Tripping On Air: Ardra Shephard's Trip through Life with MS

July 26, 2023 11:00 AM

Ardra Shephard is a Canadian writer, consultant, and speaker. Her award-winning blog Tripping On Air is about fashion, relationships, and living with disability and multiple sclerosis (MS).

Along with her blog Ardra is the creator and host of Fashion Dis a show about the infinite style and beauty of people with disabilities.

She is out-spoken about MS and the impact of the disease and diagnosis, saying "The only way out of grief is through it. As long as MS continues to take, the cycle of grief will continue. The good news is that we can learn to grieve better. In my experience, validated feelings get managed, and giving myself permission to freak out from time to time lets me acknowledge my losses so that I can count my blessings. Grieving openly allows me to receive love and support from my community and lets me know I’m not alone."

Her content is also available in en français.

posted by narcissus_and_ambrosia (2 comments total)

Excited to read through the blog archives, thanks for posting this! I started with the post on bad-ass mobility aids.
posted by spamandkimchi at 12:13 PM on July 26, 2023

I’m due for a new wheelchair, which comes with the overwhelming weight of choosing a color for the next (at least) five years. I have been scrolling through so many pictures to see what looks sleek and modern, and I am loving her style as inspiration. It looks like white is the It color right now…
posted by Bottlecap at 2:00 PM on July 26, 2023 [1 favorite]