REIMAGINING
THE GOOD LIFE
DISABILITY. FAITH. CULTURE.
Amy Julia Becker
Amy Julia Becker invites people to reimagine the good life through her writing and speaking on disability, faith, and culture. She is the author of To Be Made Well, White Picket Fences, Small Talk, and A Good and Perfect Gift. She is a guest opinion writer for national publications and hosts two podcasts: Take the Next Step and Reimagining the Good Life. Becker is a graduate of Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary (MDiv). She is a member of the Disability Ministry Network and the Alliance for Disability Justice and Ethics in Reproductive Genetics. She lives with her husband and their three children in western Connecticut.
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Recent Posts
The Dispatch | A Dark Horizon for People With Disabilities
The Trump administration is quietly rolling back hard-won protections. Here’s an excerpt from my latest essay at The Dispatch: As the mother of a 20-year-old
The Pace of Peace: 5 Ways to Slow Down and Live More Deeply
If you’ve spent any time around here at all, you know that I often struggle with rushing and being busy and a generally too-full calendar.
Praxis Press | Disability Is More Ordinary Than We Think
I often write here about life with our daughter Penny, who has Down syndrome. I tell you about her boyfriend, her experiences at work and
