I’ve had a love/hate relationship with the word “resilience” for a really long time and it didn’t occur to me until recently why that is. People have often said to me you are so resilient and they mean it to be a compliment but the truth is no one WANTS to be resilient they are often FORCED to be resilient and that is what makes it exhausting.

When I was in high school I had the privilege of traveling for 6 weeks on a teen tour across the West Coast of the U.S. and the Canadian Rockies. During that summer I lived out of a suitcase as we traveled from campsites to college campuses to hotels exploring different national parks, museums, popular sites and so much more.

There are many ways you can advocate for yourself without disclosing that you have a disability. Your disability status is for you and you alone to share and you should never feel pressured to share it if you don’t feel like you are in a safe and welcoming place to do so.

Let’s face it. The last few years have certainly taken a toll on our mental health and there is no shame in saying you could use some support or a pick me up to help make the days, weeks, months feel just a little easier.

Celebrating our one-year anniversary at Cape-Able Consulting!

After decades of being yelled at, ridiculed, and embarrassed for having learning disabilities and ADHD, I was terrified of failure. Now I’m learning to make peace with the “what-ifs.”

Graduating from college and navigating the working world is especially difficult for those of us with learning disabilities and/or ADHD.

In this blog post, we discuss our experience entering the “real world,” and what we’ve learned.

Did you know that 80% of adults who have an ADHD are likely to be diagnosed with another disorder such as anxiety? In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, our founder Alex discussed the connection & her personal anxiety “origin story.”

Does your learning disability make you feel too different? Do you wish you could just be "normal?" You’re not alone.

Every person is on a different journey to making peace with their learning disability and privilege plays an ENORMOUS role.

Maybe you’ve been made to feel that your disability is a disadvantage. At Cape-Able Consulting, we think it makes you exceptional.

We believe that people with learning disabilities have superpowers and that they put the “cape” in cape-able.

Learn more about our founder Alex Gilbert and why she started Cape-Able Consulting.