How Disability Made Me a Better Parent — Jessica Slice

What makes someone fit to parent? In this episode of Uncomfy, writer Jessica Slice shares her story of becoming disabled at 28, learning to let go of perfectionism, and eventually embracing motherhood in her own way. Jessica talks about the obstacles she and her husband faced while trying to become foster parents, how she adapted parenting to her body, and why disability doesn’t equal tragedy. Check out more of Jessica’s work - https://www.jessicaslice.com/ Jessica’s latest book, Unfit Parent: A Disabled Mother Challenges an Inaccessible World - https://www.jessicaslice.com/books Subscribe to Uncomfy for more honest conversations every Wednesday. Episode transcript - https://uncomfypodcastbyu.blogspot.com/2025/09/how-disability-made-me-better-parent.html CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 0:34 Meet Jessica Slice 1:40 Becoming Disabled at 28 3:33 From Perfectionism to Parenthood 5:45 Finding Joy Within Limits 7:40 Being Better Prepared for Parenthood 9:36 Challenges with Becoming Foster Parents 12:04 Bringing Baby K Home 14:00 Parenting Adaptations 16:28 Rethinking Disability and Parenting 18:43 Closing Reflections