 4, 2021
- 4 min
“You know you’re disabled, right?”
The banks of the James River in southeastern Virginia were my first home. I lived a privileged life, cradled in the arms of family and...
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Lucy Trieshmann
- Apr 7, 2020
- 2 min
The Future of the Movement
How do we resist ableism without turning that resistance on our own bodies?
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Lucy Trieshmann
- Mar 16, 2020
- 1 min
I Am Arriving
If you untangle the threads of your being, with what stories do they hum?
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Lucy Trieshmann
- Mar 4, 2020
- 1 min
Becoming Powerful
I’m choosing to be me, and that means allowing myself to be powerful.
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Lucy Trieshmann
- Jan 25, 2020
- 1 min
I Will Not Be Quiet
The last few weeks have drained me, tapping into emotional reserves that have long sat blessedly idle. Discrimination from people I...
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Lucy Trieshmann
- Dec 3, 2019
- 1 min
Being Present Is Enough
Your mere existence is radical resistance, and it’s immeasurably impactful.
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Lucy Trieshmann
- Nov 11, 2019
- 1 min
The Beauty of Vulnerability
he bonds we create with others that allow us to entrust them with our vulnerability are the very ties that form our humanity.
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Lucy Trieshmann
- Aug 4, 2018
- 2 min
My Body Is Not Public Property
Most of the time, I wear these fairly hardcore, punk rock-looking finger splints. They’re sterling silver and admittedly look more like...
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Lucy Trieshmann
- Apr 20, 2018
- 3 min
Choosing Happiness
May 2016. At 21, I felt invincible. With college graduation just one year away, I set my sights on the future: graduate school, travel,...
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