Empowering Women in Sports and Caregiving with Marnie Schneider

Host Candace Dellacona welcomes author and philanthropist Marnie Schneider, Philadelphia Eagles royalty and creator of the Football Freddie children's book series, for a conversation about grief, resilience, caregiving, and legacy. Marnie reflects on growing up with the Philadelphia Eagles, then owned by her grandfather, Leonard Tose, whose community-minded leadership helped launch the first Ronald McDonald House Charities. She also shares the remarkable story of her mother, Susan Tose Spencer, the first woman in NFL history to serve as a vice president, legal counsel, and general manager. Marnie opens up about caring for her mother through nearly a decade of frontotemporal dementia while raising three children as a single parent, discussing the realities of guilt, financial and emotional strain, perspective, and self-care. She also reveals how her family's stories inspired her beloved Football Freddie and Baseball Billie books.(00:00) - Podcast Intro (00:10) - Welcome and Guest Introduction (01:46) - Growing Up Eagles (03:23) - Grandpa Glam vs Mom Normal (06:28) - Giving Back Legacy (10:04) - Trailblazing NFL Mom (14:14) - Dementia Role Reversal (16:59) - Caregiving Survival Tips (21:43) - Kids Lessons and Tradeoffs (24:04) - Football Freddy Origin (27:48) - Self Care and Identity (30:16) - Final Advice and Wrap (33:08) - Subscribe and Resources To learn more about Marnie Schneider and purchase her books, visit https://www.marnieschneider.com/.  Follow Marnie on social media:LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/marnie-schneider-8246a22a/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/marnieschneider1/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/marnie.schneider.98YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@marnieschneider/videos