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Brave Together Podcast: Support and Community for Caregiving Parents — 320 episodes
STORY: Learning to Choose Peace as a Rare Disease Mom with Nikki McIntosh
ASK US ANYTHING: How Do I Find My Purpose When My Whole Life Revolves Around Caregiving?
Welcome to Season 11!
Summer Re-Run: EXPERT: The Emotional Landscape of Caregiving with Amanda Griffith-Atkins
Summer Re-Run: ASK US ANYTHING: The Empty Nest I’ll Never Have
Summer Re-Run: THRIVING DISABLED ADULT: How to Live an Awesome Life with Cam Calkoen
Summer Re-Run: BONUS EP: Why We Should Care About Care with Elissa Strauss
Summer Re-Run: EXPERT: A Neurodivergent Affirming Approach to IEP’s with Speech Dude, Chris Wenger
Summer Re-Run: STORY: When Both Mother and Child are Diagnosed with Autism with Natasha M. Nurse Esq.
Summer Re-Run: ASK US ANYTHING: Co-Parenting after a Divorce
Summer Re-Run: EXPERT: Empowering neurodiverse relationships with Jeremy and Ilana Hamburgh
A Suddenly Brave Together Episode with Tina J., Asha W., & Lena W.
EXPERT: Turning Toward Your Partner in Hard Seasons with Julia Woods
EXPERT: How Storytelling Changes Disability Perspectives with Dan Habib
THRIVING NEURODIVERGENT ADULT: Finding Connection Through Art and Neurodiversity with Alexis Brygider
ASK US ANYTHING: The Questions We Were Afraid to Ask
EXPERT: Navigating the Financial Strain of Caregiving with Laurie Magulac
A Suddenly Brave Together Episode with Kari Morin
STORY: Finding Joy in the Challenges of Caregiving with Wendy Ernzen
Ask Us Anything: When Your Partner Is in Denial About Your Child’s Diagnosis
EXPERT: The Good Sleep Guide for Neurodiverse Children with Dr. Melisa Moore
EXPERT: Navigating Aggression Guilt and Support as a Caregiver with Jennifer Iannuzzi
EXPERT: When OCD Impacts the Whole Family with Dr. Jenn Rapkin
ASK US ANYTHING: Understanding the Sibling Experience in Neurodiverse Families
EXPERT: Parenting Fiercely Authentic Kids Starts with Changing Ourselves w/ Kirk Martin
STORY: Untangling Shame in the Caregiving Journey with Dr. Zoe Shaw
EXPERT: The Evolution of Therapy for Neurodivergent Youth with Monica Fyfe
ASK US ANYTHING: The Empty Nest I'll Never Have
EXPERT: Parenting the Spicy One with Mary Van Geffen
COLLABORATION: Brave Together Podcast x Moms Talk Autism
EXPERT: Understanding and Supporting Neurodivergent Children in Burnout with Tanya Valentin
ASK US ANYTHING: How to Decide to Expand Your Family as a Caregiver
THRIVING DISABLED ADULTS: The Power of Authenticity with April Lockhart
EXPERT: Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans with Dr. Maya Shankar
STORY: Hope and Humor in Hardship with Kristina Kuzmič
ASK US ANYTHING: Work/Life Balance for Caregivers—Possible or Pipedream?
Winter Re-Run: Will A Caregiver Support Group Make Me More Depressed?
Welcome to Season 10!
Winter Re-Run: Not at Christmastime with Karen Draper
Winter Re-Run: ADHD & Honoring Your Kid's Experience with Debbie Reber
Winter Re-Run: Your Kid Is NOT Lazy: Understanding ADHD with Leslie Josel
ASK US ANYTHING: How Do I Survive the Holidays Without Support
EXPERT: Navigating the Journey of Medical Moms with Molly Trexler
EXPERT: Empowering Neurodiverse Relationships with Jeremy and Ilana Hamburgh
EXPERT: Healing the Subconscious through Hypnotherapy with Shelly Ehler
EXPERT: A Neurodivergent Affirming Approach to IEP's with Speech Dude, Chris Wenger
ASK US ANYTHING: How Do I Stay Okay When My Child is Not
EXPERT: The Intrinsic Value of Every Individual with Heather Avis
STORY: When Both Mother and Child are Diagnosed with Autism with Natasha M. Nurse Esq.
EXPERT: Bringing Playfulness Back Online in Marriage with Chrissy Barlahan
ASK US ANYTHING: How to Support Fellow Caregivers in the Wild
EXPERT: Developing Resilience in Caregiving with Kris Burbank
THRIVING NEURODIVERGENT ADULTS: Destigmatizing OCD and GAD with Carrie Berk
EXPERT: The Emotional Landscape of Caregiving with Amanda Griffith-Atkins
ASK US ANYTHING: Applying Mel Robbins' LET THEM THEORY to Caregiving Life
Welcome to Season 9 of Brave Together Podcast
Summer Re-Run: Stop Stalling! Write Your Story
Summer Re-Run: On Marriage and Healthy Communication, Part Two with Meygan Caston
Summer Re-Run: On Marriage and Healthy Communication, Part One with Meygan Caston
Summer Re-Run: Breath is Your Superpower with D'Andre Clayton
Summer Re-Run: The Worst Fear with Toby Stark
Summer Re-Run: How to Build an Entourage of Love with Emma Nadler
Summer Re-Run: The Lazy Genius Tips for Overwhelemed Moms with Kendra Adachi
Summer Re-Run: The Lost Art of Asking for Help with Cheryl Ryan Chan
Summer Re-Run: Transitioning from Middle School to HS (for Neurodiverse Teens) with Natalie Borrell
Summer Re-Run: Advocating at the Hospital Bedside for Our Kids with Katie Taylor
Summer Re-Run: Strength Based IEP's with April Rehrig
Story: Victory is a Walk by the Beach and Our S8 Wrap Up with Jessica Patay
STORY: Ryan’s Instinctive Gifts and What He's Taught Me with Chris Patay
ASK US ANYTHING: What We Can Say to Ourselves in the Midst of Chronic Hardship
EXPERT: How to Prepare for Police Involvement with Tammie Penta PD
STORY: Autism Out Loud with Carrie Cariello, Kate Swenson and Adrian Wood
EXPERT: A PBS Documentary Called Caregiving with Tom Chiodo
BONUS: Re-Release of In His Own Words with Ryan Patay
STORY: Brain Injury and Ambiguous Loss with Kelly Lang
THRIVING DISABLED ADULTS: How TAR Syndrome Shaped My Strength with Kelly Pozil
ASK US ANYTHING: FEELING ALL THE FEELS
STORY: Exploring Shame in Caregiving with Jennifer Iannuzzi
ASK US ANYTHING: How to Unplug from Hyper-Vigilant Caregiving
EXPERT: When You Wish Your Kid Had a Different Diagnosis with Amanda Griffith-Atkins
STORY: I Was Afraid No One Would Believe Me with Lindsay Hooten
ASK US ANYTHING: The Words We Say: I Struggle with Anxiety vs. I Am Mentally Ill
THRIVING DISABLED ADULTS: The Poetic Travels of a Disabled Inclusive Educator with Nicole Demos
EXPERT: Financial Strategies for Special Needs Families with Brian Altounian
STORY: The Hard and Holy Act of Caregiving with Jess Ronne
EXPERT: Exploring the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions Model with Dr. Laura Froyen
ASK US ANYTHING: How to Talk to Kids about Natural Disasters
PRACTICAL: Empowering Families Through Blended Tube Feeding with Hilarie Geurink
STORY: How a Mom's Poker Face Changed her Autistic Child's Behavior with Kari Baker
ASK US ANYTHING: I’m a Caregiver NOT a Saint
Season 8 Trailer
Editor Pick Re-Run Ep182 How Spelling Revealed A Non-Verbal Teen’s Brilliance with Jason Hague
Editor Pick Re-Run Ep140 Prune Your Life, Watch it Thrive with Jess Ronne
Editor Pick Re-Run Ep114 Normalizing Grief with Meghann Crane-Russ
Editor Pick Re-Run Ep120 Repackaging the Holidays with Margaret Webb
EPISODE 200: Raising a Paralympic Gold Medalist with Bahar Soomekh and Clayton Frech
THRIVING DISABLED ADULTS: Perseverance in the Face of Adversity with Jacob Pacheco
ASK US ANYTHING: I Need Help! How Do I Outsource?
STORY: Navigating Mental Health after Trauma with Abby Zachritz
THRIVING DISABLED ADULTS: Cerebral Palsy, Dating, Pregnancy and Parenting with Caroline Cupp
BONUS: The Power of Storytelling in Care with Lydia Storie
ASK US ANYTHING: Worst Parenting Moments
STORY: Looking for Signs in the Dark Times with Hannah Zorn
THRIVING DISABLED ADULTS: Changing the Disability Narrative with Tiffany Yu
ASK US ANYTHING: Mothering Without a Mother
STORY: Battling Depression While Raising an Autistic Child with Sandy and Chris Colter
THRIVING DISABLED ADULTS: Anxiety and Depression to High on Life with Ryanna Hammond
ASK US ANYTHING: Co-Parenting after a Divorce with a Disabled Child
STORY: Moving Through Disability Parenting Like a Dancer with Joanne De Simone
THRIVING DISABLED ADULTS: How to Live an Awesome Life with Cam Coelken
BONUS: Why We Should Care about Care with Elissa Strauss
ASK US ANYTHING: The 5 Things I Wish I Were Told Right After My Child Was Given a Diagnosis
Welcome to Season 7!
Summer Re-Run: How to Support my Neuro-Divergent Kid as They Blossom into a Teen
Summer Re-Run: What Do I Do When My Kid is Being Bullied?
Summer Re-Run: When Your Spouse is Not Very Involved in Disability Caregiving
Summer Re-Run: Will A Caregiver Support Group Make Me More Depressed?
Summer Re-Run: Comparison within the Disability Community
Summer Re-Run: My Child is Aggressive and I Feel So Alone
Summer Re-Run: Our Family Needs a Break and I Feel So Guilty
Summer Re-Run: When Friends Wear the Disability Swag (and Don't Offer Real Help)
Can Caregiving Dads be Accepted into Mom Groups?
How a Stay-at-Home Dad Created a Digital Assistant for Caregivers with Ryan Sheedy
What You Wish You Could Ask ParaEducators with Anjillene O'Connor
How Spelling Revealed A Non-Verbal Teen’s Brilliance with Jason Hague
How Do I Access Playfulness When My Life is So Serious
Welcoming Big Emotions with Cheerful Helpers Dr. Jaclyn Zeccola
Parenting Children with Invisible Disabilities with Lora DeMello
Making Friends from Behind the Window with Claire McMurray
A Down Syndrome Diagnosis in South Africa 30 Years Ago with Jessica Baer
We All Deserve a Dignified Place to Toilet with Jayme Betts
Diagnosis Isn't a Choice, My Martyrdom Is with Margaret Webb
How to Support my Neuro-Divergent Kid as They Blossom into a Teen
How a Caregiving Parent Became an Entrepreneur with Marna Pacheco
Walking on Eggshells with Epilepsy with Erin Rusling
What Do I Do When My Kid is Being Bullied?
The Importance and Responsibility of Adopting Children Who Have Experienced Trauma with Jenell Jones
When Severe Allergies Join the Family with Susanna Peace Lovell
When Your Spouse is Not Very Involved in Disability Caregiving
Accessing Mental Health Benefits with Natalie Elliott Handy (Part 2)
Accessing Mental Health Benefits with Natalie Elliott Handy (Part 1)
Crying on the Steps of the Regional Center with Kelley Coleman
Will A Caregiver Support Group Make Me More Depressed?
From Childhood Accident to Fierce Advocate with Kevin McGuire
Community is Everything with Megan Loden
How to Handle January Expectations When You are an Exhausted Caregiver
Welcome to Season 6 and All That I Am NOT Doing in 2024
ADHD & Honoring Your Kid's Experience with Debbie Reber
Traveling with My Sister with Kendall Albrecht
Comparison within the Disability Community
Strength-Based IEPs with April Rehrig
A Break is Necessary for Breakthroughs with Krysten Leighty
How to Respond to Frustrating Comments
How to Free Yourself from Mom Guilt with JoAnn Crohn
Being a Neurodiverse Mom and Blameless Guilt with Becky Tilley
My Child is Aggressive and I Feel So Alone
Who is on Your Life Council? with Laura Tremaine
The Mischievous Missing Bone with Hannah Parsons
Our Family Needs a Break and I Feel So Guilty
Advocating at the Hospital Bedside for our Kids with Katie Taylor
My Brother is Way More Than a Tragedy of Circumstance with Lori Rivera
When Friends Wear the Disability Swag (and Don't Offer Real Help)
Season 5 Trailer
How to Build an Entourage of Love with Emma Nadler
Break Relief Sitters with Nichelle Harvey
Flexibility is Key with Amanda Griffith-Atkins
Transitioning from Middle to HS (for Neurodiverse Teens) with Natalie Borrell
A Letter for Mother's Day with Suzanne Eisenbrand
The Lost Art of Asking for Help with Cheryl Ryan Chan
Prune Your Life, Watch it Thrive with Jess Ronne
When Breathing Impacts Sensory Issues with Dr. Marielly Mitchell
When No News is TRULY Good News with Ryan Barbera
When Sisterhood Hurts with Kimberly Kooy
Soldiering through Sadness with Kara Ryska
Truth or Dare with Susanna Peace Lovell, Cindy Kaplan and Jessica Patay
Screaming Your Truth with Laura Lee
Your Kid Is NOT Lazy: Understanding ADHD with Leslie Josel
Marriage & Grit with Carrie Cariello
When Your Spouse has ADHD with Meygan Caston
When Pictures Pop-Up with Amy Neyer
What Your Teens Need from You with Matt Metcalf
Feeding Tube Torture with Madeline Cheney
Stop Treating Yourself Like Sh*t: Please Practice Self-Compassion with Jessica Patay
Overcoming vs. Undergoing with Jillian Benfield
The Lazy Genius Tips for Overwhelmed Moms with Kendra Adachi
A Voyage on the Seas of Autism with Julie Paterson
Holiday Break Announcement
My Worst Nightmare with Angie Robinson and son Giancarlo
What the Sacred Siblings Want You to Know with Chris Ioimo
Not at Christmastime with Karen Draper
Repackaging the Holidays with Margaret Webb
What I Dream About with Jessica Patay
What Do I Do When Crisis Hits with Samantha Morey
Stretching for New Possibilities with Cindy Kaplan
When Ableism Confronts Your Children with Larkin O'Leary
Will I Be Enough with Maureen Hoff
The Wave: Normalizing Grief with Meghann Crane-Russ
A Better Mom Would Have Fixed This By Now with Rachel Ulriksen
Top Tips For Raising a Spicy Kid with Mary Van Geffen (Part 2)
Top Tips For Raising a Spicy Kid with Mary Van Geffen (Part 1)
Overwhelming Guilt and a Path to Acceptance with Laura Barrett
Finding Community When Your Child is an Addict with Heather Ross
Thomas' Way with Nicola Irvine
Season 4 Trailer
Back to the Future, with Effie Parks
A Movement to Change Spaces (Toileting with Dignity)
"A Joyful Life is Ahead" with Chris Patay
The YaYa Sisterhood
The Beginning of We Are Brave Together
Turning Advocacy into a Business
The Wiggles’ Biggest Fan
Reframing Boundaries
In His Own Words - Ryan’s Diagnosis
Healing the ‘Not Enough’ Wound
Dear Jack: You Are Enough
The Worst Fear
Back to the Future
Sexual Health is Self Care! (Just for Moms)
When Nothing Makes Sense
Breath is Your Super-Power
Dear Younger Me: Mother’s Day
Self Compassion vs. Burnout, and What to do About Both
Dear Sawyer
How to Publish a Book (Really!)
You Will Feel Better
How 504s and IEPs Go to College
Meatball Sandwich
Minimizing Hospital Hassles
The Weight of Air
IEPs - The Basics: Part 2
IEPs - The Basics: Part 1
This is Not a Gift
To Diploma or Not to Diploma?
The Broken Crystal Ball
How to Find the Right Therapist
The Quarantine that Never Ended
What’s Happening in Season Three?
Season 3 Trailer
Season Two Wrap-Up: "We Can Choose"
Our Mindset for the Holidays
Dear Younger Me: Mothers of Children with Down Syndrome
Forget Me Not
Let’s Talk About Sex.
I'm Going on a Retreat, Dammit!
What is a Child Life Specialist?
The Intersection of Latinx Culture & Disability
When You Feel Betrayed by the Professionals
Autism Grown Up - Now What?
Let's Shine a Light on Rare Diseases: Mowat-Wilson Syndrome
The Unexpected Can Lead to Transformation
Our Altered Life
When You Need a MAP
When I Can't Make One More Decision
Trust Your Gut with Moira Cleary
BONUS EPISODE - Natally Raisin and the Willowcrest School
Trailblazer Moms! Michele Knowlton-Thorne
The Intersection of Asian Culture & Disability
Pain is a Catalyst
Let’s Shine a Light on Rare Diseases: When it's My Fault
Trailblazer Moms! with Jess Ronne
A Movement to Change Spaces (Toileting with Dignity)
Let Them Change Us
Stepdads: A Chosen Love
"A Joyful Life is Ahead" with Chris Patay
5 Traits of Effective Parents in Special Education
Invisible Illnesses with Laurie Magulac
Dear Younger Me: Multiple Special Needs
Tragedy & Triumph with Sarah Swindell
Financial Planning: Life Insurance for SN Families
Celebrating Stepmoms!
Let’s Shine a Light on Rare Diseases: Multiple Rare Diagnoses
Trailblazer Moms! Identity Over Ability with Stephanie Hanrahan
Stop Stalling! Write Your Story
Grief: Love Not Lost
What About the Dads?
Trailblazer Moms! with Larkin O'Leary
Celebration Stories with Nicola Irvine
Mama Trauma... Let's Heal It!
Conquering Guilt and Shame with Samantha Morey, LMFT
Dear Younger Me: Mothers of Adult Children with PWS; Linda Ryan and Lisa Graziano
The YaYa Sisterhood
Why Conflict is Your Friend - Marriage with Chris Ioimo, LMFT
Notice, Notice, Notice: Mindfulness with Rachel Rush
Let’s Shine a Light on Rare Diseases: Cri du Chat
Soul How Art Thou?
When Self-Care Feels Impossible with Kara Ryska
Is Self-Care a Bad Word?
Season One Wrap-Up!
R is for Ryan and the Resilience He Taught Me
Dear Younger Me with Sheila James
A Mindset for the Holidays
Presuming Competence
How to Not Freak Out About the Future with Kim Albrecht
Let’s Shine a Light on Rare Diseases: Epidermolysis Bullosa
Bonus Episode: Social Skills 102
Bonus Episode: Social Skills 101
ADHD and Neurofeedback with LMFT Dannelle Newnam
ADHD & Distance Learning with Jamie Katz
When to Medicate Your Child
Radical Self-Acceptance with Emily Nolan
On Marriage & Healthy Communication, Part Two
On Marriage & Healthy Communication, Part One
Single Mom Super Powers, Part Two
Single Mom Super Powers, Part One
Mental Health, Motherhood, and Me
Anyone Have a Map?
BONUS EPISODE - Managing Anxiety - Part 2
BONUS EPISODE: Managing Anxiety - Part 1
Sibling Series, Part 4 with Jeanie Bergen
Sibling Series, Part 3 with Luke Patay
Sibling Series, Part 2 with Mo Langley
Sibling Series, Part 1 with Chris Ioimo
The Power of Caregiving
The Power of Rejecting Mom-Guilt
The Power of Healing From Within
The Power of Our Children as Teachers
The Power of Gathering
The Power of Gratitude
The Power of Mentoring
The Beginning of We Are Brave Together