Jillian Heilman

Cloudy view at the top of Mount Osceola It’s been a tough few months for me. What was supposed to be a routine surgery, turned out to be more complicated than anyone expected. I was out of work for four weeks, went back for a week and a half, and then found myself home again with complications. The recovery was overwhelming and frustrating: physically, mentally, emotionally. And like most caregivers, I found myself trying to balance my own healing while still trying to show up for everyone...

Caregiving is one of those roles that sounds noble and meaningful and it is but it’s also exhausting, all-consuming, and sometimes...

Words matter. As both a disability professional and the mother of three children with varying forms of neurodiversity, I’ve spent the...