Author: Kari Storm

I got this idea from Dina from MyFace when she was interviewing someone for her podcast. She asked the guest, “When you look in the mirror, what do you see?” For me…..I see such inner strength. Seriously, *such* inner strength. And a way-shower. Showing people they deserve to love themselves and have the best life… Continue reading When You Look in the Mirror, What Do You See?

I’ve done a lot of posting and advocacy about my limb difference on my hand. But I haven’t focused much on my feet limb differences. I’m still a little ashamed to show my feet, to be really honest. I’m getting to the point where I’m starting to see my feet as cute, but I’m pretty… Continue reading My Feet Are Beautiful

Today would have been my 14th wedding anniversary. It’s sometimes a reflective day. Thinking back, I’m pretty proud of myself for having such a nontraditional wedding and engagement – and life, really. Ha. I’ve always been a more nonconventional type person. Society “norms” just don’t make sense to me if they don’t make sense to… Continue reading The Courage to Live Authentically

I’m working on loving and embracing *all* parts of me. All emotions. And that can be hard, especially if an emotion is not as comfortable or “socially acceptable,” I particularly struggle with my anger, jealousy, shame, and “neediness.” Sometimes I *hate* those emotions and wish they weren’t there, that they’d go away, that they weren’t… Continue reading All Emotions are Valuable

I was reflecting on the post I wrote yesterday about being kind of anxious about joining new online groups and my fear of people judging my hand. It was helpful when I thought back to first meeting my friend who also has limb differences and reflecting on my initial uncertainty about her. Her limbs looked… Continue reading Open Minds and Open Hearts