April 4, 2025

2Gether International is a Launchpad for Disabled Founders

When Jen Schlegel, founder of Beenabled and 119, began 2Gether International’s accelerator program, she experienced a sense of relief. “Nobody in my cohort was sitting around and spending their time trying to explain to anybody else why disability matters, or why accessibility matters or why someone should listen to why their product should matter,” she …

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Awareness and Self-Compassion: Two Powerful Tools for Chronic Pain

“Pain is not wrong. Reacting to pain as wrong initiates the tangle of emotional resistance against what is already happening.” ~Tara Brach The wooden meditation hall creaked softly as sixty people shifted in their seats, trying to find comfort in the silence. Outside, winter rain tapped against the windows, a gentle metronome marking time. I …

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