Disability Doula and Chronic Illness Support Services
Do you feel dismissed, gaslit, and unseen by the medical system? Do you feel like you don't see support for someone like you in mainstream medicine? Do you feel like discussions of disabilities and chronic illnesses don't take into account your other identities and experiences?
Healthcare systems only offer options that are detrimental to disabled people, especially those of us with multiple marginalizing identities. We recognize that these systems are harmful and are not designed to meet our needs or support us in thriving. But we also struggle to find a way to get our physical, emotional, mental, spiritual needs met when living in a society not built for us.
Growing up chronically ill, experiencing near-death incidents at a young age, and experiencing the violence of the medical system, I struggled for years (and sometimes still do!) to accept and love myself and my disabilities. I felt that I was the problem because that's what these systems told me. I have found so much joy and personal power in healing these feelings with and through community.
My services are meant to provide a jumping off point for learning how to make space for yourself and your needs outside of violent systems. I want to provide the support that I wish I had when I first got sick. My goal is not to be an expert or to “fix” anything, my aim is to provide space for healing, questioning, exploring, growing, and to support community to reclaim bodily autonomy.
All sessions include access to text or email based ongoing support, and customized resources and tools. All services are offered remotely.
All offerings are sliding scale. I am doing this work out of love, and I want to work with you regardless of your financial situation. Please contact me if you can't pay and we can work together to get you what you need!
Holding Space
These individual sessions provide a peer counseling space to share about your experiences, be listened to, and witnessed. This is a space for you to choose what kind of support you need.
$40-100/session
Some topics we can dig into:
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navigating internalized oppression and shame
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medical violence and gaslighting, processing the trauma of medical spaces
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navigating and processing coming into disability, mental illness, chronic illness, etc.
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processing the intersections of identity in medical spaces, social spaces, and work/educational spaces
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navigating interpersonal challenges related to disability/chronic illness
Tasking
These sessions are task-oriented. In these individualized sessions, we can work on specific goals and tasks.
$40-100/session
Support options include:
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prioritizing needs & budgeting energy
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building a care plan
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brainstorming and problem-solving medical barriers
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preparing for a conversation regarding access needs
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preparing for a doctor appointment
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creating a healing plan and/or goals
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finding healers and medical care
Please let me know if you have a support request that is not listed!
Supporting
These spaces are made for people who have a loved one with a disability or chronic illness who want to better support their loved one but don't know how. Sessions can just be for the support person, or can also include the person receiving support.
$45-100/session
Workshops
I facilitate workshops on disability and chronic illness-related topics such as:
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using poetry to process disability
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disability and sex
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ADA and reasonable accommodations at school and in the workplace
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grieving and celebrating diagnosis
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using poetry to imagine bodily autonomy beyond capitalism and colonialism
Upcoming workshops are listed on my homepage under "upcoming". Please contact me if you are interested in a workshop that is not listed as an upcoming event.
$20-50/person
