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Denial Bus

by Mother Effin

Listen each week as the podcast discusses motherhood, foster care, adoption, special needs and whatever else is bugging them.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 87: A Patti Update

    Patti gives the update of all updates....ok, not really. It is just an update.

  2. Quickie: School starts and ...

    School starts and.....yeah.

  3. Episode 86: The psychologist is In

    Patti talks with a school psychologist about school and psychology.

  4. Episode 85: Happy Birthday Jaxon.

    Patti and her yearly birthday thoughts on Jaxon's birthday.

  5. Episode 84: Holly's July update

    Holly gives us an update on what is happening in Colorado.

  6. Episode 83: Jenn from Tiny Talk

    Jenn, a speech therapist talks all things speech and I mean ALL things.

  7. Quickie: Sorry A'ndrea

    Patti apologizes for something she said in a previous episode.

  8. Episode 82: A'ndrea and her brilliant children

    A'ndrea and I talk about the similarities of parenting a brilliant child and one that is not so much.

  9. Episode 81: Jojo and CRM

    Jojo gives us another tool for our tool belt to help our kids but more importantly ourselves.

  10. Quickie: 3 questions from Heather to Patti

    Patti makes Heather play her favorite game.

  11. Episode 80: Heather and meds

    Heather talks about being on meds...I mean her daughter being on meds and how they got there.

  12. Quickie: Dual emotions

    We may have talked about this already but Patti is still processing through dual emotions.

  13. Quickie: 3 questions for Holly

    Patti plays her favorite game with Holly. Can you guess it?

  14. Episode 79: Jojo Act Two

    The second act of Jojo's interview. It is just has good as Act one.

  15. Quickie: Jojo's 3 questions

    Patti once again plays her favorite game of 3 questions with Jojo.

  16. Episode 78: Life thoughts during this time

    Patti shares her heart and mind on what is going on with the protest and her prayer for change.

  17. Episode 77: Jojo's story

    Patti interviews an alumi from Foster care, Jojo. She tells her story of her mother with mental health issues and losing her sisters and so much more.

  18. Quickie: Heather's favorite game

    Heather comes back to play her favorite game.

  19. Episode 77: Holly, is that you?

    Patti talks to Heather...I mean Holly...or do I?

  20. Quickie: 3 Questions for Patti

    Holly ask Patti three questions

  21. Episode 76: An update with Holly

    Holly gives her update on the latest happenings.

  22. Episode 75: Patti's Covid thoughts

    Patti intentionally talls to herself about what she has learned in this Shelter in Place time.

  23. Episode 74: Covid 19 Update 1

    The drivers talk about the impact of sheltering in place with the Covid virus is having on their family. Hopefully this is the only update about the pandemic.

  24. Episode 73: Interview with MEGAN, Part 2

    The second half of the great interview with Megan. We talk about her son's multiple diagnosis.

  25. Episode 72: Interview with Megan part one.

    Holly and Patti interview Megan, an amazing woman who adopted a child internationally who has down syndrome and there is so much more to the story.

  26. Episode 71: Crouch Anniversary

    Chris and Patti talk about thier anniversary and how they conduct couples thearpy for themselves every year.

  27. Quickie: Ramblings brought to you by Daylight Savings time

    The drivers attempt to do an episode but end up just rambling... Because that is what happens when you lose an hour.

  28. Episode 70: Ryan interview part 2

    This is part 2 of the interview with Patti's high school friend. If you didn't listen to part one, you are going to want to, do back and listen.

  29. Quickie: Happy Anniversary to our husbands.

    The drivers talk about thier marriage anniversaries and the different ways they celebrate or don't get to celebrate.

  30. Episode 69: Ryan B.

    The Drivers talk with Ryan and his life with his deaf son. We learned so much about hearing and non-hearing people and how to navigate the culture of everyone.

  31. Quickie: In sickness and in health

    Holly talks about her family and how they all got the plague amongest other things.

  32. Episode 68: Marriage

    The Drivers talk about marriages and how 83% of marriages with special needs kids fail. They also discuss how 87% of all statistics are made up... But not that one... That one is real.

  33. Episode 67: Christmas Update.

    Better late than never. The Drivers talk about Christmas and some IEPs of course. Because that is thier life.

  34. Episode 66: Part 2 of Interview with Kassy.

    The ending of Kassy's interview where we talk about her son and his medical needs.

  35. Episode 65: Kassy interview

    Holly and Patti talk with Holly's baby sister about her son's medical needs.

  36. Quickie : Patti thoughts - It's OK to be sad.

    Patti talks about the balance of heart and mind.

  37. Quickie : Harry Potter and Ashley

    The drivers talk to Ashley about one of thier favorite subjects and it isn't thier kids.

  38. Episode 64: Part 2 with Ashley

    Part 2 of the interview with Ashley who is taking care of her older sister who has Autism. Don't forget to listen to the first one.

  39. Episode 63: Interview with Ashley

    The Drivers interview Black Belt Ashley who has a older sister on the Autism spectrum. They discuss her childhood and becoming the guardian of her sister.

  40. Quickie: More Harry Potter

    It's Harry Potter wee!!! . The DB drivers talk about it once again. Sorry if you are not a fan of HP but listen anyways because you are a fan of The Denial Bus.

  41. Episode 62: First of many Harry Potter talks

    Holly and Patti talk about their Harry Potter journey

  42. Excuses

    Sorry, no full episode today. 2020 will be different.

  43. Quickie: In the closet

    The new gear has its pros and it cons.

  44. Quickie : Late Christmas wish

    Patti recorded this to wish you a Merry Christmas but then never posted it. But hey, there were no meltdowns on Christmas.

  45. Episode 61: Christmas 2019

    The drivers talk all things Christmas.

  46. Quickie: Thanksgiving Update

    Holly gives her Thanksgiving update because we were all losing sleep wondering how the seating arrangements went.

  47. Quickie: Thematic Journey

    Patti talks to Chris about their Marvel journey to save thier marriage.

  48. Episode 60: Deborah Oppenheimer from Foster

    Part 2 of Patti's interview with Deborah Oppenheimer, the director and creator of Foster.

  49. Quickie: 3 questions with Chris

    Patti gets to ask Chris three random but not so random questions to her husband Chris.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Listen each week as the podcast discusses motherhood, foster care, adoption, special needs and whatever else is bugging them.

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Mother Effin

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How many episodes does Denial Bus have?

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Listen each week as the podcast discusses motherhood, foster care, adoption, special needs and whatever else is bugging them.

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