Rocking Chronic Illness with Keisha Greaves

Keisha Greaves is a motivational speaker, the founder of Girls Chronically Rock, and the Massachusetts State Ambassador for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Girls Chronically Rock (www. girlschronicallyrock.com) offers inspired fashion celebrating Muscular Dystrophy and other chronic illnesses.   Over the past few years, Keisha has been featured in Good Morning America, Today Show, WCVB Chronicle, ABC News, Thrive Global, Politico, Improper Bostonian, Boston Voyager, Herself 360, Liz on Biz, among other outlets on and offline. One of Keisha’s proudest moments is being featured In Today Style Heroes among other celebrities such as: Gabrielle Union, Drew Barrymore, Debra Messing and more. Another proud moment of Keisha is being featured on Channel 5 ABC Chronicle sharing her story. She’s lent her voice to audiences at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Center in Charlestown, Massachusetts General Hospital, the Boston Muscle Walk, local “Fill the Boot” events, Cambridge City Hall, and Girl’s Night Out for Muscular Dystrophy – a Boston-area fundraising event held by NextonScene.   In this episode of The Self Project Podcast: What Muscular Dystrophy is, specifically Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Not knowing how your body is going to feel every day How Keisha balances chronic illness with everyday life Symptoms of Muscular Dystrophy and how Keisha was diagnosed during grad school The importance of a community that gets what you are going through Keisha’s work in adaptive fashion for those with disabilities   Where to find Keisha: Visit her website: www.girlschronicallyrock.com Visit the website for her non-profit, Trust Your Abilities www.trustyourabilities.org Find her on Instagram: www.instagram.com/girlschronically_rock www.instagram.com/trust_your_abilities_ Find her on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/keisha-greaves-7a1000b Find her on Facebook: www.facebook.com/keishagreaves Check out her podcast: www.anchor.fm/keisha-greaves   Thank you for tuning in!  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend!  Leave a review here!  https:/ratethispodcast.com/selfproject   Find me on Instagram:    www.instagram.com/_kristymartin Join my Facebook Community:    www.facebook.com/groups/theselfprojectstudio Visit my website:    www.theselfprojectstudio.com