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Letting Go Isn't Something You Achieve
It's thousands of tiny moments of trust that slowly teach your nervous system a new way to live
21 hrs ago
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David B Younger, PhD
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The Monster Shame Creates
A Dialogue on Disability, Identity, and Finding a Way Out of Hiding
Jun 13
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David B Younger, PhD
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Justina
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The People Who Hold the Frame
A trip to Mexico City, a reunion twenty years in the making, and the friends who reminded me who I still am
Jun 6
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David B Younger, PhD
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The Invisible Disability Hierarchy That Keeps Us Divided
Why disabled people fight each other for legitimacy instead of fighting the systems excluding all of us
May 30
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David B Younger, PhD
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Ableism Is Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts
How everyday exclusion teaches disabled people to expect less and question their own pain
May 23
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David B Younger, PhD
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I’m Deeply Grateful for My Life… and I Still Feel Like a Burden
What it’s like to depend on care, love your family fiercely, and quietly question if you're taking too much
May 16
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David B Younger, PhD
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Letter to My Son For His College Graduation
It feels like yesterday when we dropped you off at school.
May 9
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David B Younger, PhD
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The Edge of Ableism
Learning to Practice "I Don't Know" Mind With What Feels Impossible
May 2
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David B Younger, PhD
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How to Practice Lovingkindness When the Standard Version Doesn’t Work
There’s a meditation practice called lovingkindness meditation, or metta, where you’re instructed to repeat a series of phrases directed towards…
Apr 11
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David B Younger, PhD
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The Days We Have Left
The reality of your life is always now.
Apr 4
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David B Younger, PhD
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My Changing Body
Our bodies change over time, so do our relationships with them
Mar 28
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David B Younger, PhD
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There Is No Other
The voice that insists there is
Mar 14
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David B Younger, PhD
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