In this week’s episode of NACHOS: The Neuro-Affirming Conversation Hour for Outreach and Support, we explore the power of seeing with new eyes. Inspired by Marcel Proust’s timeless insight—“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes”—we reflect on what it means to rediscover the familiar, to find belonging in the present moment, and to see our lives, our work, and one another with compassion and curiosity.

Dutch shares updates from a busy week of advocacy and teaching across Michigan, including the launch of a Neuro-Affirming Teaching Work Group, a keynote at Kettering University, debriefs from the Michigan Disability Empowerment Conference, and new statewide initiatives with the AFL-CIO and the Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council. These stories remind us that discovery isn’t something distant—it’s the work we are already doing, right here at home.

Through reflection, conversation, and gentle affirmations, this episode invites you to slow down, to notice what’s been here all along, and to practice self-grace and belonging through a new lens.

Weekly participation prompt:

What is one area of your life—big or small—where you’re ready to see with new eyes? Share your reflection in the YouTube or Spotify comments.

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