What Does It Mean to Live a Good Life? Introducing Season 11 of Reimagining the Good Life

REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST Season 11 of Reimagining the Good Life begins October 28! This season, we’ll explore what it means to flourish through conversations about disability and belonging,…

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Communication Skills Every Marriage Needs: Disability + Parenting • Katie Gohde, LPC, and Steve Gohde

TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST E34—Do your conversations end in silence, defensiveness, or words you wish you could take back? Are unhealthy patterns undermining your marriage? How can you communicate…

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Read more about the article How to Face an Uncertain Future with Hope When Parenting a Child with a Disability
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How to Face an Uncertain Future with Hope When Parenting a Child with a Disability

I received an email yesterday that left a pit in my stomach. I won’t go into all the details here yet, because I’m still hoping it was an administrative error.…

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Read more about the article How Chronic Stress Affects Marriage: 5 Ways to Stay Connected Through Caregiving
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How Chronic Stress Affects Marriage: 5 Ways to Stay Connected Through Caregiving

What happens when a hard season doesn't last twelve weeks or even twelve months, but twelve years? I think about friends who have middle schoolers with a disability diagnosis who…

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Is Your Marriage Just Surviving? Disability, Chronic Stress, and Caregiving • Monica DiCristina, LPC

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…

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Special: A Middle-Grade Book Featuring a Girl With Down Syndrome as a Fully Realized Character

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…

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