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Author: Amy Julia Becker

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Read more about the article How the Stories of Our Past Shape Our Future

How the Stories of Our Past Shape Our Future

  • Post published:October 11, 2024
  • Post category:Privilege and Race
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These days, I think many of us feel weary. Weary in advocacy, weary of politics, weary and wondering if the change we hope for is possible. I recently wrote, in reference…

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Read more about the article Embracing Belovedness: A New Approach to Parenting and Mental Health

Embracing Belovedness: A New Approach to Parenting and Mental Health

  • Post published:October 10, 2024
  • Post category:Faith/Parenting
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Today is World Mental Health Day. The Surgeon General recently issued a warning about the mental health of parents. Parents are stressed out about everything. (more here) The warning contains…

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Read more about the article S8 E3 | How Stories of Hope Empower Justice with Jemar Tisby, Ph.D.

S8 E3 | How Stories of Hope Empower Justice with Jemar Tisby, Ph.D.

  • Post published:October 8, 2024
  • Post category:Current Events/Podcast/Privilege and Race
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Apple YouTube Spotify More! The way we tell the stories of our past plays a crucial role in shaping our imagination for the future. Author and historian Jemar Tisby, Ph.D.,…

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The Beautiful Thing About Offering Attention

  • Post published:October 4, 2024
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome
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October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. According to the dictionary, awareness is “knowledge or perception of a situation or a fact.” Nearly two decades into this journey, I’m still raising…

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The Problem with Calling Kamala Harris “Mentally Disabled”

  • Post published:October 3, 2024
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Former president Donald Trump recently insulted President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris by calling them “mentally impaired” and then “mentally disabled.” (more from CNN here and FOX NEWS Radio…

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Down Syndrome Awareness Month 2024

  • Post published:October 1, 2024
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Parenting
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Today is the beginning of Down Syndrome Awareness Month. In a world of distraction, I’m thinking about what happens when we pay attention to the beauty and hardship and possibility…

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S8 E2 | What’s Normal? The Anthropology of Disability with Tom Pearson, PhD

  • Post published:September 24, 2024
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Apple YouTube Spotify More! What does it mean to be human? Who counts as a human being and why? Anthropologist Tom Pearson has been asking these questions for a living…

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Read more about the article Questions Every College Freshman Should Ask | Penny in Her Own Words

Questions Every College Freshman Should Ask | Penny in Her Own Words

  • Post published:September 23, 2024
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Questions from Penny that every college freshman needs to ask: ✏️Are there any students who know the campus, and is their role a mentor? ✏️Are there any school activities or…

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September Favorites {2024}

  • Post published:September 22, 2024
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Favorites from September 2024: Cultures of Growth by Mary C. Murphy. For anyone interested in how the idea of “fixed” and “growth” mindsets affect communities (and not just individuals), this book is…

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Saying Goodbye to Our Church

  • Post published:September 19, 2024
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Before I write anything else, I do want to thank those of you who have decided, voluntarily, to support the work I do through a paid subscription to this newsletter. Not only…

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