lives in the greater Indianapolis area with her husband, Jamie, and teenage sons, Luke and Jack. Shinneman lives with a type of muscular dystrophy that is called Bethlem myopathy and was diagnosed when she was forty-four years of age, even though she had symptoms of the disease in early childhood. Shinneman enjoys painting, cooking, baking, reading, and exercising. She completed the New York City Marathon in November 2021. You can read more on her blog, “Humbly Courageous.” https://www.humblycourageous.com.
CAPA DIRI_Journal_November_2023_Interactive
SHINNEMAN, Amy
SOMERS, Dan
Structure. Function. Integration - November 2023 / Vol. 51, No. 3
Vol: 51
Pages: 68-77
Article year: 2023
Advanced Rolfer® Dan Somers interviews his client, Amy Shinneman, who is the 2023 National Ambassador for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), about her life with a type of muscular dystrophy called Bethlem myopathy and how Rolfing® Structural Integration sessions have supported her body to be strong and balanced. They discuss the complex path to receiving the correct diagnosis, her triumphs in building the life and family that she desires, and her struggles when facing systemic ableism found throughout society.
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