Let’s face it, no day is perfect. Regardless of what Instagram throws in our faces. Whether you get around in a wheelchair like me or stand on your own two feet, it doesn’t matter. Each new day brings a new challenge. Take last night as an example. I had to […]
Read MoreBy this time of the year most people have usually considered, possibly made, and likely broken new year’s resolutions. I’ve never been a fan of them beyond setting the intention that the new year will be better than the one before. And then I discovered choosing a theme or word for each new year. So […]
Read More#30YearsRolling – Day 17/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury In the years leading up to the work in Solomon Islands I had found myself seeking out personal development material. It might surprise you to hear, I felt I had a motivation issue. I’d been doing online courses and […]
Read More#30YearsRolling – Day 16/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury ual appointment with my spinal injuries specialist, which was more of a social chat by this time since my body was in pretty good shape, that she suggested a conference that would be good for me to attend. The conference was an […]
Read More#30YearsRolling – Day 13/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury For much of my life I have felt like I was here to make a difference but I had no idea how I was going to do that. As an idealistic twenty-something I felt that politics would be a great way to […]
Read More#30YearsRolling – Day 11/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury It felt like an eternity that I was out of action for. 18 months was a really long time to be stuck at home so sick. I wasn’t going to dwell on what an awful experience it had been. I was […]
Read More#30YearsRolling – Day 6/30 – Reflections on the 30th Anniversary of my Injury The change of schools and the deep immersion in music certainly helped to take the edge off the deep despair I was feeling. For a while. By the end of year 10 I had stopped getting stoned. The feeling of […]
Read More#30DAYSROLLING DAY 2/30 Reflections on the 30th anniversary of my injury Being told that I had broken my neck and drowned and that I would never walk again felt like a death sentence to me. At the beginning of the day I was a fiercely independent, active, and confident young woman. Excited […]
Read MoreInterview with Ben Donovan for Impact Unltd Podcast In this episode, we sit down with the inspirational Stacey Copas. At the age of 12 years old, Stacey suffered a tragic pool accident which caused her to be confined to a wheelchair. However, she chose to not allow physical confinement to define the entirety of her […]
Read MoreToday I’m celebrating the 29th anniversary of the accident that left me a quadriplegic and needing a wheelchair for the rest of my life. For many years afterwards I hated life and hated myself, and at my lowest points didn’t want to be here at all. Fast forward to the 29th year and […]
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