Brave Together Parenting: a podcast for parenting disabilities and unique needs.
This is the Brave Together Parenting podcast. On Brave Together Parenting, host Jessica Patay, with co-hosts Dr. Zoe Shaw and Susanna Peace Lovell, will share interviews, celebrate stories, explore challenges, and rally hope for the motherhood journey. Through this inspirational and resourceful podcast, may all caregiving mothers know that they are not alone. We Are Brave Together is a global nonprofit organization that provides a supportive community for moms of children with disabilities, neuro-diversity, and all unique or extreme medical or mental health needs. The heart of We Are Brave Together is to preserve and protect the mental health of Caregiving Moms everywhere.
Episodes
222 episodes
STORY: Navigating Mental Health after Trauma with Abby Zachritz
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's story episode, #197, in which we hear a story from brave mom and advocate, Abby Zachritz.In this conversation, Abby Zachritz shares her harrowing journey following a near-fatal accident involving h...
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Season 7
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Episode 197
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44:11
THRIVING DISABLED ADULTS: Cerebral Palsy, Dating, Pregnancy and Parenting with Caroline Cupp
Hello Brave Friends! On this Thriving Disabled Adults episode, #196, we are speaking to Thriving Disabled Adult, Presbyterian minister and author, Caroline Cupp.In this conversation, Caroline Cupp shares her experiences growing...
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Season 7
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Episode 196
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37:47
BONUS: The Power of Storytelling in Care with Lydia Storie
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today’s BONUS episode in which Jessica Patay, founder of We Are Brave Together and author, Kelley Coleman, join forces to chat with Director of Culture Change at Caring Across Generations, Lydia Storie. <...
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Season 7
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34:44
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ASK US ANYTHING: Worst Parenting Moments
Hello Brave Friends! This is an Ask Us Anything episode in which YOU, the listener, get to write or call in and, you guessed it, ASK US ANYTHING! In this Ask Us Anything episode, #195, we are responding to the question, “W...
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Season 7
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Episode 195
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39:24
STORY: Looking for Signs in the Dark Times with Hannah Zorn
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's story episode, #194. These are true stories from a moment in the life of a caregiving parent. We hear a crafted story, and then have a conversation with our guests that goes deeper into their experienc...
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Season 7
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Episode 194
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32:10
THRIVING DISABLED ADULTS: Changing the Disability Narrative with Tiffany Yu
Hello Brave Friends! On this Thriving Disabled Adults episode, #193, we are speaking to Thriving Disabled Adult, Tiffany Yu, who at age nine, was in a car accident that left her right arm permanently paralyzed, and also took the life of her ...
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Season 7
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Episode 193
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37:55
ASK US ANYTHING: Mothering Without a Mother
Hello Brave Friends! This is an Ask Us Anything episode in which YOU, the listener, get to write or call in and, you guessed it, ASK US ANYTHING! In this Ask Us Anything episode, #192, we are responding to the question, Wh...
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Season 7
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Episode 192
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33:48
STORY: Battling Depression While Raising an Autistic Child with Sandy and Chris Colter
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's story episode, #191. These are true stories from a moment in the life of a caregiving parent. We hear a crafted story, and then have a conversation with our guests that goes deeper into their experienc...
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Season 7
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Episode 191
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45:42
THRIVING DISABLED ADULTS: Anxiety and Depression to High on Life with Ryanna Hammond
Hello Brave Friends! On this Thriving Disabled Adults episode, #190, we chat with Ryanna Hammond. Once plagued with anxiety, depression and multiple eating disorders, Ryanna used journaling, therapy, nature and exercise to turn her life arou...
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Season 7
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Episode 190
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37:27
ASK US ANYTHING: Co-Parenting after a Divorce with a Disabled Child
Hello Brave Friends! This is an Ask Us Anything episode in which YOU, the listener, get to write or call in and, you guessed it, ASK US ANYTHING! In this Ask Us Anything episode, #189, we are responding to the question, Do...
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Season 7
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Episode 189
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41:44
STORY: Moving Through Disability Parenting Like a Dancer with Joanne De Simone
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's story episode, #188. These are true stories from a moment in the life of a caregiving parent. We hear a crafted story, and then have a conversation with our guests that goes deeper into their experienc...
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Season 7
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Episode 188
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38:28
THRIVING DISABLED ADULTS: How to Live an Awesome Life with Cam Coelken
Hello Brave Friends! I'm so excited for our very first Thriving Disabled Adults episode, #187. This is a new episode that we are doing for Season 7 of Brave Together Parenting Podcast, and our first guest is a radiant soul. I could feel his ...
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Season 7
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Episode 187
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42:24
BONUS: Why We Should Care about Care with Elissa Strauss
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's BONUS episode. Our guest is care advocate and author, Elissa Strauss, who has a fantastic new book called When You Care, The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others.T...
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Season 7
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41:31
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ASK US ANYTHING: The 5 Things I Wish I Were Told Right After My Child Was Given a Diagnosis
Hello Brave Friends! This is an Ask Us Anything episode in which YOU, the listener, get to write or call in and, you guessed it, ASK US ANYTHING! Welcome to the first episode of Season 7! In this Ask Us Anything ep, #186, ...
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Season 7
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Episode 186
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32:55
Welcome to Season 7!
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to Season 7 of Brave Together Parenting, an empowering and truly helpful podcast for the parents of children, all ages, with all types of disabilities or unique needs. Our mission is to provide you, the ...
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Season 7
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2:45
Summer Re-Run: How to Support my Neuro-Divergent Kid as They Blossom into a Teen
Hello Brave Friends! This is a Summer Re-Run of one of our favorite Ask Us Anything episodes from Seasons 5 and 6. Call in to our SpeakPipe to ask YOUR questions and ...
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Season 6
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Episode 174
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41:06
Summer Re-Run: What Do I Do When My Kid is Being Bullied?
Hello Brave Friends! This is a Summer Re-Run of one of our favorite Ask Us Anything episodes from Seasons 5 and 6. Call in to our SpeakPipe to ask YOUR questions and ...
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Season 6
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Episode 171
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24:39
Summer Re-Run: When Your Spouse is Not Very Involved in Disability Caregiving
Hello Brave Friends! This is a Summer Re-Run of one of our favorite Ask Us Anything episodes from Seasons 5 and 6. Call in to our SpeakPipe to ask YOUR questions and ...
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Season 6
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Episode 168
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34:52
Summer Re-Run: Will A Caregiver Support Group Make Me More Depressed?
Hello Brave Friends! This is a Summer Re-Run of one of our favorite Ask Us Anything episodes from Seasons 5 and 6. Call in to our SpeakPipe to ask YOUR questions and ...
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Season 6
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Episode 165
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29:08
Summer Re-Run: Comparison within the Disability Community
Hello Brave Friends! This is a Summer Re-Run of one of our favorite Ask Us Anything episodes from Seasons 5 and 6. Call in to our SpeakPipe to ask YOUR questions and ...
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Season 5
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Episode 159
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37:49
Summer Re-Run: My Child is Aggressive and I Feel So Alone
Hello Brave Friends! This is a Summer ReRun of one of our favorite Ask Us Anything episodes from Seasons 5 and 6. Call in to our SpeakPipe to ask YOUR questions and t...
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Season 5
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Episode 153
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32:46
Summer Re-Run: Our Family Needs a Break and I Feel So Guilty
Hello Brave Friends! This is a Summer ReRun of one of our favorite Ask Us Anything episodes from Seasons 5 and 6. Call in to our SpeakPipe to ask YOUR questions and t...
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Season 5
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Episode 150
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30:39
Summer Re-Run: When Friends Wear the Disability Swag (and Don't Offer Real Help)
Hello Brave Friends! This is a Summer Re-Run of one of our favorite Ask Us Anything episodes from Seasons 5 and 6. Call in to our SpeakPipe to ask YOUR questions and ...
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Season 5
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Episode 147
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26:40
Can Caregiving Dads be Accepted into Mom Groups?
Hello Brave Friends! This is an Ask Us Anything episode in which YOU, the listener, get to write or call in and, you guessed it, ASK US ANYTHING! In this episode, #185, we are responding to the question, Can Caregiving Dad...
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Season 6
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Episode 185
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25:29
How a Stay-at-Home Dad Created a Digital Assistant for Caregivers with Ryan Sheedy
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's practical episode, #184. Our guest today is a dad! Ryan Sheedy is a dad, a rare disease caregiver and a founder. He lives in Bentonville, Arkansas with his wife and three sons. In 2018, after 15 ...
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Season 6
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Episode 184
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32:32