Welcome Aboard!
--"Izzy, how did you start dancing?"
--"What got you into martial arts?"
--"What kind of dancer/martial artist/writer are you?
--"How do you deal with brain damage, bodily injury and
C-PTSD, yet still dance, write, train, live the way you do?"
--"How do you still find joy and beauty amidst pain and loss?"
--"Wow, you should write your memoirs!"
This Is My Story
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Bella Dancer
- Dec 21, 2020
- 8 min
ON THIS DAY 20 YEARS AGO - Nadhra Rising, a Blossoming Belly-Nerd in Home-Sewn Spangles
170

Bella Dancer
- Dec 20, 2020
- 9 min
ON THIS DAY 20 YEARS AGO: Chakras and Pages and Most Welcome Changes
220



Bella Dancer
- Dec 1, 2020
- 8 min
I AM FORGETFUL LUCY-LIGHT: The Fuzzy Impressionist Paintings That Are My Memory
330

Bella Dancer
- Nov 27, 2020
- 10 min
FROM SUPERCOMPUTER TO FILING CABINETS - My Memory after Dain Bramage
400

Bella Dancer
- Jun 29, 2020
- 9 min
WABI-SABI - THE BEAUTY OF IMPERFECTION: Learning to Love That Person in the Mirror
140

Bella Dancer
- Jun 29, 2020
- 9 min
"HUSH, LITTLE GIRL" - Breaking the Choke-Chain Around Trauma & Abuse
240







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