Hi, I'm Heidi and welcome to my channel! On this channel, I share my everyday life as a psychology professor who happens to navigate the world without sight. After losing my vision to retinoblastoma (eye cancer), I've found my own ways to do everything from picking out clothes and cooking meals to more adventurous pursuits like bungee jumping and skydiving.
You'll meet my guide dog Upton (a handsome black Lab who thinks he runs the show) and my four fluffy ginger cats who rule our home. I'll chat about practical things like how I chose my eye prosthesis, travel independently, and manage my academic career, alongside the everyday hacks that make life work for me.
This isn't a channel about 'overcoming' blindness—it's about living with it authentically. Disability isn't extraordinary; it just means doing ordinary things differently.
Join me as I share my blind spot on life—where different never means limited, just unique.
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