Finding Stability, Choice, and Confidence in an Unpredictable World   Life rarely asks if you’re ready. Job insecurity, breakups, medical diagnoses, loss, and relentless headlines can stack up fast, leaving many of us living in a constant state of What now? When you’re also navigating the world with a disability, the chaos can feel doubled—external uncertainty paired with an internal recalibration of how you move, communicate, and exist in spaces that weren’t built for you.

In 2014, at 28 years old, my life changed overnight. An emergency surgery for a retinal detachment accelerated a reality I had been navigating my entire life. I had always been visually impaired and legally blind. I attended the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind and grew up using accommodations. but this surgery marked a significant turning point. That experience reshaped not only my life, but how I understand money during disruption.    I was placed on medical leave