About this episode
Amy Julia Becker reflects on her personal journey, recognising the detrimental impacts of her rigorous striving and pursuit of success during high school and college. While she effectually acquired commendable achievements, she confesses to falling into unhealthy practices that led to a severe eating disorder. Even while suffering, the pressure to perform made her overlook her own health. She discusses how this experience enabled her to understand her need to slow down and relinquish her persistent compulsion to achieve, acknowledging this as a necessary part of her personal wellbeing. Amy Julia Becker is an award-winning writer and speaker on disability, family, culture, and faith. She is the author of four books, including To Be Made Well: An Invitation to Wholeness, Healing, and Hope , a guest opinion writer for national publications, and the host of 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. SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram: @amyjuliabecker Facebook: @amyjuliabeckerwriter Twitter: @amyjuliabecker Website: amyjuliabecker.com BOOKS: · To Be Made Well: An Invitation to Wholeness, Healing, and Hope · White Picket Fences: Turning Towards Love in a World Divided by Privilege · Small Talk: Learning From My Children About What Matters Most · A Good and Perfect Gift: Faith, Expectations, and a Little Girl Named Penny