Tender & True

Navigating motherhood, limb difference advocacy, and life’s tender truths. Sharing stories of resilience, love, and the beauty found in unexpected places.

By Anna

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No Stage of Motherhood Is Forever

And somehow, that truth feels both comforting and heartbreaking all at once.

May 19•Anna | Tender & True

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Dear Me, Look How Far You’ve Come

A letter to the woman who didn’t know she could — and the proof that she can

Aug 12, 2025•Anna | Tender & True

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My Dad Said It Every Single Time

Look out the window. Look at the scenery. You don’t want to miss this.

Jun 18•Anna | Tender & True

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A Life Worth Choosing

On prenatal diagnosis, disabled lives, and where our outrage should actually go

Jun 8•Anna | Tender & True

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More Than a Red Shirt

What accessibility, advocacy, and belonging have taught me as a mom raising a child with a limb difference.

Jun 3•Anna | Tender & True

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Limb Difference Awareness

CHAMPs We’re Back!

On reconnecting, releasing guilt, and the people who remind you that it gets better

Apr 21•Anna | Tender & True

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Disability Is Not a Bad Word

On saying it plainly, sitting with the discomfort, and recognizing the community we all belong to — whether we know it yet or not

Apr 15•Anna | Tender & True

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Just Wait. You'll See...

Rewriting the narrative of raising a child with a limb difference — from fear to something far more beautiful

Mar 18•Anna | Tender & True

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The Paralympics: Why They Matter More Than People Realize

On visibility, representation, and why the Paralympics matter more than most people realize.

Mar 11•Anna | Tender & True

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Rare Disease Day — The Door Between February and March

From awareness to advocacy — stepping from February into a month that asks us to show up.

Mar 1•Anna | Tender & True

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