Why is it important to share your story? How you can share your story safely?

I share my story safely by sharing as much information as I can without breaching my own confidentiality by being honest and real about situations.

It is important because you never know what someone else is experiencing. As not all disabilities are visible.

Sharing your stories makes others feel less alone and it makes those who are sharing confident within themselves it is also empowering.

Some tips I would recommend are:

• What are you wanting to share and why?
• Make sure you are truthful
• Make sure you are kind to yourself
• Reach out to others if you mention something traumatic
• Have a trigger warning if you are mentioning something sensitive
• Make sure to share your story in different formats eg video, and writing.

About the author:

Natasha is a young woman who lives with an invisible disability, She is a disability advocate who brings awareness and education around disabilities. She shares her lived experiences on social media. She is also a mobility scooter user, her mobility scooter’s name is Speedy T.

@wheeliefunadventures on Instagram and Facebook