Take the Next Step with Amy Julia Becker
Take the Next Step is a podcast for families experiencing disability, offering weekly encouragement and practical next steps to help your family thrive. Your family matters. Your child matters. And we need you among us. Each Wednesday, we'll explore how to:
- Navigate the challenges of disability parenting
- Create moments of delight, joy, and connection at home
- Connect with a supportive community where your family belong
- Take meaningful, manageable steps toward a flourishing future
Take the Next Step is a resource from the Hope Heals Network, a collective of thought leaders offering honest and hopeful wisdom to help people flourish in the good and hard parts of their stories. To learn more about the work of Hope Heals, visit hopeheals.com or follow @hopeheals on Instagram.
More episodes: https://amyjuliabecker.com/take-the-next-step-podcast/
Take the Next Step with Amy Julia Becker
Latest Episodes
How to Navigate IEP Meetings and Disability Services • Meghan Burke, PhD
Do you have to fight everyone around the table to advocate well for your child? Many parents feel intimidated by disability advocacy. They worry they're not doing enough and don't know enough to be a good advocate for their child and a good tea...
What We Need to Know About Disability and Happiness • Misty Coy Snyder
Overwhelmed, isolated, afraid of the future? You don't have to figure it all out at once. Author Misty Coy Snyder joins Amy Julia Becker to talk about family life and disability. She shares practical encouragement for parents and caregivers, in...
Raising Capable, Confident Kids: Disability + Parenting • David Thomas, LMSW
How can my child with a disability learn and grow? What does it look like to cultivate capability while honoring their limitations? When am I wrongly making life easier for them? When should I let them struggle? And what if I feel incapable as ...
Be Unapologetically Impatient: Disability + Parenting • Christina Cipriano, PhD
When your child needs support now, “just wait” isn’t good enough. Chris Cipriano, mom and developmental psychologist, helps parents of children with disabilities move from frustration and apology to confident advocacy. She shares with Amy Julia...
Your Family Matters • A New Season of Take the Next Step!
Parenting a child with a disability can feel overwhelming, isolating, and uncertain, but you don’t have to figure it out alone. Take the Next Step offers encouragement and practical guidance for navigating disability parenting, finding connecti...