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How do you find your strength when the odds are stacked against you? In Short but Fierce, Triona Keane shares her deeply personal and inspiring journey of living with Turner Syndrome—a rare genetic condition that shaped her life but never defined her. This isn’t just a story about medical challenges or fertility struggles; it’s a heartfelt exploration of self-acceptance, resilience, and discovering your true purpose. With unflinching honesty and warm humour, Triona reflects on: The loneliness of growing up feeling different. The incredible obstacles she faced on her path to adulthood.

In From Shack to White House, Theo Braddy takes listeners on an unforgettable journey through four extraordinary lives. Each one marked by loss, resilience, and faith. From the dusty backroads of Georgia to the corridors of power in Washington, Theo's story is a powerful testament to what it means to rise again, again, and again.

I strive to create an example of all that I can be so that others in my situation can see disability for what it is. Disability does not separate me from anyone. All people are disabled, and only some are temporarily enabled. Everyone will age. Everyone will need a little help. If people understand this, then all are equal. - Thomas. Thomas is a brilliant student, an advocate for people with special needs, and a loving son and brother. He has a rare form of muscular dystrophy that over a short time leaves him completely, physically helpless.

For readers of The Basketball Diaries, Girl, Interrupted, Beautiful Boy, and Just Kids: A memoir of growing up, soaring, shattering, and recovering Growing up in SoCal in the early 2010s, Nolan Trowe spent his early teenage years living largely on his own, exiled from his family, skateboarding...

What does it mean to be truly anchored when life’s waters are rough and the path uncertain? In Anchored: A Journey Through Vision and Faith, Trey Lewis shares a powerful memoir of resilience, purpose, and unwavering belief. From going blind at a young age, he faced a world full of obstacles—physical, social, and emotional—that would have discouraged most. But through faith, determination, and a commitment to build meaningful connections, Trey transforms every challenge into an opportunity to grow, advocate, and lead.

Jenny Sealey has spent her career to date championing the work of Deaf and Disabled artists and the importance of having their stories on our stages and screens. Now, she shares her own experience as a Deaf theatre-maker and advocate in a highly personal book. In this book, she discusses running...

Real Words With Sam tells the true story of a father who, after two decades, discovers that his autistic son has been fully aware, perceptive, and engaged all along. Through spelled communication, Sam’s inner voice emerges, revealing insight, humor, and emotional depth that challenge long-standing assumptions about disability and intelligence. What many experts labeled as “behaviors” and a “learning disorder” is actually apraxia—a condition affecting output, not input or understanding.

Life doesn’t ask if we’re ready. It simply happens and then it watches what we do next. I was born blind, and from the beginning, the world carried quiet expectations about how small my life should remain. But I refused that script.

Life With Jefferson tells the true story of the remarkable partnership between Jefferson and Penny Leclair, a deafblind woman whose independence depended on finding the right guide dog. After two years of searching, Jefferson was chosen for his unique intelligence, sensitivity, and ability to meet Penny’s specific needs. His training continued with special considerations that shaped him into more than a working dog—he became a trusted partner and beloved family member.

In November 1991, author Eugen Ehrenberg was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and he learned how to manage the imminent limitations in his movements. Twenty years after that, he suffered an accident that left him in the hospital for a long time as he managed to regain part of his mobility. He had to become friendly with his new active wheelchair and later with his hand bike.

Getting Legless is the memoir by Jared Hughes, who was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease in 2021. As he was getting used to his new life on dialysis and the prospect of having a kidney transplant, his life was further turned upside down when he discovered that he had arterial disease which had been caused by his kidney disease being undiagnosed for so long. This resulted in Jared losing both of his legs.

The Moment Everything Changed is what makes this book different—it’s not clinical, it’s personal and confrontational. I remember the exact moment I opened my eyes and something was different. Not a little different, everything different. Three decades of pain, illness, disease that created constant noise in my body, mind, and soul to opening my eyes after surgery #21… POOF!!! It was gone. Just gone! Nobody prepares you for that. We spend so much time asking, “Why am I in pain & will it ever stop?” “Why can’t anyone figure it out and just help me?” Tough times...

What does it mean to think differently in a world that wasn't built for your mind? Jake Didinsky is autistic, queer, non-binary, and Jewish. They've spent their life building an operating system to survive—a framework for navigating ethics, systems, and human connection when the default settings keep crashing. The Architecture of Uncertainty is part memoir, part philosophy, and entirely honest.

True stories, especially miracles, are the best kind. They give us a reason to believe in ourselves, in others, in good, and mostly, reason to believe in God. After decades of trauma, loss, abuse, and severe autism, one mom decided to give up on experts and suffering and believe in miracles. So she got one. The prison doors that had trapped her son for over two decades were opened, and through his faith and sight, she was given hers. In the ashes of life they found out that faith in God was capable to do more than they could imagine, more than was possible.

Written by a hugely popular actor and autism advocate, this book is for neurodiverse Gen Z-ers looking for an inspirational mix of real-life advice with a heartfelt personal story. Are you autistic, or think you might be? Are you ready to not only understand but embrace your unique mind?...

A breast cancer diagnosis changes everything in an instant. Fear rises, and the future can feel uncertain. In Don't Fear the Storm, triple negative breast cancer survivor Janet Fisher shares her honest and faith-filled journey through diagnosis, chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, and recovery—offering Christian encouragement and hope while revealing how relying on God's presence shaped her response to every challenge.

Hülya wird mit einem Gendefekt geboren, ihre Hände und Beine sind nicht voll funktionsfähig. Trotzdem lässt diese starke Frau sich nicht unterkriegen und meistert ihr Leben mit all seinen Hindernissen. Hülyas Lebens- und Liebesgeschichte zeugt von ihrem unerschütterlichen Glauben an das Gute. Mit ihrer warmherzigen Art berührt sie die Menschen überall, wo sie hinkommt.

Salifu Sesay was but a toddler when a rebel attacker chose to plunge a machete into his skull. Against all odds, this victim of the Blood Diamond conflict in Sierra Leone, West Africa survived. A few years later, fate continued to intervene and Salifu was placed into the arms of Ann Miller, a woman from Overland Park, Kansas, whose life from that moment on, would never be the same. This is their mother/son love story.

The medical system took twelve years to reluctantly agree with Fay Martin that her husband was sliding into dementia. Even after he died three years later, people still questioned the diagnosis. This is an audiobook about what happens behind that veil of invisibility. Dementia Widow exposes, with courage and candor, the poison that seeps in, as a healthy reciprocal marriage becomes inexplicably hierarchical. Only when dementia is recognized as the villain does the relationship morph to offer the loving caregiving that enables a good final chapter.

A Life in Too Many Margins is a literary episodic tale featuring David, an autistic, chronically ill, and deeply exhausted queer individual. He's survived a few too many doctors with God complexes and an education system that couldn't accommodate a paper cut, let alone a brain like his. Now he's trying to keep it together long enough to get out and figure out what a life outside of survival mode even looks like.