Held Together is an exploration of disabled life, care work, and the everyday magic of interdependence.
Held Together
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Held Together is an exploration of disabled life, care work, and the everyday magic of interdependence.
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10/27/2025
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Recent Episodes
April 22, 2026
Between Worlds: Disability, Suicidality, and Sacred Pain
<p>In this episode, Xander lays down with Anusuya in her living room bed for a conversation about conflict, energy, altered states, and what it means to stay present inside a body that has limits.</p><p>What began as a reflection on being “the bridge” in conflict opens into a deeper inquiry about capacity, chronic illness, and the cost of holding others.</p><p>Together, they explore:</p><ul><li>conflict as intimacy </li><li>the nervous system cost of being the bridge</li><li>chronic illness and limited energy</li><li>stories vs raw emotion </li><li>empathy without fixing</li><li>altered states and other ways of perceiving</li><li>the sacredness inside pain</li></ul><p>This is a conversation about choosing where your energy goes, and what it means to care without losing yourself.What connects us can also exhaust us. Together we talk about learning when to stay and when to step back.</p><p><strong>Stay tender. Stay tangled. Stay held together.</strong></p><p><strong>Want full length episodes?</strong> Become a subscriber at subscribe.heldtogetherpod.com for access to full conversations, bonus content, and more!</p><p>Memberships offered on a sliding scale from free to $10/month.</p><p><strong>Find Xander Peer Keller:</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/xanderpeerkeller/"><u> </u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/xanderpeerkeller/"><u>On Instagram @xanderpeerkeller and linked here. </u></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/allie.keller.98"><u></u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/allie.keller.98"><u>On Facebook linked here. </u></a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@xanderpeerkeller"><u></u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@xanderpeerkeller"><u>And on TikTok @queercripmagic and linked here.</u></a> </p><p>Read their writing on Substack at<a href="http://xanderpeerkeller.substack.com/"> <u>xanderpeerkeller.substack.com/</u></a><a href="https://xanderpeerkeller.substack.com/"><u> linked here.</u></a> </p><p>Visit their website at<a href="http://disabilitycreativity.com"> <u>disabilitycreativity.com</u></a><a href="https://disabilitycreativity.com/"><u> linked here.</u></a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0xnbg0PR0BMjQeuynRvzGF"><u> </u></a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0xnbg0PR0BMjQeuynRvzGF"><u>Check out Sirona Isle's music on Spotify!</u></a> </p><p><strong>Email us at </strong><strong>helptogetherpod@gmail.com</strong></p><p><br></p>
February 5, 2026
Unlikely Channels: Weed, Needles, Pain, and Spirit
<p>In this episode, Xander sits down with their acupuncturist, Tom Kirby, for a conversation about unlikely healing, addiction, and what it means to truly be met.</p><p>What began as resistance to another white man in medicine became an unexpected relationship rooted in listening, presence, and shared humanity. </p><p>Together, they explore </p><ul><li><p>chronic pain</p></li><li><p>cannabis as both lifeline and challenge</p></li><li><p>sobriety </p></li><li><p>vulnerability</p></li><li><p>the living loop of care and reciprocity</p></li></ul><p>This is a conversation about survival, trust, and the messy beauty of staying alive.</p><p>What helps us survive can sometimes begin to take more than it gives.</p><p><strong>Stay tender. Stay tangled. Stay held together.</strong></p><p><strong>Want full length episodes?</strong> Become a subscriber at subscribe.heldtogetherpod.com for access to full conversations, bonus content, and more!</p><p>Memberships offered on a sliding scale from free to $10/month.</p><p><strong>Find Xander Peer Keller:</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/xanderpeerkeller/"> </a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/xanderpeerkeller/"><u>On Instagram @xanderpeerkeller and linked here. </u></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/allie.keller.98"><u></u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/allie.keller.98"><u>On Facebook linked here. </u></a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@xanderpeerkeller"><u></u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@xanderpeerkeller"><u>And on TikTok @queercripmagic and linked here.</u></a> </p><p>Read their writing on Substack at <a href="http://xanderpeerkeller.substack.com/"><u>xanderpeerkeller.substack.com/</u></a><a href="https://xanderpeerkeller.substack.com/"><u> linked here.</u></a> </p><p>Visit their website at <a href="http://disabilitycreativity.com"><u>disabilitycreativity.com</u></a><a href="https://disabilitycreativity.com/"><u> linked here.</u></a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0xnbg0PR0BMjQeuynRvzGF"> <u></u></a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0xnbg0PR0BMjQeuynRvzGF"><u>Check out Sirona Isle's music on Spotify!</u></a> </p><p><strong>Email us at </strong><strong>helptogetherpod@gmail.com</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
December 14, 2025
Rituals of Becoming: Magic and Disability as Transformation
<p>In this conversation, Xander sits down with my friend Raven Hinojosa to trace the threads of our connection—how ritual, magic, and care weave through our friendship. We talk about:</p><ul><li><p>How our relationship shifted when Raven joined me in disability and illness</p></li><li><p>Following ease and pleasure, even in pain</p></li><li><p>Evolving and unfurling without needing to “fix” ourselves</p></li><li><p>The role of ritual and creativity in deepening love and interdependence</p></li></ul><p>This episode is an invitation into the ways friendship, disability, and magic hold us together.</p><p><strong>Stay tender. Stay tangled. Stay held together.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Want full length episodes?</strong> Become a subscriber at <a href="subscribe.heldtogetherpod.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">subscribe.heldtogetherpod.com</a> for access to full conversations, bonus content, and more!</p><p>Memberships offered on a sliding scale from free to $10/month. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Find Xander Peer Keller:</strong><br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/xanderpeerkeller/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">On Instagram @xanderpeerkeller and linked here.<br></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/allie.keller.98" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">On Facebook linked here.<br></a><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@xanderpeerkeller" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">And on TikTok @queercripmagic and linked here.</a><br>Read their writing on Substack at <a href="http://xanderpeerkeller.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">xanderpeerkeller.substack.com/</a><a href="https://xanderpeerkeller.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> linked here.</a><br>Visit their website at <a href="http://disabilitycreativity.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">disabilitycreativity.com</a><a href="https://disabilitycreativity.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> linked here.</a><br><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0xnbg0PR0BMjQeuynRvzGF" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Check out Sirona Isle's music on Spotify!</a><br><strong>Email us at </strong><a href="mailto:helptogetherpod@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>helptogetherpod@gmail.com</strong></a></p>
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