Disability Advocate, Peer Mentor for the Christopher and Dana Read Foundation, and Author of ”Just Keep Swimming: a crash, a quest, and waves of hope” - Cindy Kolbe

This week on the KORE Women podcast, Dr. Summer Watson welcomes back to the show, Cindy Kolbe! Cindy was on the show in 2019 and so much has happened since her last episode. Cindy is the author of the book Just Keep Swimming: a crash, a quest, and waves of hope, which is the second edition of Cindy’s memoir. The original edition is entitled “Struggling with Serendipity.”

Cindy has been a lifelong disability advocate, directed a nonprofit, managed group homes, and taught literacy at a state institution. She is a peer mentor for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation and supports other Warrior Moms, as well as other disability and mental health nonprofits. 

Cindy lives near Boston and presents workshops at Abilities Expos across the country. She is a frequent guest on podcasts and published over 50 articles in three years in 22 different media. Her work has been featured in Tiny Buddha, Power of Moms, Option B, Women for One, Parent (now Motherly), Stigma Fighters, Grown and Flown, and more.  

You can connect with Cindy on:

Facebook (@justkeepswimmingbook), Instagram (@cindybkolbe), and her website (www.cindykolbe.com), which includes her newsletter titled, “Just Keep Swimming!” 

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