Articles by Amy Shinneman

This past week, I had the opportunity to speak alongside my husband. It was our first speaking engagement together. He has supported me at many of my public speaking opportunities,…

Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Without empathy shown to me throughout my lifetime, I am not sure I would still be here today….

I was visiting with my mom recently and we were looking through old photo albums. I mentioned that I was going to be writing my column later in the day…

I have been fighting to keep my independence most of my life. Always, waiting in the shadows, is the enemy, threatening to take my physical independences away. Even at an…

Many of you may know that my husband and I run marathons together. For those who are not familiar, my husband pushes me in a duo bike, also known as…

As a freelance writer for Hamilton County Tourism, I have different assignments throughout the year where I go and review accessibility at various places around the county. Last weekend, I…

I have officially joined the empty nester club. In most ways, leaving my youngest son at college was just as painful as I had envisioned it to be, but there…

Dear Disabled Motherhood, As a child, I never dreamed being a mother could be my reality. As I got older, I boldly proclaimed I did not want kids every chance…

Most of my life, I lived with a huge cloud of uncertainty hanging over me. Living with a disease that is nameless is a very heavy weight to carry. Not…