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PediPalEpisode 45: Two Hats, RevisitedDr. Tasha Faruqui is a pediatrician. Tasha Faruqui is the mother of Soraya, a child with medical complexity who is enrolled in pediatric hospice. For many years, Tasha tried to live two separate lives, worrying about how her identities would conflict with each other. In this episode, she talks with Sarah and Dan about learning to unify herself and how that ultimately made her a better physician and parent.Learn more about Tasha, Soraya, and their family on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thefaruqui5/.Order Dr. Faruqui's new...
2025-11-0347 min
GRIEF AND LIGHTWhen Love Asks You to Let Go: Parenting, Grief, and Surrender with Dr. Tasha FaruquiA mother’s story of love, advocacy, and finding joy while parenting a child in hospice.What happens when the life you imagined for your child suddenly changes forever?For Dr. Tasha Faruqui, that question became her reality when her daughter, Soraya, was born with a rare and little-known genetic condition.A doctor herself, Tasha thought she knew how to navigate the medical world. But nothing prepared her for the mix of love, fear, and relentless uncertainty that came with parenting a child whose life would look very different from what sh...
2025-10-141h 06
Comforting Closure - Conversations with a Death DoulaDoctor. Mom. Caregiver: A Pediatric Hospice Journey, Part TwoI'd love to hear from you! Send me a text message.What happens when you're a doctor and still, you can't fix what's happening to your own child? In this second part of our conversation, Dr. Tasha Faruqui shares what it’s like to live in the in-between. She and her husband, both physicians, did everything they could to find answers for their daughter. Every test. Every specialist. Even a policy change in Congress to access care. And still - no clear diagnosis. No fix. Together, we talk about how fear shows up in f...
2025-09-1855 min
Remembering Them PodcastEp 116 OG: My Daughter Soraya - Tasha Firoza FaruquiSupport us through Patreon: https://patreon.com/RememberingThemPodcast?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLinkNeed support? Find help at BetterHelp: http://www.betterhelp.com/rememberingthemInstagram @rememberingthempodastRDP is supported by My Legacy Message - be remembered.www.mylegacymessage.com.auResourcesLifeline: 13 11 14 | lifeline.org.auBeyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 | beyondblue.org.auGriefline: 1300 845 745 | griefline.org.auSupport us through Patreon: https://patreon.com/RememberingThemPodcast?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink
2025-09-1657 minComforting Closure - Conversations with a Death DoulaDoctor. Mom. Caregiver: A Pediatric Hospice Journey, Part OneI'd love to hear from you! Send me a text message.In this episode of Comforting Closure - Conversations with a Death Doula, host Traci Arieli speaks with Dr. Tasha Faruqui, a pediatrician and mother navigating the complex path of parenting a child in hospice care. Together, they discuss what it means to live with intention when time is uncertain. Tasha shares her family’s rare medical journey, the emotional landscape of anticipatory grief, and how hospice care at home became an act of deep presence. Key takeaways include: The lived experience of an...
2025-09-1129 min
Don't Cut Your Own BangsSuck the Joy Out of Life: Lessons in Love, Loss, and Letting Go with Dr. Tasha FaruquiWhen life doesn't go as planned, how do you keep going — and still find joy along the way? In this moving conversation, pediatrician, rare disease advocate, and author Dr. Tasha Faruki joins me to share her extraordinary journey as a mother navigating her daughter's complex medical needs. From the first whispers that something was different, to the raw reality of "failure to thrive," to redefining joy through Make-A-Wish surfboards in Hawaii, Dr. Tasha's story is one of grit, surrender, and radical love. We talk about: Trusting your instincts when everyone says "don't worry"...
2025-08-181h 16
Empowered by Hope"Keep Your Head Up": Dr. Tasha Faruqui on Anticipatory Grief, Joy, and a Mother’s Fierce HopeSend us a text, we want to hear from you!How do you hold on to hope when you know your child is dying—and there’s no diagnosis, no cure, and no roadmap forward? Co-hosts, Ashlyn Thompson & Ashley Milbourne are joined by Dr. Tasha Faruqui—award-winning pediatrician, rare disease parent, and now debut author—who invites us into the heart of her story, which inspired her forthcoming memoir: Keep Your Head Up: A Mother’s Story of Chasing Joy in the Face of Grief, releasing September 16, 2025.Dr. Faruqui's second daughter, Soraya, was born w...
2025-06-1658 min
Solving For JoyDr. Tasha Faruqui and Chasing Joy in the Shadow of Anticipatory GriefExplore how to cope with anticipatory grief, the power of advocacy, and the finding joy even in darkness in this episode of the Solving for Joy podcast.
Dr. Tasha Faruqui shares her journey as a pediatrician and mother navigating her child’s undiagnosed neurodegenerative condition with host Dr. Chrissie Ott. Together, they discuss palliative care, medical decision-making, and the power of open communication.
Tasha gives listeners valuable resources available for families and clinicians, and discusses the courage it takes to navigate fear and uncertainty in the face of illness. Tune in for this inspiring discussion on...
2025-03-0450 min