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Amy Julia Becker

Amy Julia Becker is an award-winning writer and speaker on disability, faith, and family. She is the author of four books, including To Be Made Well: An Invitation to Wholeness, Healing, and Hope, and she hosts the Love Is Stronger Than Fear podcast. Becker is a graduate of Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary (MDiv). She lives with her husband and their three children in western Connecticut. amyjuliabecker.com, @amyjuliabecker on Instagram, @amyjuliabeckerwriter on Facebook

mom parenting teenagers walking with preteens outdoors
Teen

I’m a much better parent of tweens than I was of toddlers

I’m a limited, fallible, inadequate parent to teenagers—and I’m grateful for it every day

Updated Jul. 22, 2024
Teen, Motherly Stories
mom hugging and kissing daughter outside dignity of risk snowplow parenting
Motherly Stories

I want my kids to be healthy not safe

I want to rush in and take away all their discomfort.

Updated Oct. 23, 2023
Motherly Stories, Parenting
siblings playing in tent showing what it's like having a sibling with down syndrome
Motherly Stories

My daughter has Down syndrome, and her siblings are better for it

One of the pervasive myths surrounding having a child with Down syndrome is that she will be a burden on the rest of the family.

Updated Mar. 19, 2024
Motherly Stories, Parenting
mom kissing her baby with Down Syndrome
Motherly Stories

How I felt when the doctor told us our baby has Down Syndrome

We wanted to run away—not from her, but from everyone else.

Updated Oct. 04, 2022
Motherly Stories
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