Disability & Belonging: “We Aren’t Us Without You”
TAKE THE NEXT STEP PODCAST We all long to belong. But for many families experiencing disability, true belonging can feel out of reach. In this episode, researcher and advocate Erik…
10 Dimensions of Belonging
10 Dimensions of Belonging created by Erik Carter In a recent conversation, Erik says: Early in our research, we wanted to understand what it really means to be a community…
How Do You Know Your Calling?
REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST Some people get paid to do what they love, but most don’t. How can we find meaning in everyday work that we don’t always love…
Choosing Hospitality Over Isolation
Growing up in a household with two wheelchairs, Kevan Chandler experienced firsthand the challenges, and the choices, that shape how a family navigates disability. Kevan and his sister both have…
Creating Belonging in Diverse Communities
I wrote a few weeks ago about curiosity as an act of belonging. I also had a chance to go to Baylor University for a few lovely days of conversation and connection that only…
Reimagining the Good Life: What’s Coming This Season
REIMAGINING THE GOOD LIFE PODCAST What really makes life worth living? This season on Reimagining the Good Life, Amy Julia Becker dives into the ideas, assumptions, and cultural narratives that shape…
Can We Disagree and Still Belong Together
I recently spoke about what it looks like to become communities of belonging. I’m aware that many of our communities are places where we only belong if we all think…
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Where Joy and Discomfort Meet
I know many of you are already back to school, or close to it. Here in Connecticut, we still have a few weeks of summertime. Our kids are playing Monopoly…
“Good Genes” and the Gift of Being Human
What if the real beauty of humanity isn’t found in “good genes,” but in the people our culture is most inclined to screen out? Last week in the newsletter, I mentioned…
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Our daughter has Down syndrome. Can she live a full life?
Here's what I know... Penny has different capacities when it comes to learning, but she has no limits on her capacity to love, or to live a full life. Our…
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