I’m an unpublished author, and this work was born from deep, honest conversations I had with myself during long solo runs in the wilderness. At a time when the world felt too loud and overwhelming, I turned to nature, not to escape, but to slow down, process, and be fully present with myself.

With a voice recorder tucked into the front pocket of my running vest, I spoke my thoughts aloud. What began as a personal attempt to process an unforgiving and stereotypical society evolved into something more: a personal challenge, a lens, and a call to be present, own who I am, disability and all, and to open the eyes of the many.