How to Design a More Human World with Sara Hendren
REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST S10 E1—When you walk into a room, what does that room tell you about who you are as a human being? What assumptions go into…
Reimagining the Good Life – What’s Next? {Season 10}
REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST What makes a life good? In this new season of Reimagining the Good Life, Amy Julia Becker invites listeners into thoughtful conversations about faith, family, disability,…
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Imagination, ClemsonLIFE, and the Future of Disability Education
When Penny and I visited the ClemsonLIFE program back in March, one of the program leaders talked to all the parents in the room about funding. It’s not cheap to send a…
How Disability Changed This Dad’s Idea of “Normal” with Mike Erre
TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST E25—What do you do when the child you imagined isn’t the child you have? Pastor Mike Erre experienced the slow dismantling of achievement-based parenting when…
Building a Good Life for Children with Disabilities: Everyday Steps Toward Independence
When Penny was in middle school, she told us, “When I’m older, I want to live in an apartment with friends.” She was 12. There wasn’t much we could do…
Small Steps, Big Dreams: Permission to Assume Possibility for Our Child With Disability
Penny calls in her own prescription refills now. It’s a small detail of our lives together, but it also feels like a symbol of something bigger. Eight years ago, her…
From Fear to Future: How Families Plan for a Good Life with Sheli Reynolds, PhD
TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST E24—"I don't know what life can look like for my child." If you've ever felt that, this episode is for you. Sheli Reynolds, PhD, is…
Finding Your People After a Diagnosis: Community, Disability, and Hope
We experienced a wellspring of response when our daughter Penny was born and diagnosed with Down syndrome. People showed up in prayer, meals, messages, and care. And like so many…
Belovedness Before Achievement: Rethinking What Makes Us Matter
Penny and I checked out a Special Olympics track team last week. I’m going to write more about that experience—it’s a whole other story—sometime later this spring, but for now…
How to Find Your People When You Feel Invisible with Katherine Wolf
TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST E23—The meals stop coming. The texts slow down. And suddenly you feel like you’re navigating disability alone. Friends can be great at showing up in…
