Praise for Falling for Myself

"Dorothy Ellen Palmer writes to 'channel shame into solidarity, anger into analysis, denial into delight and loss into love, ' and this book - full of insight and wild humour, fierce activism and vital intersectional analysis - marks her stellar success. She calls all of us to imagine a world beyond the limits of ableism and a movement where all of us have room to move." - Sonya Huber, author of Pain Woman Takes Your Keys and Other Essays from a Nervous System

"Dorothy Ellen Palmer's Falling For Myself is a powerful call for a mass social justice movement that doesn't ignore Disability Justice. Through painfully honest and laugh-out-loud storytelling, Palmer delves deep into personal, genetic and societal memory, showing us that it's possible to uncinch ourselves from the lies we've been told about ableism and disability. A moving, informative and magical read." - Farzana Doctor, author of All Inclusive

"At the very start of her memoir, Dorothy Palmer tells us that we may laugh. She writes, 'But as you chuckle, remember this: funny fat women are always angry. We're taught to be aim the punchline at ourselves and smile. Not this time.' Fair warning. Palmer's storytelling carries her sharp intelligence and sparkling humour throughout her reflections on a lonely childhood, living as a disabled woman in an ableist world and the costs of being an activist. This is not 'inspiration porn.' Palmer also does not want or need the reader's pity. We respect her too much for that. Instead, we are moved, entertained and provoked to examine ourselves. By telling us her stories, Palmer invites us to examine ours. Also, you will laugh and laugh." - Carrianne Leung, author of That Time I Loved You