TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST E32 — Are you exhausted from caregiving? Anxious? Burned out? Do you find yourself resenting your spouse or keeping score in your marriage over who…
I’ve talked with many parents of children and adults with intellectual disabilities who've experienced significant loss, and one of the things they've told me is that they didn't know how…
White Picket Fences turns 8 today! So here’s a little back story I’m not sure I’ve told here before. I started working on a book in 2015 that was about…
I’ve been on the search for a middle-grade book that portrays a young girl with Down syndrome as a fully realized character for many years. I wrote about this struggle…
TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST E31 —How can we help a child grieve when they may not have the words to tell us they’re hurting?Therapist Sissy Goff joins Amy Julia…
I have a planner that asks me to write down my “ideal week,” and every week I write down that I want all of my appointments to somehow fit into…
I recently had a chance to talk with the new mother of a baby girl with Down syndrome. This mom’s emotions were raw and beautiful, that same combination of wonder…
TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST E30 — What happens when the rhythms of caregiving make it difficult to establish any rhythms at all? That’s the question guiding author Jen Pollock Michel…
A few years ago, Peter and I both cried at our daughter's annual meeting to discuss her IEP (Individualized Education Plan) goals. We cried because we were so overwhelmed with…
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…
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