I help people break free from uncertainty and step into clarity, confidence, and success—one step at a time using journaling as the tool.
It has been a while
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Hi, It has been quite a while since I last wrote to you. Most of you originally found me through Transformative Journaling, while some of you came through one of my earlier AI or GPT projects. So if my name feels familiar but you cannot immediately place it, that is probably where we crossed paths. A lot has changed since then, including the direction of my work, so I thought it made more sense to properly reintroduce myself and tell you what I am doing now. I am Åsa, a social worker turned life coach and a wheelchair user since birth. Over the years, I have worked with different parts of personal development, writing, health and everyday life. What I kept coming back to was that life rarely divides itself neatly into separate topics. For wheelchair-using women especially, work, relationships, clothes, access, energy, money, travel, home, health, plans and identity often affect each other all at once. That is why I have created Wheelchair Women’s Life. It is a new platform for adult women who use wheelchairs, built around the idea that wheelchair life is whole life. The first issue of Wheelchair Women’s Life magazine is now published. You can read it here: https://wheelchairwomenslife.substack.com/p/wheelchair-womens-life-issue-01-autumn I have also opened WWL Society, an online community for wheelchair-using women who want a place to talk about life as it actually is, share experiences, think about what they want next and connect with other women who understand some of the practical realities without everything having to revolve around disability. You can have a look here: https://www.skool.com/wheelchair-womens-life-7886/about If this is relevant to you, you are very welcome to come along. And if it is no longer something you are interested in, that is completely fine. After such a long gap, I would much rather you stayed because you genuinely want to hear from me. With kind regards, Åsa Strahlemo |
Hi! I'm Åsa Strahlemo
I help people break free from uncertainty and step into clarity, confidence, and success—one step at a time using journaling as the tool.
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