Amy Julia Becker, Author at Motherly
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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

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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

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I want my kids to be healthy not safe

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

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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.

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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.

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