Melissa Blake moved me to tears with her audiobook. She went through a horrible online ordeal when she posted a few selfies and got awful reactions from trolls suggesting to delete her photos due to the way she looked.

It sounds like this prompted her to write a book about disability awareness in general, but in particular about the societal beauty standards connected to it.

I admit I didn't know the author before learning about this book, and now that I follow her on social media, I'm looking forward to every post. These are just so funny and full of kindness but also poignant, urgent, and above all, necessary.

It makes me so sad that some people in this world can't see the person, the soul, the heart that's behind a body with a disability. It's time for these things to change, radically, and right now. 

Thank you Melissa Blake for taking a big step in that direction in writing such a vulnerable combination of memoir and disability activism.

I may only deal with an invisible, mild, disability from chronic illness and a recurring back injury, but even in my case, the understanding society has of my struggles is minimal. 

Every bit helps, and I'm in full support and in awe of the author's strength in putting her soul into this work and out into the world.