Cindy Kolbe

Cindy Kolbe has been a lifelong disability advocate—even before her daughter’s spinal cord injury. Cindy 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. She supports other Warrior Moms, as well as other disability and mental health nonprofits.

Just Keep Swimming: a crash, a quest, and waves of hope is the second edition of Cindy’s memoir. It chronicles a mom's crisis, a daughter's paralysis, and extraordinary travels that carry them from a small town in Ohio to Harvard and around the world.

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 Power of Moms, Tiny Buddha, Option B, Women For One, Parent (now Motherly), Stigma Fighters, Grown and Flown, and more.

Connect with her on Facebook (Just Keep Swimming: hope wins) and Instagram (@cindybkolbe). Her website (www.cindykolbe.com) includes her popular newsletter titled, “Just Keep Swimming!”

Hope is an incredibly powerful thing. If you never give up? Hope wins.