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Read more about the article S8 E17 | RFK Jr., Autism, and the Story We Need Instead with Matthew Mooney

S8 E17 | RFK Jr., Autism, and the Story We Need Instead with Matthew Mooney

  • Post published:May 6, 2025
  • Post category:Disability/Down Syndrome/Faith/Podcast
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Apple YouTube Spotify More!  Is disability a tragedy? Is it a gift? What place is there for grief and for joy in this story of disability so many of us…

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Honoring the Good, the Hard, and the In Between

  • Post published:April 10, 2025
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There’s something special about connecting with a person who not only lives in the small town where you grew up, but also shares a similar parenting journey. That’s how I…

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Read more about the article Spread the Word to End the Word

Spread the Word to End the Word

  • Post published:March 7, 2025
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To my knowledge, no one has ever called our daughter Penny by the most common slur used to demean people with intellectual disabilities, the r-word. I’m glad she hasn’t been…

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Read more about the article How to Navigate the Pressures of Modern Family Life

How to Navigate the Pressures of Modern Family Life

  • Post published:February 7, 2025
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Our front hall table is still covered in holiday cards. There are the uber-organized people who sent their cards at Thanksgiving, then the steady stream of happy faces that arrived…

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Read more about the article Cultivating Connection One Word at a Time

Cultivating Connection One Word at a Time

  • Post published:January 29, 2025
  • Post category:Disability
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I once shared a post that included a story from someone who identified as a "person with autism." To respect their choice of words, I used the same term in…

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Read more about the article S8 E9 | How to Talk About Disability with Carrie Hahn

S8 E9 | How to Talk About Disability with Carrie Hahn

  • Post published:January 28, 2025
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Apple YouTube Spotify More!  Is disability a tragedy? Are disabled people “inspiring”? The language we use often reveals our assumptions about disability. Carrie Hahn, a pediatric speech-language pathologist and mother,…

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Read more about the article Belonging Begins With an Invitation

Belonging Begins With an Invitation

  • Post published:January 24, 2025
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One of the most heartbreaking aspects of being a mother is watching our kids get excluded. I’ve seen it at times for all three of them, but exclusion happens most…

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Read more about the article S8 E8 | The Discipline of Inspiration with Carey Wallace

S8 E8 | The Discipline of Inspiration with Carey Wallace

  • Post published:January 14, 2025
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Apple YouTube Spotify More!  "Just try harder. Work harder. Think harder." But what if the key to creativity, whether that’s in our art or in the art of our daily…

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From Conditional Love to Unconditional Growth

  • Post published:December 13, 2024
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I sometimes beat myself up as a parent. In all honesty, I also beat myself up as a human, but on the parenting front, I think about how I let…

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Read more about the article S8 E7 | The New Testament in Color with Esau McCaulley, Ph.D.

S8 E7 | The New Testament in Color with Esau McCaulley, Ph.D.

  • Post published:December 3, 2024
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Apple YouTube Spotify More! How do we attend to diverse voices in our churches and society without silencing or patronizing each other? Author and professor Esau McCaulley, PhD, joins Amy…

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