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Read more about the article A Few of My Favorite Things: Week 3 | Podcast Episodes About Healing

A Few of My Favorite Things: Week 3 | Podcast Episodes About Healing

  • Post published:August 27, 2021
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I guess it makes sense that I have healing on my mind right now. I’m not actively working on To Be Made Well for the month of August, but I…

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A Few of My Favorite Things: Week 2

  • Post published:August 13, 2021
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Some of my favorites...a new recipe, a book, and a podcast! Recipe Favorite new recipe: I made this one up when we were trying to use up the produce in…

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A Few of My Favorite Things: Week 1

  • Post published:July 30, 2021
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Week 1 of sharing with you a few of my favorite things, which this week include a place, a resource, two essays, and a TV show! FAVORITE THINGS: PLACE Many…

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AJB Recommends: Kids’ Books About Disability

  • Post published:July 23, 2021
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If you’re looking for some books to read with your kids that introduce them to characters with disabilities, here are my top three for upper elementary and middle-school-aged kids (And…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: Movies for Family Movie Night

AJB Recommends: Movies for Family Movie Night

  • Post published:July 16, 2021
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Family movies get harder as kids get older. We’ve chosen lots of inappropriate movies that we remember only for their humor or poignant moments. We’ve chosen others that captivate two kids…

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AJB Recommends: The Gifts of Imperfection

  • Post published:July 9, 2021
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As a recovering perfectionist, I don’t know why I had never picked up Brené Brown’s The Gifts of Imperfection. I wrote my own memoir about perfectionism, A Good and Perfect…

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AJB Recommends: Resources for How to Stop Pain Loops

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Sometimes pain gets stuck in our bodies when it doesn’t need to. Our brains try to protect us by telling us we are in pain, but sometimes the protection feels…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: 3 Newsletters That Offer Wisdom and Insight

AJB Recommends: 3 Newsletters That Offer Wisdom and Insight

  • Post published:June 25, 2021
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We all have way too much information coming at us all the time on way too many channels and platforms. In the midst of this too much, I want to…

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AJB Recommends: 4 Great Novels by Mildred Taylor

  • Post published:June 18, 2021
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Summer reading recommendation: check out Mildred Taylor’s lesser-known novels. Novels by Mildred Taylor Many people have heard of Taylor’s Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, a 1976 Newberry-Award-winning novel about…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: Learning About Uncoupling Dignity From Achievement

AJB Recommends: Learning About Uncoupling Dignity From Achievement

  • Post published:June 11, 2021
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“I want to sever the connection between dignity and accomplishment altogether.” So says Justin Hawkins on The Lucky Few Podcast last week. Uncoupling Dignity from Achievement Even as a mother…

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