Our Candid Conversation with Natalie Vecchione

Living with FASD Podcast is a show that brings education and discussion of FASD from the lens of someone living with and professionally working with those who have been impacted by prenatal exposure to alcohol. This week, we are THRILLED to bring you our candid conversation with FASD Hope’s Natalie Vecchione. Natalie Vecchione is a FASD parent advocate, podcaster, author…..and most importantly a wife and homeschool mom of two. Natalie and her husband, John, built their family through domestic adoption. Their son, who is almost 21 lives with an FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder). He has graduated from homeschool in 2020, spending his last 2 years of homeschool as a carpentry apprentice. Their daughter is 8. Natalie & John have a much different adoption journey with her daughter, as they are very close with their daughter’s birth mom. Their daughter started her homeschool in 2020. Natalie turned her family’s unique challenges and journey with FASD from a career reinventing into a calling when she and her husband began FASD Hope in October 2020.  Natalie has been a podcaster for over 3 years and FASD Hope recently celebrated 70,000 downloads…. In October 2020, Natalie & John cofounded “FASD Hope.” The FASD Hope podcast series is through the lens of parents advocates with over 20 years of lived experience. FASD Hope Podcast is available anywhere you find your podcasts.  Natalie’s book “Blazing New Homeschool Trails: Educating and Launching Teens with Developmental Disabilities” by Natalie Vecchione and Cindy LaJoy is available on Amazon. EPISODE RESOURCES: [email protected] Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fasdhope/ Facebook- https://www.Facebook.com/fasdhope1/ Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/fasdhope/ Clubhouse - @natalievecc You can follow FASD Hope at either of these links: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fasd-hope/id1534406836?i=1000534616968  https://open.spotify.com/show/4E0022tclozCpY1gOtpXAG?si=VAAY1HT-T_2r_Dhrx5Oj_A&dl_branch=1   In this episode, Natalie talked about a certification she received in Mental Health First Aid. Here is the link for you to become certified as well: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org   Natalie also mentioned a faith-based community for foster and adoptive parents. You can get more information on this community here: Hope for the FASD Journey Community https://www.justicefororphansny.org/hope-community   If you have felt isolated due to FASD either in you, or in your child, or if after listening you are wondering if prenatal exposure to alcohol may explain some of the struggles in your life, please join the Facebook community: Living with FASD Podcast. Email: [email protected] Facebook group/community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/livingwithfasdpodcast If you would like to learn more about viewing behavior through a brain-based lens, feel free to check out my Free Friday Tidbits on YouTube. YouTube: https://www.YouTube.com/@patriciakasperyourfasdcoach