Why I’ve Been Silent This Down Syndrome Awareness Month
It’s the middle of October, Down Syndrome Awareness Month, and I have done nothing to acknowledge this fact. We didn’t walk in a Buddy Walk. We haven’t posted stories about…
It’s the middle of October, Down Syndrome Awareness Month, and I have done nothing to acknowledge this fact. We didn’t walk in a Buddy Walk. We haven’t posted stories about…
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…
I would like to wave a magic wand and make the pain and discomfort of this life go away. And yes, I mean that in some big and existential sense…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…