Saying Goodbye | A Message from Stephanie’s Family
Stephanie Ann Darnell had a sudden medical event that took her life May 2023. We as a family are at peace and we believe she is also at peace. She has been made perfect and is no longer in pain. Stephanie was a vibrant, smart, deeply compassionate woman. She had an insatiable curiosity and passionately […]
MoreNeuroplastiscity & MS
Want to know something weird? A few years before I was diagnosed with MS, my yoga teacher had me read two books on neuroplasticity: Buddha’s Brain and The Brain that Changes Itself. Neuroplasticity is the ability of the neural networks in our brains to adapt through growth and reorganization. Knowing this shaped how I thought about what was […]
MoreEmbracing humanness
2020 has been a year that goes down in history. Everyone has their own opinions snd feelings about it. I have to say, I really enjoyed the reflection and self development time I had. One thing that I learned in 2020 is that it is so important to embrace, and appreciate, our humanness. When I […]
MoreLessons from my deathbed at 24 years-old
On March 7, 2017 I found myself laying in a hospital bed with nurses all around me. I was hospitalized after finding a tumor in my brain stem. There were doctors and nurses all around me, saying things I didn’t understand. It took me a while to understand what was going on. Then I was […]
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