Sitting Pretty

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In this episode, Qudsiya is joined by writer and educator Rebekah Taussig. They talk about social media as a tool for organizing and community-building, Rebekah’s memoir, Sitting Pretty, and the lessons of disabled parenting.

Rebekah is one of three guests this season who are featured in the new book Collective Wisdom: Lessons, Inspiration, and Advice from Women over 50, by Grace Bonney. If you enjoy this episode, you can learn more about the book here.

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Guest

Rebekah Taussig is a Kansas City writer and educator with her doctorate in Creative Nonfiction and Disability Studies. She’s spent most of her life immersed in the world of writing and reading – as a student, teacher, and author – because she believes the words we use and the stories we tell matter. She’s held talks and workshops at the University of Michigan, Davidson College, and Yale University, and you can find her writing about the nuanced experience of disability in TIME, on her Instagram, @sitting_pretty, or in her memoir in essays, Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body. You can follow her work and sign up for her newsletter at www.rebekahtaussig.com.

 
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