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Happy International Women’s Day to You and You and You, But Not You…
Happy International Women’s Day! I’ve been thinking a lot about how I feel about the celebration of Women’s Day at such a momentous time for the women’s movement, so many young women proudly owning their power, undoubtedly a very exciting … Continue reading
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Disability & Advertising: The Independent
In case you missed it (though I have to confess I did excessively self promote on Twitter & Facebook) I wrote my first blog for The Independent last week. It was written in response to the publicity surrounding designer Dolores … Continue reading
BBC3: Cherry Healey: How to Get A Life
I generally try to avoid blogging when I’m feeling particularly charged about an issue, I know that it’s best to allow time for the fog to clear and think about things before putting fingers to keyboard. However tonight I want … Continue reading
Independence Today
Here’s a quick link to an interview I gave to a US online magazine, Independence Today: http://www.itodaynews.com/february2012/Shannon_Murray.htm
The Conversation
Last week I was beyond excited to get one of my pieces published on a new US website, The Conversation. It’s a piece I wrote about my relationship with my legs, how my body image has evolved since my accident … Continue reading
No Triumph, No Tragedy: BBC Radio 4
Hello Just a quick post to let you know that you can catch me chatting to Peter White in “No Triumph, No Tragedy” on BBC Radio 4 on Monday 29 August at 9am. As it’s a Bank Holiday in the … Continue reading
Posted in Body Image, Disability, Events, Interviews, Randomness
Tagged BBC Radio 4, No Triumph No Tragedy, Peter White, SHANNON MURRAY
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Legs
21 years ago today my legs stopped moving. No warning, no gradual decline or deterioration, just bang, one second they worked and the next they didn’t. (Details here: https://shannonmurray.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/every-eight-hours/ ) This blog post is perhaps a little more personal and much more … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Body Image, Disability, Fashion, Sex & Relationships
Tagged legs, Noel Clarke, stilettos, walking, WHEELCHAIR
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Every Eight Hours
Today is Spinal Injuries Awareness Day, so no surprise that my own spinal injury is on my mind this morning…. Apparently every eight hours someone suffers a spinal cord injury; in the summer of 1990 I was one of them. … Continue reading
Posted in Body Image, Disability, Events
Tagged Every Eight Hours, spinal cord injury, Spinal Injuries Awareness Day
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Quick Interview Link: Within Reach Magazine
An interview with Within Reach magazine, a great online magazine for young people with upper limb deficiency. They produce really well written work and positively promote ability rather than disability. http://withinreachmag.co.uk/2011/04/modelling-with-a-disability-interview-with-shannon-murray/
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Plastic Fantastic? Part II
I read this week that there has been a 70% increase in women turning to plastic surgeons for a labiaplasty, the reduction of the labia; this is a ridiculous concept to previous generations who were never subject to the same … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Body Image, Disability
Tagged Body Gossip, Endangdered Species, International Body Image Summit, Susie Orbach
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