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How A Mother Learned To Connect Without Language

EPISODE · May 7, 2026 · 50 MIN

How A Mother Learned To Connect Without Language

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How do you care for someone you struggle to communicate with ... and can never fully understand? That's the question anthropologist Danilyn Rutherford has been wrestling with for decades  — ever since it became clear that her daughter Millie would never speak, sign or use symbols to express herself. Danilyn talks with Anita about how mothering a multiply-disabled child challenged her beliefs about the importance of language for human connection. Meet the guest:- Danilyn Rutherford is the author of “Beautiful Mystery: Living in a Wordless World”Read the transcript | Review the podcast on your preferred platformFollow Embodied on Instagram Leave a message for Embodied

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