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The Rare Life — 297 episodes

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225: Schooling Options for Disabled Kids | Advocacy, Access + Emotional Toll of Navigating Tough Choices w/ Rachel Redmond

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224: Emergencies & ER Visits | Making the Call, Coping with “What Ifs” + Survival Tips

3

223: Noelle’s Story | A Terminal Diagnosis, Making Decisions Without a Roadmap, + Longterm Advocacy

4

222: Intellectual Disabilities | Complicated Grief, Stigma, and Shifting Perspectives w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins, Madeline and Alyssa

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221: Equipment for Our Medically Complex Children | Grief, Gratitude, and Everything In Between

6

220: Robin’s Story | Preparing for the Worst, Staying Present, + Embracing a Different Type of Fatherhood

7

219: How Do I Handle Questions from Strangers About My Disabled Child? w/ Disabled Author James Catchpole (UPDATED)

8

218: Moms vs. Dads in the Medical System | Dismissal, Assumptions + the Cost of Not Being Trusted w/ Kyrie Herman

9

217: The NICU Experience | The Shock, Fear, and Emotional Rollercoaster of Navigating the Unknown w/ Madeline

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216: Cindy's Story | Survival Mode, Unexpected Grief + Navigating Inclusion and Accessibility

11

215: Behaviors | Isolation, Guilt + Why It’s Not About “Control” w/ Annie and Katie

12

214: Relocation for Better Support | All the Factors to Consider + Complicated Decision-Making w/ Madeline

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213: Deonna’s Story | A Childhood Injury & Stroke + Healing After Sudden Life Changes

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212: Surgeries | The Feelings We Have Before, During, and After + How Families Cope w/ Madeline

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211: Trachs & Vents | Fear, Hypervigilance, & Finding a New Normal w/ Ashley Caywood

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210: Receiving Judgement for Disability Parent Decisions w/ Madeline

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209: Kenya’s Story | When Lightning Strikes Twice + Trusting Your Instincts

18

208: Season 13 Kickoff | A New Theme + Sneak Peeks

19

207: Season 12 Finale | Switching Hosts, Behind the Scenes + A Unanimous Favorite

20

206: When Family Rejects Your Disabled Child + the Hurt it Causes w/ Madeline

21

TRL + The Power of Feeling Less Alone

22

The Holidays + Why They Can Be Tough for Disability Parents w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins

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205: Our Relationship With Our Child’s Medical Team w/ Madeline

24

Bonus: 2025 Check-in with Disability Parents | Anxiety, Heaviness, + Navigating Relationships in a Polarizing Climate w/ Madeline

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204: Abbey's Story | An Ultra-rare Diagnosis, Shifting perspectives + Holding onto Faith

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203: How to Strengthen Your Marriage When You’re Always in Survival Mode w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins

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202: All the Ways Our Marriages are Impacted by Disability Parenting

28

201: Roya's Story | A Diagnosis Without a Map, Learning to Advocate + the Journey Back to Herself

29

200: Facing End of Life Choices + The Way Life Changes After Child Loss w/ Stephanie Stanley

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199: Adopting a Medically Complex Child w/ Kristen Henry

31

198: Ashley’s Story | A Year in the NICU, Impossible Choices + Complex Joy

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197: When Meaningful Friendship with Other Disability Parents Feels Elusive w/ Madeline Cheney

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196: One & Done | Deciding Not to Have More Children After Disability

34

195: Ali’s Story | An Invisible Disability, Living in Survival Mode + Giving Up Her Dream Career

35

194: Kicking Off Season 12 | Episode Sneak Peeks + a BIG Announcement

36

When Therapists Leave | Feelings That Come Up + Knowing When It’s Time to Cut Ties

37

How To Talk To Kids About Disabilities

38

Inspired By Disabled Kids? What Feels Ok + What Feels Ick

39

Mixed Feelings When Your Child’s Health Stabilizes w/ Jessica Loey

40

Medicaid Cuts | Implications for Families Like Ours + What We Can Do About It

41

Groundhog Days, Gradual Changes, & Deep Family Ties | Marci’s Catch-Up

42

Dreams That Stir Up Grief

43

How Your Monthly Cycling Might Be Impacting Your Caregiving Experience w/ Suzi Boubion

44

Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Alyssa

45

Book Review: “How to Handle More Than You Can Handle” by Amanda Griffith-Atkins

46

Mindfulness for Medical Parents w/ Chrissy McGuire

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192: Season 11 Finale | Poolside Chats with Texas ECI, Production Chaos, + Summer Mini Eps w/ Alyssa Nutile

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191: Abortion + Parents of Disabled Kids w/ Alyssa Nutile

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190: Colleen’s Story | Epilepsy, Brain Surgery, + Rage Hiking

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189: Grief in Disability Parenting | What it is, Why It’s There, + How to Process It w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins

51

Mini-episode: Why We Are Delaying Our Next Few Episodes w/ Alyssa Nutile

52

188: Belief Systems + Ways They’re Affected by Disability Parenting w/ Ali, Bethany, Melissa, and Rachel

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187: Do You Miss Who You Used to Be Prior To Disability Parenting? w/ Alyssa Nutile

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186: Leah’s Story | Faith, Nurturing Sibling Relationships, + NICU Boxes

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BONUS: The Current Political Climate + How Disability Parents Feel About It w/ Alyssa Nutile

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185: Medical Parent Trauma | Dealing with Triggers + Ongoing Trauma w/ Rosey Schaefermeyer, LCSW

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184: Rachel’s Story | Widowed During Pregnancy, Misdiagnoses, + Sibling Dynamics

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183: Epilepsy | Unpredictability + Emotional Toll it Takes on Parents w/ Hailey Adkisson

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182: Hobbies for Disability Parents | Why We Need Them + How to Squeeze Them In w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins

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181: Kait’s Story | Fertility Struggles, A Surviving Twin, + “What Could Have Been”

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180: Does Disability Parenting Ever Get Easier? Survival Mode, Burnout Mode, and Beyond w/ Erica Stearns and Alyssa Nutile

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179: The Exhaustion of Being a Disability Parent w/ Alyssa Nutile

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178: Jessica Fein’s Story |Adoption, a Progressive Disease, + The Illusion of Control

64

177: Kicking Off Season 11 | Episode + Fundraiser Sneak Peeks w/ Alyssa Nutile

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Holiday Mini 6: Find Your Community in TRL Discussion Groups

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Holiday Mini 5: The New Year for Disability Parents

67

Holiday Mini 4: 2024 for Medical Parents | Highs and Lows

68

Holiday Mini 3: The Silent Suffering | A Poem Reading + Discussion w/ Kara Berasi

69

Holiday Mini 2: Gift Giving Grief for Disability Parents w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins

70

Holiday Mini 1: Boredom, G-Tubes, + Chatterboxes | What We’re Deeply Grateful For Because of Disability Parenting

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176: Season 10 Finale | A Spicy Season, Sticker Club Tallies, + What’s Coming Next w/ Alyssa Nutile

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SC Mini #3 | The Last Day of Sticker Club & What It Takes to Make One Episode of The Rare Life with Alyssa Nutile

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175: Our Children’s Medical Trauma w/ Katie Taylor, CCLS

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SC Mini #2 | Behind the Heart of a Listener and Supporter

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174: A Case Against Silencing Disability Parents on Social Media w/ Alyssa Nutile

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SC Mini #1 | Disability Parenting Book Recommendations w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins

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173: Everything You Need to Know About Sticker Club

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172: Nikole’s Story | Diagnosis Misinformation + Never Giving Up

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171: The Financial Strain of Medical Parenting w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins + Alyssa Nutile

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170: Hospitalizations | Triggers, Shoddy Sleep and Food, + Discharge Hangover w/ Alyssa Nutile and Larisa Bothma

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169: Crunchy Medical Parenthood w/ Suzi Boubion and Julianna Morasse

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168: Stephanie T.’s Story | Undiagnosed Son, a Ballroom + Fully Accepting the Now

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167: What We Want New Medical Parents to Know w/ Chandra Bloomfield

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166: Nonspeaking Child | Longing to Access Their Inner World + Give Them Medical Autonomy w/ Suzi Boubion

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165: What We Want Our Child’s Therapists to Know, But Don’t Tell Them w/ Alex Farha

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164: Jillian’s Story | Medical Mom x 2 and the Saying “Someone Always Has It Worse”

87

Season 10 Kickoff | Episode Sneak Peaks, Newsletters + ISO a Final Board Member w/ Alyssa Nutile

88

Summer Mini #12: Adjusting to Disability Parenting as a Single Mom | Maddison’s Catch-Up

89

Summer Mini #11: Family Planning Decisions + Changing Sibling Relationships | Madeline’s Catch-Up

90

Summer Mini #10: Finding a New Home + Starting Over | Tiffany’s Catch-Up

91

Summer Mini #9: Our Complicated Relationship with Medically Complex Facebook Groups

92

Summer Mini #8: Rebuilding After Life-Changing Loss | Kari’s Catch-Up

93

Summer Mini #7: Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Madeline

94

Summer Mini #6: The Oddly Specific Things We Grieve as Parents of Medically Complex Kids

95

Summer Mini #5: Childhood Cancer + Changing Perspectives | Vanessa’s Catch-Up

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Summer Mini #4: Birthdays for Our Medically Complex Kids and the Many Emotions They Can Bring Up

97

Summer Mini #3: A Close Call, Feelings of Regret + Embracing Second Chances | Suzi’s Catch-Up

98

Summer Mini #2: 10 Must-Haves for Traveling with Your Medically Complex Child This Summer

99

Summer Mini #1: What We Wish We Could Go Back and Tell Ourselves

100

162: Season 9 Finale | A Season of Growth, Listener Thoughts + Summer Mini-Episodes w/ Alyssa Nutile

101

161: Having a Nondisabled Child After Your Disabled Child + Conflicting Feelings That Brings w/ Brianna Alcox

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160: Ashley Smith’s Story | Sibling Dynamics, Nontraditional Gender Roles, + Not Knowing What to Grieve

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159: Sharing the Mental Load with Your Partner in Disability Parenting w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins + Will Atkins

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158: Serena’s Story | Disability Advocate Turned Disability Parent, a Degenerative Diagnosis, + the Power of Now

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157: Friendships with People Who Don’t Have Disabled Kids w/ Jillian Arnold

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156: Should I Get a Divorce? Insight + Solidarity from Divorced Medically Complex Parents w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins

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155: Aneesa’s Story | A Terminal Diagnosis + Dark Clouds and Silver Linings

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154: Deaths in the Community | How it Affects Us + Our Relationship with the Parents w/ Rose Watson

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153: Hurtful Things Loved Ones Say and Do | How it Affects Us + What to Do About It w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins

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152: Stephanie’s Story | A Stroke in Utero, Recurring Medical Trauma + No Space To Process It

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151: Fostering Friendships with Other Disability Parents w/ Kate Livingstone and Kari Harbath

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150: Siblings | Listening + Learning from Glass Children w/ Megan Schneider

113

Mini Episode: A Sprint to the Finish for Our Family and Friends Fundraiser!

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149: Annie’s Story | Physician Mom, Infertility, + Comparison Between Twins

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Mini Episode: An Exciting Update for Our Family and Friends Fundraiser!

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148: The Family + Friends Perspective | What it’s Like to Watch us Navigate Life with Our Medically-Complex Children w/ Kassie Harbath

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147: Sex + Disability Parenting | All the Ways It Takes a Hit + Ways to Reclaim It w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins

118

146: The Dad Perspective w/ Derek Dizney, Zach Schneider, + Juston Cheney

119

145: Ashley’s Story | Childhood Dementia, An Ended Marriage, + Learning to Live in The Present

120

144: Season 9 Kickoff | This Season’s Theme, Our Friends + Family fundraiser, & a Sneak Peek of Upcoming Episodes w/ Alyssa Nutile

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When Your Child is Inpatient at Hospital During Holidays or Special Events w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins [REPLAY]

122

Isolating at Home During Holiday Events to Avoid Illness w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins [REPLAY]

123

The Holidays + Why They Can Be Tough for Disability Parents w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins [REPLAY]

124

143: Season 8 Finale | International Listeners, Frantic Behind-the-Scenes Work, and Surprising Popular Episodes w/ Alyssa Nutile

125

142: What If My Disabled Child Outlives Me? w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins

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141: How Our Faith + Spirituality Can Be Impacted by Our Experiences with Our Medically Complex Children (+ Visa Versa) w/ Ali, Bethany, Melissa, and Rachel

127

140: Alyssa’s Story | A Mistaken Brain Surgery, Rebuilding Trust in The Medical System, + A Life-Limiting Prognosis

128

139: In-Home Nursing | The Good, the Bad, + the Ugly w/ Caitlin Castro, Nicole Dennis + Brooke Teremi

129

138: Therapy 101 | Barriers Disability Parents Face + How to Receive This Much-Needed Care w/ Liz Spitzer, PhD

130

137: Life After Child Loss | What is Grief, How Does It Show Up, and What Can We Do About It? w/ Cole Imperi + Leah Deason

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136: Bethany’s Story | Trach Life, Calloused to Trauma, + Making Space for Anger

132

135: Careers + Family Roles | The Ways They’ve Been Impacted by Disability Parenting + The Resentment We Feel w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins, LCSW

133

134: Child Loss 101 | What to Expect, Decisions You Can (and should) Make Now + How to Make The End Of Your Child’s Life As Beautiful As They Are

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133: Bek’s Story | Solo Medical Parenting, 13 Years of Living in Survival Mode + Grieving the Children She Dreamed of Having

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132: When “Self-Care” Gives Us the Swears | the Inaccessibility of Self-Care + How to Redefine It w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins, LMFT

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131: Chronic Stress + Our Bodies | Ways Our Physical Health Takes the Hit w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins, LMFT

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130: Fearful of Child Loss | Anticipatory Grief + the Ways it Guts Us w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins, LMFT

138

129: Maddison’s Story | A Delayed Diagnosis + Painful Comparisons

139

128: Season 8 Kickoff | a New Theme, Sneak Peeks of Brand-new Episodes + a 9-Month Secret Revealed w/ Brittany Steitz

140

Health Anxiety w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins, LMFT (Rebroadcast)

141

To Those Who Cannot Say, “I Wouldn’t Have Them Any Other Way.” (Rebroadcast)

142

The Sibling Perspective w/ Katherine Acton (Rebroadcast)

143

Should A Child’s Disability be Part of Their Parent’s Identity? w/ Author Emily Ladau and Amanda Griffith-Atkins, LMFT (Rebroadcast)

144

The Parable of the Pain Scale | The Ways Bearing Witness to Our Children’s Suffering Calibrates Our Pain Scales to an Entirely Different Level w/ Libby Holley (Rebroadcast)

145

The Story of Claire (Rebroadcast)

146

Family Planning When You Have a Medically-Complex Child w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins LMFT + 13 Special Guests (Rebroadcast)

147

It’s All My Fault (Rebroadcast)

148

Living with Sleep Deprivation w/ Jill Arneson (Rebroadcast)

149

Confessions of a NICU Nurse w/ Sam Keirsey, RN BSN (Rebroadcast)

150

127: Season 7 Finale + 3 Year Anniversary | How This Podcast Has Changed My Life w/ Juston Cheney

151

126: Therapies | When to Scale Back and How to Do So w/ Andrea Loveday-Brown and Larkin O’Leary

152

125: Tips and Tricks for Traveling with Disabled Kids w/ Alyssa Nutile

153

124: Suzy’s Story | Brain Injury, the Exhaustion of Living in Survival Mode, + Wondering If This Is the End

154

123: “Special Needs” + Why Parents Need to Drop the Term w/ Kari Harbath and Disability Activist Hannah Setzer (VOICEOVER)

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123: “Special Needs” + Why Parents Need to Drop the Term w/ Kari Harbath and Disability Activist Hannah Setzer

156

122: 5 (Surprising) Things Parents Want Special Ed. Professionals to Know w/ Tiffany Goodchild

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121: When Strangers “Just Ask” + How to Handle That w/ Disabled Author James Catchpole

158

120: Alexis’ Story | Epilepsy, Holland, + Suicidal Ideation

159

119: Your Child’s Medical Team | How to Push Back, Ask Questions, and Build Your Dream Team w/ Dr. Kelly Fradin, MD

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118: Medical Organization Hacks | Supplies + Info + Appointment Scheduling

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117: Trauma-versaries + Other Triggers to Our Medical Trauma w/ Hailey Adkisson and Madhura Katre

162

116: Kinda Obsessed | Celebrating Our Relationships with Our Children With Rare Conditions w/ 24 Parent-Contributors

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115: Melanie Dimmitt’s Story | a Diagnosis Delivered in Bite Sizes + How It Started Vs. How It’s Going

164

114: Grieving Our Children’s Intellectual Disabilities + Facing Our Internalized Ableism w/ Marci Dunning

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113: Blenderized Diets for Tubies | The Life-changing Health Benefits and How to Get Started w/ Cassie Krings and Hilarie Dreyer, RD

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112: Abby’s Story | Skeletal Dysplasia, a Prenatal Diagnosis with Grim Hopes of Survival, + Ditching the Bubble Wrap

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111: Season 7 Kickoff

168

110: When Your Child is Inpatient at the Hospital During Holidays w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins

169

109: Isolating at Home During Holiday Events to Avoid Illness w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins

170

108: The Holidays + The Ways They Can be Tough for Disability Parents w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins

171

107: Season 6 Finale episode w/ Brittany

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106: Respecting and Honoring Our Nonspeaking Children w/ Brianna Christian

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105: Brianna’s Story | Regression, Finding Purpose, and a Nurse-Turned-Medical-Mom

174

104: Tangible Ways to Support Parents of Disabled Children | A Message for Our Loved Ones

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103: Instilling Body Image Resilience in Children with Disabilities w/ Dr. Lexie Kite

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102: Becoming a Single Medical Mom w/ Tiffany Pasillas

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101: Tiffany’s Story | T18/Edward Syndrome + Advocating for Her Daughter’s Right to Live

178

100: Raising Awareness | Disabled People (and Their Parents) Do Not Owe Society Anything

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99: Family Planning When You Have a Medically-Complex Child w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins LMFT + 13 Special Guests

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98: Siblings | Ways We Can Protect Our Glass Children w/ Melissa Schlemmer

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97: Melissa Schlemmer’s Story | A Rare Disorder Affecting the Brain + Radical Acceptance

182

96: “All We Want Is a Healthy Baby” | How This Feels to Parents of Unhealthy Babies

183

95: The Parable of the Pain Scale | How Bearing Witness to Our Children’s Suffering Calibrates Our Pain Scales to an Entirely Different Level w/ Libby Holley

184

94: Family + Friends | How to Stay Close When You Feel Worlds Apart w/ Chelsea Denham

185

93: Chelsea’s Story | Airway Issues, a Dirty Baby, and Making Scary Medical Decisions

186

92: Season 6 Kickoff

187

Jess’ Story | A Twinless Twin and Something to Prove (Rebroadcast)

188

The NICU Experience | An Initiation into Medically-Complex Parenting (rebroadcast)

189

Effie’s Story | Siblings, Italy, and a Next-Level Laugh (rebroadcast)

190

What Your Child’s Doctors Want You to Know, But Don’t Tell You w/ Dr. Dominic Moore, MD (Rebroadcast)

191

Confessions of a Medical Mama w/ Anna Brown (Rebroadcast)

192

Medical Equipment| The Ultimate Hate/Love Relationship + How to Vacation With It All w/ Falesha Johnson (Rebroadcast)

193

It’s All My Fault (Rebroadcast)

194

It’s OK to be Angry w/ Orley Bills, LCSW (Rebroadcast)

195

When Your Mommy-Gut Is Alarming and The Doctors Won’t Listen w/ Tameka Diaz (Rebroadcast)

196

91: Season 5 Finale w/ Special Guest Brittany Steitz

197

90: Living with Sleep Deprivation w/ Jill Arneson

198

89: Gaslit by Others and Ourselves

199

88: Numbing Out When Things Are Tough w/ Anna Smyth, MS, RYT

200

87: Depression, Anxiety, + PTSD in Medically-Complex Parenting w/ Karley Henderson

201

86: Karley’s Story | Two Rare Syndromes, Playing the What-If Game, and Appointments on The Daily

202

85: Should A Child’s Disability be Part of Their Parent’s Identity? w/ Author Emily Ladau and Amanda Griffith-Atkins, LMFT

203

84: Grieving Our Child’s Medical Complexity w/ Carrie M. Holt

204

83: An Evolution of Faith w/ Kimberly Arnold, Part 2

205

83: An Evolution of Faith w/ Kim Arnold, Part 1

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82: Kim's Story | Hard-Earned Awe, Mothering a Glass Doll, and a Brand-New Marriage Put to the Test

207

81: Health Anxiety w/ Amanda Griffith-Atkins, LMFT

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80: Celebrating Our Children + Our Growth w/ Lexie Emory, Roya Malaekeh, Analy Navarro, Heather Cox, and Rayel Lockhart

209

79: Debilitating Guilt + the ‘You Break It, You Fix It’ Mentality w/ Wendy Hair

210

78: Wendy’s Story

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77: To Those Who Cannot Say, “I Wouldn’t Have Them Any Other Way.”

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76: Medical Mom Soul-Searching w/ Moira Cleary, CPC

213

75: My Journey as an Adoptive and Foster Medical-Mama w/ Sarah Yates

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74: Sarah’s Story

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73: Season 5 Kickoff

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Announcement and Recommended Episode #7

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Announcement and Recommended Episode #6

218

Announcement and Recommended Episode #5

219

Announcement and Recommended Episode #4

220

Announcement and Recommended Episode #3

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Announcement and Recommended Episode #2

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Announcement and Recommended Episode #1

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72: Season 4 Finale

224

71: Confessions of a NICU Nurse w/ Sam Keirsey, RN BSN

225

70: Accessibility and Ableism w/ Vanessa McLeod

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69: Vanessa’s Story

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68: Dipping My Toes into Educational Advocacy

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67: What Your Child’s Doctors Want You to Know, But Don’t Tell You w/ Dr. Dominic Moore, MD

229

66: Machine Dependency w/ Falesha Johnson

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65: The Story of Cali

231

64: Improvement-triggered Grief

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63: Medical Bills and Expenses w/ Gina Pola-Money

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62: Hospitalizations w/ Erica Ryan

234

61: The Story of Westley

235

60: Blindness

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59: Educational Advocacy + IEPs w/ Catherine Whitcher, M.Ed

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58: Medical Advocacy w/ Tameka Diaz

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57: The Story of Evely

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56: Season 4 Kickoff

240

55: Season 3 Finale

241

54: Disabled Adult Perspective w/Erica Stearns

242

53: Diagnosis Jealousy w/ Kara Ryska

243

52: The Story of Levi

244

51: Isolation vs. Connection

245

50: The Sibling Perspective w/ Katherine Acton

246

49: The Story of Anna

247

48: Lifting the Curtain

248

47: Siblings w/ Katie Taylor, CCLS

249

46: Confessions of a Special-Needs Mama w/ Anna Brown

250

45: The Story of Emery

251

44: Inclusion in the Hearing Loss World

252

43: Emotional Safety in Marriage w/ Dr. Matt Townsend

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42: Friendship + Inclusion w/ Effie Parks

254

41: The Story of Ford

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40: Wendy + the Sibling Experience

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39: Inclusive Children’s Books w/ Macy Gilson, Megan DeJarnett, and Jessica Parham

257

38: Social Media + SN Community w/ Jess Wolff

258

37: The Story of Lily

259

36: Rare Disease Day 2021, The Parent-Perspective

260

35: Season 3 Kickoff

261

34: Season 2 Finale

262

33: It’s OK to be Angry, w/ Orley Bills, LCSW

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32: Self-Care w/ Jessica Patay

264

31: The Story of Ryan

265

30: You Are Exactly What Your Child Needs

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29: Resilient Mindset w/ Claudia Taboada

267

28: Living with Grief w/ Anna Stanfield

268

27: The Story of Gilbert

269

26: The NICU Experience | An Initiation into Medically-Complex Parenting

270

25: EMDR Trauma Therapy w/ Rosey Schaefermeyer, LCSW

271

24: Disability Advocacy w/ Jenny McLelland

272

23: The Story of James

273

22: It’s All My Fault

274

21: Giving Back w/ Tara Docekal

275

20: Anticipatory Grief w/ Katie

276

19: The Story of Claire

277

18: Season 2 Kickoff

278

17: Season 1 Finale

279

16: Strategies to Support Selective Eaters w/ Kimberly Hirte, SLP

280

15: Communicating w/ a Nonverbal Child

281

14: The Story of Miller

282

13: Feeding Tube Adventures

283

12: 3 Fun Ways to Facilitate Language Development w/ Hearing Specialist Angie

284

11: Embracing Your Therapy and Medical Tribe w/ Kari Harbath

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10: The Story of Sloan

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9: 3 Tips for Taking Charge of Your Therapy and Medical Team

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8: Advocating Using the FIG Method w/ Dr. Saperstein

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7: Educating Others About Your Child’s Differences w/ Emily Young

289

6: The Story of Nora

290

5: A List of Diagnoses

291

4: You Are Not Your Child’s Therapist w/ Developmental Specialist Lisa Rawley

292

3: Quality of Life w/ Alyssa Reidhead

293

2: The Story of William

294

1: Season 1 Kick-Off

295

Preface: Kimball’s Origin Story and a Little More About TRL

296

Trailer: Sneak Peek into The Rare Life

297

208: Season 13 Kickoff | A New Theme + Sneak Peeks