What's the difference between limitations and brokenness? What does it mean to be blessed? How can a dual diagnosis of Down syndrome and autism be a part of a flourishing life? Micha Boyett, a writer, poet, and mom, joins Amy Julia Becker to talk about her new book Blessed Are the Rest of Us. They explore the intersection of blessing, limits, and longing within the context of the Beatitudes, including:

• The meaning of 'blessed' and how it relates to the gifts and challenges of being human
• Flourishing in the midst of grief and hardship
• The importance of insisting on presence and inclusion for people with disabilities
• How to recognize and accept limitations without equating them with brokenness
• Using our imaginations, minds, and bodies to move toward a new vision of the good life

Workshop with Amy Julia: Reimagining Family Life With Disability

Guest Bio:
Micha Boyett is the author of Blessed Are the Rest of Us: How Limits and Longing Make Us Whole. She is cohost of the award-winning The Lucky Few podcast, creator of The Slow Way podcast and newsletter, and has written for publications such as the Washington Post and Christianity Today. Micha lives with her husband and three children in northern New Jersey and works part-time as a youth pastor at Good Shepherd Church in New York City.

Connect Online:

• Website: michaboyett.com
• Instagram: @michaboyett
• Threads: @michaboyett

On the Podcast:

• {The Transition to Adulthood} Amy Julia on the Lucky Few Podcast
• {Living into the Really Real} Micha on Amy Julia’s podcast
• The Beatitudes
• The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary by Jonathan T. Pennington
• Nick Cave on Krista Tippett’s On Being podcast
• Amy Julia’s book White Picket Fences
• The Slow Way podcast and newsletter
• Workshop with Amy Julia: Reimagining Family Life With Disability

TRANSCRIPT: amyjuliabecker.com/micha-boyett/

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