The Pace of Love: How to Say No and Make Space for What Matters
I set out for a run on Saturday and decided to listen to a podcast with social scientist Adam Grant about how to say no. Saying no has been on my…
How to Navigate IEP Meetings and Disability Services with Meghan Burke, PhD
TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST E29 — Do you have to fight everyone around the table to advocate well for your child? Many parents feel intimidated by disability advocacy. They…
What I’m Reading, Watching, and Listening To: September 2026
Books, essays, podcast episodes, and more that I think are worth your time, plus recent cultural news that I’m paying attention to in the month of September… {Get my favorites…
You Don’t Have to Be the Expert: Parenting a Child with a Disability
I read a book last year by Greg McKeown. My favorite part came at the end, when McKeown offered a personal story of his daughter having epilepsy. His first responses was…
Hope Heals Camp 2026 • Photo by Becca Cruz
Learning to See What Cannot Be Seen: Disability, Belovedness, and the Eyes of Love
I just learned a new word: familect. It’s the idea that every family has its own language, its own dialect, the words and phrases that only make sense to a small…
What We Need to Know About Disability and Happiness with Misty Coy Snyder
TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST E28 — Do you feel overwhelmed, isolated, or afraid of the future? Misty Coy Snyder knows those feelings well. After receiving a prenatal diagnosis of…
2009
How to Help Kids Build Confidence and Capability: 3 Parenting Lessons
Somewhere along the way, my husband Peter and our daughter Penny, who has Down syndrome, developed an elaborate goodnight ritual involving a complicated handshake followed by cheering and naming sports…
What Can You Leave Behind? Making Space for What Matters This School Year
Penny came downstairs the other day. We were packing up to go home. She said, “Mom, I’m doing fine with time, but I need some help with space.” What she…
2012
If We Can Fund War, We Can Fund Special Education
We received an issue of Connecticut Magazine with a cover story about the cost of special education in our state: “Schools face cost, staff constraints.” As kids across the country…
Raising Capable, Confident Kids: Disability + Parenting • David Thomas, LMSW
TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST E27 — How can my child with a disability learn and grow? What does it look like to cultivate capability while honoring their limitations? When…
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