What does it mean to belong when you're still figuring out who you are? And what happens when other people don't see the identities that matter most to you? In this special Pride and Disability Pride Month conversation, Dillon Hargrave sits down with Rev. Bekah Maren Anderson to explore imposter syndrome, identity, visibility, and the courage to show up authentically. Together they discuss: Why certainty isn't a prerequisite for belonging. The tension between passing and being visible. How disability and queer identities often intersect in unexpected ways. When visibility serves a community—and when privacy is an act of wisdom. The difference between seeking validation and living authentically. Whether you identify as disabled, LGBTQ+, both, neither, or simply know what it feels like to question whether you belong, this conversation offers a compassionate framework for thinking about identity with greater honesty, humility, and agency. As Bekah reminds us, you don't need anyone else's permission to be who you are. And as Dillon reflects, sometimes imposter syndrome isn't evidence that we don't belong—it's evidence that we've entered a space where we care deeply about doing right by the people around us. This episode is an invitation to choose courage over certainty, belonging over perfection, and compassion for ourselves and one another.
"You don't need someone else's permission to belong." This Pride and Disability Pride Month, Dillon and Rev. Bekah Maren Anderson explore identity, imposter syndrome, visibility, and what it means to live authentically—even when certainty feels out of reach.
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