In the first full-length episode of Held Together, host Xander Peer Keller opens the door (and the bed) to a conversation about disability, care, and interdependence. Joined by longtime friend and collaborator Beth, they share stories of building a care web—a network of support rooted in friendship, reciprocity, and queer community.

This episode explores:

• Finding voice and healing through song, storytelling, and community

• How disabled and non-disabled people can practice mutual aid and reciprocity

• The realities of crip time, pain, and communicating needs in interdependent relationships

• Why care webs matter for queer, disabled, and neurodivergent communities

• The joy and creativity that can emerge from interdependence

At its heart, this conversation asks: What becomes possible when we stop holding it all together alone—and allow ourselves to be held together?

Stay tender. Stay tangled. Stay held together.

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Find Xander Peer Keller:

On Instagram @xanderpeerkeller and linked here.

On Facebook linked here.

And on TikTok @queercripmagic and linked here.

Read their writing on Substack at xanderpeerkeller.substack.com/ linked here.

Visit their website at disabilitycreativity.com linked here.

Check out Sirona Isle's music on Spotify linked here!

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