It was on March 18, 2022 that I first laid eyes on you. And from the moment I rested my hands on your face, I knew you would be mine – and that somehow we would journey life together, along with your two older siblings. The most serendipitous moment occurred when I welcomed you home …
CW/TW: The following blog post unpacks many details of an accident, and accordingly some aspects may be challenging to folks that have experienced trauma – especially with large animals. Some details of September 13, 2022 will forever be in my mind – and others that I will never remember. On that particular day, I woke …
I still remember the weeks leading up to the start of our journey together as if it was yesterday — even though it was almost five years ago. Those particular weeks were part of the most challenging, chaotic, yet happiest moments of my life. I still revisit them on a regular basis, because the joy …
I have recently celebrated Chloée Catherine Consulting’s fist year of being a live business. I have learnt tremendously in the past year — one being that I am just getting started. In this post, I reflect on my identity and internalized struggles, and the ways in which they impact my growth as a social entrepreneur. …
What is ‘disability entrepreneurship’ and why have I not consider such a concept before? Out of all the questions that are continuously on my mind, these two are most predominant lately. I find it interesting that entrepreneurship has entered my life in such a powerful way. I feel that everything I do on a daily …
Oh no — I am disabled… and queer. Yep, these words still haunt me on a regular basis (even after three years). In this post, I recount my ongoing coming out journey — full of internalized ableism, self-doubts and sweet moments. During the first twenty-six years of my life, I had never questioned my sexual …
It is funny how sometimes things happen exactly how they are meant to. I never imagined myself as a service dog handler. I did not know I could be eligible to become one. But from the first moment I met Denise, I recognized that she would become the biggest blessing in my life. And trust …
