Emily Goss
Bio
A young lady with a Theatre BFA and work in the audiobook development industry . But I successfully live with mild Cerebral Palsy and tackle everyday challenges one step at a time. I hope I use my blogs to teach and inspire.
Stories (3/0)
Dating with a Disability: Finding Love in an Able-Bodied World
The dating world can be a scary concept for anyone. We never want to experience that dreaded feeling of rejection when a date doesn't go like we planned. Yet, we try again after our inner hopeless romantics break through and convince us that we deserved to be loved, whether the person is able-bodied or not.
By Emily Goss5 years ago in Humans
To the Man I Thought I Loved: The Fairy Tale that Almost Came True
I'll be honest and say straight out this is purely difficult to write. I've attempted to mull my thoughts over over the last month and try to reflect on the lesson that has built up between us, rather than the lingering sense of heartbreak that's fighting desperately to break through onto the page. Yes I was bewildered and I still am ; but I completely understand now the choice we made with one another was that; for both of us to travel on separate paths; and to learn to grow without one another, and our fairy tale eventually had to come to an end; even though the ending was something that we both may not have wanted to hear or expected.
By Emily Goss6 years ago in Humans
Living With CP & Embracing Life as an Artist and Disability Advocate
My name is Emily Beatrice Goss and I am a disabled artist. The last year has been an incredible journey. The summer of 2016 began a new chapter of my life once I received my BA in Performing Arts at Boise State University. I officially became the first college graduate in my family, which became a HUGE milestone I will always be grateful for after the years of hard work and countless sleepless nights packed in a dark theatre for hours on end. On top of juggling back-to-back shows and an overwhelmingly packed school schedule, I continued living my life with Mild Cerebral Palsy. Professors, colleagues, peers, and close friends would constantly see me darting across the quad, running to auditions or production meetings or classes in my bright red motorized scooter with my production binders and scripts in tow. The whole process became a routine that I grew to love, and an experience I will never forget. The road certainly has not been easy, but I feel it's time to tell my story...
By Emily Goss6 years ago in Longevity