What If Your “Needs” Are an Invitation? | Kevan Chandler & Eric Wood
If There’s Anything I Can Do with Pam McConnellShow Notes
What if your need isn’t a burden—but an invitation?
In this episode, Pam McConnell sits down with Kevan Chandler and Eric Wood to talk about friendship, disability, vulnerability, and the surprising ways our needs can bring us closer to one another.
Kevan is a speaker, writer, and founder of We Carry Kevan, a nonprofit reimagining how people with disabilities are supported and included. His book, The Hospitality of Need, challenges us to see our needs not as something to hide, but as opportunities to experience deeper friendship and community.
Kevan and Eric share the story of their remarkable friendship, including the moments when Eric literally carried Kevan and the ways their relationship has taught them about mutuality, vulnerability, and learning to both give and receive.
Together, they explore why asking for help can be so difficult, what keeps us from receiving care, and how we can create communities where people don’t have to carry life alone.
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