This video, originally shared at the Lived Experience Academy, conveys why I’ve adopted a star theme for that site, and why I use the metaphor of stars in many of my talks.
Still in the arena
I was recently re-elected to be Chair of the Attempt Survivor and Lived Experience Division for AAS. It was a challenging election cycle that required a second, run-off vote. In the candidate statements, my challenger included pointed critiques of my performance as Chair. This brought to mind the quote from President Roosevelt: It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of…