When Visibility Is Shared, Not Claimed
I was recently invited to write a blog for Tourette’s Action, and they’ve now published it on their platform.I wanted to share that here, not as a personal milestone, but because moments like this feel bigger than any one person.
Tourette’s Action has been supporting people with Tourette syndrome and tic disorders for decades. Their work is rooted in lived experience, advocacy, education, and care often for people whose realities are misunderstood, minimised, or quietly ignored. Being asked to contribute to that space felt genuinely humbling.
Visibility matters.. not the loud, performative kind, but the quiet, human kind. For many neurodivergent and disabled people, growing up meant rarely seeing ourselves reflected accurately in leadership, business, or public life. When stories are shared honestly, without being softened or simplified they create recognition. That small but powerful feeling of “it’s not just me.” That’s why this matters.
Not because my voice is exceptional, but because lived experience deserves space. Because disabled and neurodivergent people deserve to be seen as whole humans building lives, running businesses, raising families, navigating challenges, and contributing meaningfully to the world around them.
I’m deeply grateful to Tourette’s Action for the trust they placed in me, and for the work they continue to do every day for the community. Organisations like theirs don’t just raise awareness they hold space, protect dignity, and help people feel less alone.
If sharing my perspective helps even one person feel seen, understood, or a little more confident in their own voice, then it’s done exactly what it needed to do.
Thank you to Tourette’s Action for valuing real stories, and for reminding us why thoughtful visibility still matters. At VE Cosmetics, we believe representation isn’t about standing apart, it’s about standing with. This is one of those moments that quietly reinforces why that belief matters so much.
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