59. Would You Still Want Me If I Stopped Being Useful?

In Episode 59, Angela and Deanna sit with the ache of disconnection and ask what happens when we start seeing people as useful, ranked, labeled, or “other” instead of sacred. With honesty, humor, and a field trip to Mend Coffee, they explore dignity, disability, belonging, and why visibility is not the same thing as connection. This conversation is an invitation to slow down, pay attention, and recover tenderness toward the people right in front of us.Timestamps00:00 - Seeing humanity differently01:45 - First impressions and friendship06:10 - Eyes, heart, and compassion08:06 - Visibility is not connection12:36 - Usefulness, ranking, and human worth23:36 - Why speed makes us careless27:37 - Otherness, belonging, and dignity29:37 - Lessons from Mend Coffee36:25 - Why we fear difference39:21 - Recovering tendernessShow Music: Just Like Me by, ThruLineThe Morning Share Podcast is produced, edited, and mixed by Angela Boeckman and Deanna West.SocialsWebsite: themorningshare.comInstagram: @themorningsharepodSubstack: themorningshare.substack.com