Articles by Amy Shinneman

Last I left off, we had just settled in for a very mentally taxing 26.2 miles (or 42.195 kilometers there) running the streets of Berlin, with about 58,000 other runners….

Be flexible. A phrase I would silently repeat hundreds of times as we headed overseas to Berlin, Germany. This is where my husband and I would run our first overseas…

Many years ago, my mom gave me the book titled Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff (and It’s All Small Stuff) by Richard Carlson. I am sure many of you have…

Sometimes, our minds create stories that we believe will happen. Personally speaking, I waste a lot of time worrying about things that never happen, yet I often cannot help myself…

I would call myself a master planner. I do not mean at planning big events, outings, or vacations. I mean I am a daily master planner. As a disabled person,…

Christmas morning, 1979, 1980 – I do not remember for sure. I could not wait to wake up to the gift I had asked for. I just knew my roller…

I love going to the movies. Anyone else? It is an instant dopamine boost. It is dim, comfortable, I am warm, wrapped up in a few layers, and eating a…

I was first introduced to exercise when I was young through the form of swimming. It was a form of exercise that doctors told my parents would be safe and…

Middle school … to many, some of the most miserable and tormented years of one’s life. It is often a challenging, transitional period of life when so many changes are…