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:
Visit the website for her non-profit, Trust Your Abilities
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:
Podcast Platforms and Links:
Apple Podcast Link: bit.ly/theselfprojectstudioapple
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The social media platforms that I advertise on are:
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Facebook: www.facebook.com/theselfprojectstudio
Instagram: www.instagram.com/_kristymartin
As well as my email list!
