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

 

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