Brave Together Podcast: Support and Community for Caregiving Parents
This is Brave Together Podcast. On Brave Together Podcast, co-hosts Jessica Patay, Susanna Peace Lovell and Dr. Zoe Shaw, will share interviews, celebrate stories, explore challenges, and rally hope for the motherhood journey. Through this inspirational and resourceful podcast, may all caregiving parents know that they are not alone. We Are Brave Together is a global nonprofit that creates community for mothers raising children with disabilities, neurodivergence, or complex medical and mental health conditions. The heart of We Are Brave Together is to preserve and protect the mental health of caregiving moms everywhere.
Episodes
277 episodes
EXPERT: Empowering Neurodiverse Relationships with Jeremy and Ilana Hamburgh
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's expert episode, #234, with Jeremy and Ilana Hamburgh the creators of Social Life 360. These are conversations with experts in fields relevant t...
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Season 9
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Episode 234
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44:36
EXPERT: Healing the Subconscious through Hypnotherapy with Shelly Ehler
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's expert episode, #233, with certified life coach and clinical hypnotherapist Shelly Ehler. These are conversations with experts in fields relevant to caregiving parents. In this enlig...
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Season 9
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Episode 233
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35:21
EXPERT: A Neurodivergent Affirming Approach to IEP's with Speech Dude, Chris Wenger
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's expert episode, #232, with Speech Dude, Chris Wenger, sharing his neurodivergent affirming approach to IEP’s and wow does he have a refreshing take on them.In this episode of the Brave To...
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Season 9
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Episode 232
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41:11
ASK US ANYTHING: How Do I Stay Okay When My Child is Not
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, #231, we are discussing how we stay grounde...
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Season 9
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Episode 231
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23:49
EXPERT: The Intrinsic Value of Every Individual with Heather Avis
Hello Bravies! Welcome to today's expert episode, #230, with podcaster, narrative shifter and author of I Like You So Much: Celebrating What Makes You, You!, Heather Avis...
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Season 9
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Episode 230
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33:30
STORY: When Both Mother and Child are Diagnosed with Autism with Natasha M. Nurse Esq.
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's story episode, #229. 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 9
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Episode 229
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42:23
EXPERT: Bringing Playfulness Back Online in Marriage with Chrissy Barlahan
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's expert episode, #228, with Chrissy Barlahan, who is a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst with a degree in Psychology from Cal State Long Beach and a Master of Arts degree in Marriage and Family...
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Season 9
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Episode 228
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37:57
ASK US ANYTHING: How to Support Fellow Caregivers in the Wild
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, #227, we are discussing how to approach and...
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Season 9
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Episode 227
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28:23
EXPERT: Developing Resilience in Caregiving with Kris Burbank
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's expert episode, #226, with Kris Burbank, whose book, Embracing Another Normal: Resilience Stories and Strategies for Raising Children with Disabilities...
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Season 9
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Episode 226
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37:16
THRIVING NEURODIVERGENT ADULTS: Destigmatizing OCD and GAD with Carrie Berk
Hello Brave Friends! On this episode, #225, we are hearing about the experience of another Thriving Neurodivergent Adult, Author, Journalist and Influencer, Carrie Berk.In this episode of the Brave Together Podcast, Carrie Berk...
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Season 9
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Episode 225
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39:51
EXPERT: The Emotional Landscape of Caregiving with Amanda Griffith-Atkins
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's expert episode, #224, with Amanda Griffith-Atkins. These are conversations with experts in fields relevant to caregiving parents. On this episode Amanda Griffith-Atkins joins us to d...
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Season 9
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Episode 224
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41:28
ASK US ANYTHING: Applying Mel Robbins' LET THEM THEORY to Caregiving Life
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, #223, we are discussing the New York Times ...
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Season 9
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Episode 223
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39:30
Welcome to Season 9 of Brave Together Podcast
Welcome to Brave Together Podcast, an empowering resource for the parents of children with disabilities, neurodivergence, and all unique needs.Hi Bravies! Welcome to Season 9 of Brave Together Podcast. Yes, we've switched back to our or...
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Season 9
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2:36
Summer Re-Run: Stop Stalling! Write Your Story
This week Jessica Patay interviews Sarah, Laurie and Ann - three warrior moms who’ve picked up the pen and written their stories. We hope that in listening you’ll be encouraged, equipped inspired to write your own story; the world needs to hear...
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40:10
Summer Re-Run: On Marriage and Healthy Communication, Part Two with Meygan Caston
In Part Two of our series with Meygan Caston, you will hear the most practical advice on something I think we all take for granted: great communication skills! How can we get to the root of some marriage issues if we do not properly learn...
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33:45
Summer Re-Run: On Marriage and Healthy Communication, Part One with Meygan Caston
In this episode you will hear the most practical advice from Meygan Caston on something I think we all take for granted: great communication skills! How can we get to the root of some marriage issues if we do not properly learn/re-learn/p...
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29:37
Summer Re-Run: Breath is Your Superpower with D'Andre Clayton
What do you do when everything is going wrong? How do you zoom out enough to see things clearly - instead of reacting in fear or desperation? Jessica Patay and Yoga Instructor/Entrepreneur, D’Andre Clayton talk about the power of a regular brea...
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27:31
Summer Re-Run: The Worst Fear with Toby Stark
In a world where children and young people who have disabilities are at an increased risk of being abused compared with their non-disabled peers, how can a parent learn to manage their fears and protect their children? On this week’s episode of...
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27:41
Summer Re-Run: How to Build an Entourage of Love with Emma Nadler
Hello Brave Friends, you know we encourage sisterhood on this podcast but we don’t always talk about the unexpected community that can form around our children with unique needs, when we’re open to it. And sometimes that means having a broad...
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35:00
Summer Re-Run: The Lazy Genius Tips for Overwhelemed Moms with Kendra Adachi
Do I really need to cook dinner EVERY night? And if so, how can I find joy in it? Joy, you say? What would that look like? A glass of wine, maybe? Music? In the overwhelming lives of caregivers, it’s easy to feel like the days are full of “h...
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32:25
Summer Re-Run: The Lost Art of Asking for Help with Cheryl Ryan Chan
Our lives as caregivers require WAY more help than we are willing to ask for, so what stops us? The intention for this episode is encouragement and maybe a nudge toward self-reflection as to WHY ON EARTH we of all people wouldn’t be able to ...
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32:09
Summer Re-Run: Transitioning from Middle School to HS (for Neurodiverse Teens) with Natalie Borrell
Transitions are hard for everybody, but especially for our neurodiverse teens and their parents. Just when you’ve gotten used to middle school and all that is expected in that environment, your teen is ushered into the wilderness of high sch...
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26:28
Summer Re-Run: Advocating at the Hospital Bedside for Our Kids with Katie Taylor
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to our practical episode with Katie Taylor, who not only has wonderful professional credentials, she is also our Connection Circle Leader for Austin, Texas, and we are so grateful for her leadership and her enthu...
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29:23
Summer Re-Run: Strength Based IEP's with April Rehrig
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's practical episode with April Rehrig. She's going to talk about strengths-based IEPs. Have you even heard of that? I don't think I'd ever heard of it until recently. It's an IEP that looks at abilities ...
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27:24
Story: Victory is a Walk by the Beach and Our S8 Wrap Up with Jessica Patay
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to our Season 8 wrap up episode, #222. The host of the 'Brave Together Parenting Podcast' addresses the 'Brave Mom Squad,' expressing gratitude and celebrating the podcast's five-year anniversa...
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Season 8
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Episode 222
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12:16