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Disability & Chronic Illness Mel Whalen 10/12/26 Disability & Chronic Illness Mel Whalen 10/12/26

Goodbye, Old Shoes

I had to throw away my old shoes this weekend. For a disabled person, breaking in new ones is more than an inconvenience — and it turns out it looks a lot like the work my clients and I do in therapy.

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