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
242 episodes
ASK US ANYTHING: How to Unplug from Hyper-Vigilant Caregiving
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, #212, we are responding to the question, Ho...
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Season 8
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Episode 212
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27:13
EXPERT: When You Wish Your Kid Had a Different Diagnosis with Amanda Griffith-Atkins
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's expert episode, #211. These are conversations with experts in fields relevant to caregiving parents. Our guest today is LMFT Amanda Griffith-Atkins, who is another Brave PWS mom as w...
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Season 8
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Episode 211
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29:21
STORY: I Was Afraid No One Would Believe Me with Lindsay Hooten
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's story episode, #210. 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 8
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Episode 210
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38:24
ASK US ANYTHING: The Words We Say: I Struggle with Anxiety vs. I Am Mentally Ill
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, #209, we are responding to the question, Ho...
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Season 8
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Episode 209
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30:09
THRIVING DISABLED ADULTS: The Poetic Travels of a Disabled Inclusive Educator with Nicole Demos
Hello Brave Friends! On this Thriving Disabled Adults episode, #208, we are speaking to Thriving Disabled Adult, Nicole Demos.In this conversation, Susanna Peace Lovell interviews Nicole (Nix) Demos, who shares about her journe...
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Season 8
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Episode 208
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42:47
EXPERT: Financial Strategies for Special Needs Families with Brian Altounian
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's practical episode, #207. These are conversations with experts in fields relevant to caregiving parents. Our guest today is Brian Altounian. He is an entrepreneur, executive, and fina...
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Season 8
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Episode 207
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32:37
STORY: The Hard and Holy Act of Caregiving with Jess Ronne
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's story episode, #206. 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 8
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Episode 206
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34:17
EXPERT: Exploring the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions Model with Dr. Laura Froyen
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's practical episode, #205. These are conversations with experts in fields relevant to caregiving parents. In this episode, Susanna Peace Lovell interviews Dr. Laura Froyen, who shares ...
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Season 8
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Episode 205
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38:46
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ASK US ANYTHING: How to Talk to Kids about Natural Disasters
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, #204, we are responding to the question, How do I...
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Season 8
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Episode 204
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30:22
PRACTICAL: Empowering Families Through Blended Tube Feeding with Hilarie Geurink
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's practical episode, #203. These are conversations with experts in fields relevant to caregiving parents. In this episode of the Brave Together Parenting Podcast, host Jessica Patay in...
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Season 8
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Episode 203
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28:43
STORY: How a Mom's Poker Face Changed her Autistic Child's Behavior with Kari Baker
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's story episode, #202. 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 8
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Episode 202
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35:00
ASK US ANYTHING: I’m a Caregiver NOT a Saint
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, #201, we are responding to the question, Am...
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Season 8
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Episode 201
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31:09
Season 8 Trailer
Hello, Brave Friends! Welcome to Season 8 of Brave Together Parenting, a helpful podcast for the parents of children all ages with all types of disabilities and diagnoses. Our mission is to provide you, the caregiving parent, with as many resou...
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Season 8
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2:26
Editor Pick Re-Run Ep182 How Spelling Revealed A Non-Verbal Teen’s Brilliance with Jason Hague
Hello Brave Friends! This is story episode #182, about what can happen when parents presume competence in their non-verbal, autistic son. Today we hear from Jason Hague about his experience accepting his autistic son Jack’...
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Season 7
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39:30
Editor Pick Re-Run Ep140 Prune Your Life, Watch it Thrive with Jess Ronne
You have to PRUNE to create room for real GROWTH, this is a sentiment gardeners understand but often busy parent caregivers forget. Are you making space in your life to experience peace? To exhale? To hear your own thoughts? In our busy worl...
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Season 7
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30:54
Editor Pick Re-Run Ep114 Normalizing Grief with Meghann Crane-Russ
Did you know grief can be disenfranchised? Have you ever caught yourself welling up or feeling angry when parents of neurotypical, undisabled, healthy kids talk about the different milestones they’re experiencing with them? Do you judge your...
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Season 7
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26:53
Editor Pick Re-Run Ep120 Repackaging the Holidays with Margaret Webb
The holidays can be tough for everybody! We all get this extra large serving of commitments and expectations that can make enjoying anything feel off the table. Add the element of unique needs to this feast and now even the most organized an...
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Season 7
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29:19
EPISODE 200: Raising a Paralympic Gold Medalist with Bahar Soomekh and Clayton Frech
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's episode, #200! Can you believe it?!In this celebratory 200th episode, host Jessica Patay, with co-hosts Dr. Zoe Shaw and Susanna Peace Lovell chat with Clayton Frech and Bahar Soomekh, pa...
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Season 7
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Episode 200
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53:25
THRIVING DISABLED ADULTS: Perseverance in the Face of Adversity with Jacob Pacheco
Hello Brave Friends! On this Thriving Disabled Adults episode, #199, we are speaking to Thriving Disabled Adult, Jacob Pacheco, who shares his inspiring journey as an adaptive elite athlete and professional speaker. He discusses the challeng...
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Season 7
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Episode 199
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40:42
ASK US ANYTHING: I Need Help! How Do I Outsource?
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, #198, we are responding to the question, Ho...
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Season 7
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Episode 198
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32:45
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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
