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The Special Needs Mom PodcastMoms Talk Autism (with me)Send us a textThis episode is full of heart, insight, and real talk about the ever-evolving journey of special needs motherhood. I sat down with Brittney Crabtree and Tash Dillman from the Moms Talk Autism podcast to chat about grief, acceptance, and finding your people.Tash, a Portland-based mom of two, loves fitness, nature, volunteering, and tending to her MANY houseplants. Brittney, a Northern California mom of four, runs a home bakery and balances the unique needs of her two autistic children.We talk about the cycle of special needs parenting, the...2025-03-1254 min
The Special Needs Mom PodcastFinding Purpose Through Parenting Invisible Differences with Kari BakerSend us a textIn this heartfelt episode, I sit down with Kari A. Baker, an inspiring mom, author, and advocate for families navigating life with invisible neurological differences. Kari shares her journey of becoming a "KIND mom" after her son Brady was diagnosed with autism at age three. Together, we dive into topics like letting go of the "fixing" mindset, embracing the unexpected joys of parenting, and finding hope and purpose in life’s challenges.Kari talks about the evolution of her life—transitioning from a career in financial services to founding KIND Families, a su...2025-01-0849 min
The Special Needs Mom PodcastRaising & Releasing Our Disabled Kids with Wendy TaylorSend us a textFellow brain cancer mama and podcast host, Wendy Taylor, sat down with me this week to talk about the call that changed everything, what it's like to prepare our teenage boys for adulthood and how the educational system can work to more seamlessly support our special needs kids in learning and life. Wendy is a certified Educational Therapist, Orton-Gillingham practitioner, Educational Diagnostician, and IEP Coach. Her podcast is dedicated to empowering parents and professionals in the special education process while her business, Learning Essentials, is designed to meet each student's unique ne...2024-06-1241 min
The Special Needs Mom Podcast200th Episode Celebration: Your Questions AnsweredSend us a textHere we are, we've reached 200 episodes! What an exciting milestone! Let's celebrate by getting deep and taking questions from you, my beloved community and friends. The questions range from deeply personal to practical and logistical. Even my kids weigh in. Thank you to everyone who messaged or commented with your questions. Much, much appreciated!Resources from this episode:Becoming Brave Together - Anthology with contributing author Kara RyskaOur YouTube channel now has video (but not this week)Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller2024-05-2946 min
The Special Needs Mom PodcastAwakening Sensuality and Reconnecting to Yourself with Cindy ScharkeySend us a textThis conversation is a necessary and stimulating (pun intended) exchange between Cindy and myself. This podcast was created to serve and focus on you, the special needs mom, and this episode does exactly that. It implores you to connect to yourself and to what you need and to the sensations of your body.Cindy Scharkey is a nurse with over 3 decades of experience in healthcare. She is passionate about breaking the silence surrounding women’s sexuality and empowering parents to be their child’s sexual health educator. Through her podcast, Permission for...2024-05-1551 min
The Special Needs Mom PodcastEmbracing the Chaos with Purpose and Compassion: Time Management for the Modern Special Needs Mother with Megan SumrellSend us a textAre the endless tasks of motherhood, career & relationships leaving you buried under a pile of planners and post-it notes? Megan Sumrell, a life planning expert, CEO & founder of Pink Bee, joins me to talk about productivity and how we need to plan differently in order to live balanced and fulfilled lives. She brings a wealth of expertise and knowledge to this conversation from her years teaching others how to optimize their businesses and personal lives. Megan's insights resonate deeply, as a special needs mom herself, offering strategies to navigate the overwhelming demands of...2024-04-1044 min
The Special Needs Mom PodcastBringing Balance Back to the Language of Disability with Effie ParksSend us a textAs a fellow traveler on the path of special needs motherhood, I found a kindred spirit in Effie Parks, a standout voice in the rare disease community who sat down with me for an honest, empowering conversation. Effie and I explore the sensitive topic of language and how it is used in our caregiving and advocacy. We challenge some common narratives we saw perpetuated through social media in 2023 and offer alternatives ways of thinking and relating to ourselves and each other. Effie also shares her exciting new initiative, Once Upon a G...2024-03-1346 min
The Special Needs Mom PodcastGame Changers: Simple Shares Transforming My World One Little Bit at a TimeSend us a textHello and welcome to the podcast. In this episode, I'm sharing 5 things that have been game-changers in my life recently! Listen in as I talk practical strategies from meal planning, and therapy support, to even mindset shifts that can help you reclaim your peace during this busy period. Lastly, I share five transformative tips that have been my compass during this journey and invite you to share your own experiences. You're not alone on this journey, and together, we can navigate this terrain.Try Hungry Root for Yourself! ($50...2023-12-1324 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastDoing Hard Things Without SufferingSend us a textHello and welcome to the podcast. Can you imagine navigating life's challenges without the constant weight of guilt, judgment, shame, and resistance? What if I told you suffering is a choice and you can learn to steer clear of it?Join me as we delve into the difference between 'hard things' and 'suffering.' We'll unravel ways to identify these elements, bring kindness and curiosity to ourselves, and use a helpful script to get started. This episode is all about self-compassion. Along the way, we'll also take a look at our...2023-09-2019 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastRedefining Rest for Special Needs MomsSend us a textHello and welcome to the podcast. Have you ever felt that conventional idea of rest just doesn't recharge you? It's time to redefine rest, especially for us, the special needs moms. This episode unravels the different facets of rest and how it can be uniquely tailored to meet your needs. Full Show NotesConnect with Kara, host of The Special Needs Mom Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespecialneedsmompodcast/Website: https://www.kararyska.com/Connect with...2023-09-0625 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastRedefining Summer: A Special Needs Mom’s Mid Summer Pep TalkSend us a textHello and welcome to the podcast. In this episode, let's explore the trials and triumphs of summer as a special needs mom. From managing physical accessibility to redefining 'perfect summer', our latest podcast episode is a heartfelt journey.Full Show NotesConnect with Kara, host of The Special Needs Mom Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespecialneedsmompodcast/Website: https://www.kararyska.com/Join the Community:Pathway to Peace Coaching Community is currently open for enrollment. Instantly get access t...2023-07-1931 min
KOULÍ PODCASTPetr Ryska: Dělat průvodce je trochu jako hrát divadloPetr Ryska v roce 2013 coby nadšenec založil blog Praha neznámá, o tři roky později začal organizovat komentované procházky po Praze pro veřejnost, dnes díky němu poznávají krásy a tajemná zákoutí hlavního města stovky lidí měsíčně.
Prozradil nám spoustu věcí. Třeba:
• Jak dlouho trvá dát dohromady novou trasu
• K čemu se dřív používaly vyřazený autobusy
• Kde byla nejkrásnější restaurace v Evropě a co se s ní stalo
• Kde v Praze najdete jedinou zázračnou studánku
• Co...2023-05-1558 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastA Conversation on Birthdays - A Special Needs Mom Community HuddleSend us a textHello and welcome back to the podcast. I am always looking for new ideas and types of episodes to bring to this community. Today's episode is a conversation with 3 other special needs moms and myself about birthdays. We talk about the high and lows around birthdays with friends, siblings and our special needs children. Connect with Kara, host of The Special Needs Mom Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespecialneedsmompodcast/Website: https://www.kararyska.com/Join the Community:Pathway...2023-05-0348 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastThe Inner Work of Acceptance as a Special Needs Mom {An Activation Session with Jodi}Send us a textHello and welcome to the podcast. This week I have two activation sessions. This episode is with Jodi. Jodi has done the hard work with other moms and has dug deep within herself. However, this session has helped uncover some inner work she still has to do. Connect with Kara, host of The Special Needs Mom Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespecialneedsmompodcast/Website: https://www.kararyska.com/Join the Community:Pathway to Peace Coaching Community is c...2023-04-2638 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastBeing Present Instead of Being Productive {An Activation Session with Isabel}Send us a textHello and welcome to the podcast. This week I have two activation sessions. This episode is with Isabel. She gets real with her struggles to become more present with her children. Isabel all shares with me a lot of emotions she hasn't come to terms with surrounding her childrens' diagnosis and the pushback/feedback from her family and community. Hello and welcome to the podcast. This week's episode is another activation session. I have Laura with me and we're talking about the struggles of shifting out of caregiver and into that...2023-04-2630 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastFeeling Defeated, Powerless and Out of ControlSend us a textHello and welcome to the podcast. This week I want to address that elephant in the room that is your life. I'm calling it a rock and it is just impossible to move or destroy. That rock is likely a diagnosis or something permanent about your child. A rock that is seemingly keeping you from freedom, from hobbies, from more joy. Let's change your perspective and get back the control!Full Show NotesConnect with Kara, host of The Special Needs Mom Podcast:Instagram: https://www...2023-04-1924 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastMove Beyond Feeling Alone as a Special Needs MomSend us a textHello and welcome back to the podcast. This week's episode is a short one, but I am focusing on 2 simple questions to help you move from feeling alone. Connect with Kara, host of The Special Needs Mom Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespecialneedsmompodcast/Website: https://www.kararyska.com/Join the Community:Pathway to Peace Coaching Community is currently open for enrollment. Instantly get access to authentic community and weekly coaching! Give yourself the gift of...2023-04-1216 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastTaking a Break & Letting Go of the FightSend us a textHello and welcome to the podcast. This week, I'm giving you some life updates on scans and a big trip we took! I'm also using a couple personal stories to share concepts for all you special needs mom about taking breaks, finding the context and being able to let go of the fight!Connect with Kara, host of The Special Needs Mom Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespecialneedsmompodcast/Website: https://www.kararyska.com/Join the Community:Pathway to...2023-04-0333 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastA Job You Love & Hate {An Activation Session with Laura}Send us a textHello and welcome to the podcast. This week's episode is another activation session. I have Laura with me and we're talking about the struggles of shifting out of caregiver and into that mothering role. It is hard to be the caregiver and we often are missing out on the joys and beauties of motherhood. I hope the plan I lay out with Laura can help you switch your mindset too. Connect with Kara, host of The Special Needs Mom Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com...2023-03-2928 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastStuck in the Hurry Up, Rush, Rush! {An Activation Session with Dominique}Send us a textHello and welcome back to the podcast. This week I am sharing another activation session featuring mom, Dominique. She wants to have less anxiety, worry & overwhelm in her daily life and that's where I came in to help her make a plan! While your story may not be the same as Dominique's, I think the steps I lay out can be beneficial to any special needs mom.Connect with Kara, host of The Special Needs Mom Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespecialneedsmompodcast/Website: h...2023-03-2231 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastBREATHE, a New Resource for Special Needs Families with Anne FrickeSend us a textWelcome back to the podcast. This week I am joined for a second time by Anne Fricke. Anne and I catch up on IEP meetings and the struggles our children are having comparing themselves to typical children. Most importantly, Anne shares about a brand new platform she's started called, Breathe: Bringing resources, education & advocacy to home everywhere! Connect with Anne:IG: https://www.instagram.com/walkingwithfreya/ BREATHE: https://www.breathe-community.com/BREATHE IG: https://www.instagram.com/breathecommunity/2023-03-1549 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastUnspoken Stories: The Stories We Cannot ShareSend us a textWelcome to the podcast. This episode is about those things we can’t share. The stories that will go untold. The situations that no one will ever know about. Why? And what options do we have?Connect with Kara, host of The Special Needs Mom Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespecialneedsmompodcast/Website: https://www.kararyska.com/Join the Community:Pathway to Peace Coaching Community is currently open for enrollment. Instantly get access to authentic community and wee...2023-03-0818 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastEnding the Chase for Normal with Anna BrownSend us a textHello and welcome to the podcast. Anna Brown is my guest this week. Anna is a mother, advocate, homemaker and blogger. She shares her perspectives on life with her special needs daughter and how she's grown to learn value and worth is about more than just doing. Anna talks about how she's had to let go of the idea of control she never actually had and build the life and community she needed. Connect with Anna:Blog: https://www.motheringrare.org/IG: https://www.instagram.com/mothering...2023-03-0146 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastFinding Myself Again Outside of Being a Special Needs Mom {Activation Session with Ali}Send us a textWelcome to The Special Needs Mom Podcast. This episode is the introduction of a new style episode we'll be having called an Activation Session! It's a coaching-style session, so you'll hear live coaching and leave with insight and inspiration of what you might take action on in your own life. Enjoy the episode? Sign up for your own Activation Session. Click here to apply.Full Show NotesConnect with Kara, host of The Special Needs Mom Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the...2023-02-2244 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastDiscovering Who You Were Meant to Be When Life Goes Off Plan with Jillian BenfieldSend us a textHello and welcome to the podcast. This week, I have guest Jillian Benfield. Jillian is a mother, parent advocate and author of a new book, The Gift of the Unexpected. She gives us a glimpse into her story as a special needs mom. We talk about the transformations we need to go through as these parents and that the new life we're left with can often be better. Jillian's wonderful insights are something I hope all special needs parents can hear and learn from. Connect with Jillian:Website...2023-02-1542 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastWhen People Think You're Fine but You're NotSend us a textHello and welcome to the podcast. This week, I'm diving deeper into the topic of not being okay, despite people thinking you are. There are many layers to this and a lot of it is work we need to do within ourselves. Connect with Kara, host of The Special Needs Mom Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespecialneedsmompodcast/Website: https://www.kararyska.com/Join the Community:Pathway to Peace Coaching Community is currently open for enrollment. Instantly g...2023-02-0128 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastForget Recovering the Old You, Let's Take a Look at RestorationSend us a textHello and welcome to the podcast. This week we’re talking about the idea of restoration (rehabilitation) versus the recovery. After we’ve been through some of the big struggles as special needs moms, we often wonder what’s next. How can we heal or recover from this? Recovery suggests we can get back to how we were before. Often this isn’t the case. We won’t ever be who we were. This episode explores this concept. Connect with Kara, host of The Special Needs Mom Podcast:...2023-01-2520 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastBeing an All-Star Advocate with Gay GrossmanSend us a textWelcome to the podcast! This week's guest is Gay Grossman. Gay shares about her experience in the rare disease community, life with her daughter, and ways to be an awesome advocate for yourself and your special needs child. This is an episode you don't want to miss!Connect with Gay:Email: GGrossman@ADCY5.orgConnect with Kara, host of The Special Needs Mom Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespecialneedsmompodcast/Website: https://www.kararyska.com/...2023-01-181h 03The Special Needs Mom PodcastTrusting You Are Doing the "Right" ThingSend us a textHello and welcome to the podcast. This week, I’m continuing to talk about motherhood and leadership. More specifically, I’m sharing ways to trust yourself and become a better decision maker. It’s a practice but you can be the best leader for your family if you work on this skill!Connect with Kara, host of The Special Needs Mom Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespecialneedsmompodcast/Website: https://www.kararyska.com/Join the Community:Pathway to Peace Coaching...2023-01-1130 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastAnti-Resolution PartySend us a textHello and welcome to the podcast. This week, I wanted to emphasize some of those feelings that get brought up when the new year comes around. It can feel overwhelming - all the posts about goals, new you, or the extreme optimism. Maybe you're in those places, but maybe you're not. That's what I'm calling the "Anti-Resolution Party." You may be in the middle of a really hard season or you may be drained from the holidays. Whatever may be preventing you from wanting to plan and vision cast and makes new goals, I...2023-01-0419 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastRevisiting Impermissible Thoughts about Your Child (Best of 2022)Send us a textHello and welcome back to the podcast. This week, I decided to allow myself a break from recording a brand new episode. It is the holidays after all, my children are home, we're traveling and it just makes sense to bring you this particular replay. Back in episode 76, I shared about how often times mothers have impermissible thoughts about their children, especially special needs children. Never is this most prevalent than in the stressful holiday times. I hope you can relate to this episode and gain some perspective and grace for...2022-12-2823 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastA Little Discomfort for a Whole Lot of Help (Asking for Support)Send us a textHello and welcome to the podcast. In this episode I’m taking a deeper look at asking for help and why we may not be doing it. There are often many reasons we don’t want to ask for help- They don’t care for our child as we do or it’s too much to ask, or it’s uncomfortable to ask (and receive). I think sometimes we forget all the different types of help we can be asking for, the different ways to lighten our load. These can includ...2022-12-0728 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastImplementing Systems and Structures to Turn Your Family Into a Team with Laura HernandezSend us a textHello and welcome to the podcast. This week, Laura Hernandez shared about her family of biological + adopted foster children and how they manage to work as a team! Laura struggled with her daily life, finding time for each of her children and the general chaos before she learned to implement a basic system for her family. I know what you’re thinking, schedules are rigid… I don’t have time to plan… that won’t work for us…. I encourage you to listen to this episode with an open mind. Take some tips fr...2022-11-3058 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastThree Key Steps to Improving Any Relationship (Especially the Spouse Who Doesn't Understand You)Send us a textHello and welcome to the podcast! This week we’re discussing ways to improve a difficult relationship you may have, even with your spouse. I talk about this in two parts. Part one: Acknowledging and Identifying your Unspoken AgreementsPart two: Accepting people as they are. After this episode, I think you’ll feel more in control of yourself to handle some of these difficult relationships.Join the Un-Challenge! Full Show NotesConnect with Kara, host of The Specia...2022-11-1631 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastUnpacking the Traumatic Experience of Hospitalizations with Erica StearnsSend us a textWelcome to the podcast. In this episode, I share a conversation with Erica Stearns about hospitalizations. Erica is a researcher and disability activist, disabled adult and mother of two children with disabilities. Being in the hospital happens in all different circumstances for families with special needs children. Erica and I talk about these in some depth. Each situation has its own challenges and as Erica shares, some small amounts of comfort or joy can also be found if you try. We also discuss the complexity of communication with our fri...2022-10-261h 25The Special Needs Mom PodcastCoaching and/or Therapy for the Special Needs Mom with Michelle FehlmanSend us a textHello and welcome to the podcast. In this weeks episode, I’m talking with Michelle Fehlman about misconceptions and similarities between therapy and life coaching. Michelle gives a good description of coaching versus therapy, saying coaching is about learning to do and therapy is more about learning to be. Also, coaching is about look forward about goals and forming an plan that makes the goals attainable. The bottom line in both is the work has to come from you! And Michelle and I both encourage you to pay attention to the...2022-10-2054 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastStories Like Yours Recorded On-Site at Global Genes ConferenceSend us a textThis is a very different style episode than what you are used to here at The Special Needs Mom Podcast. If you've ever listened to The Moth, you'll feel right at home. This episode was recorded on-site at the Global Genes Conference in San Diego in September 2022. Global Genes envisions a globally connected community equipped to eliminate the challenges of rare disease. To create this episode, I provided the storytellers with a framework to support them in telling their stories and in minutes they crafted these powerful and vulnerable st...2022-10-1350 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastThe Crushing Weight of ResponsibilitySend us a textHello and welcome to the Special Needs Mom Podcast. This episode I am diving into some of the common themes of responsibility that we feel as special needs moms. I actually did a poll on my social media accounts and the responses were overwhelming. I am highlighting the most common ones today. What I want to accomplish most with this episode is for you to know you are not alone in these feelings. I also want you to know that you don't have to be crushed and paralyzed by all of th...2022-10-0617 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastA New Image of the Future with Sarah HokeSend us a textWelcome to the podcast, this weeks episode is with guest Sarah Hoke. She is a mother to three girls, her middle daughter was born with a genetic disorder called Digeorge Syndrome.In Sarah’s story, her daughter’s prognosis actually improved as the dug deeper with the doctors and as time went on. Sarah recognizes that this isn’t the norm and she uses this to fuel her optimism for their life. She is also a member of my special needs mom coaching group and has unique insight into just how...2022-09-2945 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastTakeaways from the Global Genes ConferenceSend us a textWelcome to the podcast! This episode was unplanned originally, but after attending The Global Genes Conference I wanted to share my takeaways with you. The first is the idea of trust. Trust in yourself and your instincts. But also trusting that you’re not the only one who can care for your child. The second idea is community. Finding your people has the ability to shift your life in such profound ways. There is also something different about being in a community where everyone has their hard and your stor...2022-09-2221 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastWhen God Whispered "Dig Deep" with Kelly SpeckSend us a textHello and welcome to the podcast. This week I have guest Kelly Speck speaking about her life with her 3 children, one of whom is a teenager with quadriplegic cerebral palsy. Kelly has the ability to describe the beginning of her journey to parenthood and coincidentally special needs parenthood with light, however she also explains that her whole family is aware of the fragility of life. No one knows how long they have, but she especially feels the weight of that with her son and his extraordinary conditions. Kelly opens up about he...2022-09-0155 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastLet Go of Feeling Like a VictimSend us a textHello and thanks for listening to the podcast. In this week episode, I'm diving into a topic that came to me from a client's suggestion. It's the idea of the opposing ways we can find ourselves; being at cause/ having choice & being at effect/feeling like the victim. Today, I'm specifically talking about the many ways we can find ourselves in the victim role because of our choices and circumstances. As you listen to me share these different red flags, you may be thinking, "That's me!" My point is for...2022-08-2533 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastA NICU Journey and the Path to Acceptance with Hannah Parsons, Part 1Send us a textHello listeners. This week I have Hannah Parsons on the podcast. Hannah is mother to one son and explains how nothing went as planned from her pregnancy, to birth, to postnatal. We speak on her realization that she had no control over the circumstances and her path to acceptance. This conversation was in-depth and we actually split it into two episodes. This episode is more about pregnancy, birth and her sons time in the NICU. I know you’ll be able to relate to these moments of fear and eventual growth in th...2022-08-1152 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastCelebrating Where You AreSend us a textHello listeners and thank you for being with me to celebrate the 100th Episode of the Special Needs Mom Podcast! This episode, I bring attention to the words Acceptance and Celebrate. The lives, diagnosis’, struggles, joys that we’ve been dealt don’t often feel like sometime we would willingly accept. I definitely understand this. You know how we roll on this podcast. I want you to challenge yourself to shift your thinking. If you can accept your journey and find a way to celebrate where you are today and how far you’...2022-08-0422 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastAnxiety and Your Never Ending To Do ListSend us a text99: Hello and welcome back to the podcast. This episode, I talk about anxiety, mostly in reference to the long to-do lists we have as special needs moms. Now let me be clear, this is coming from the lens of a coach and not a therapist or medical professional. Anxiety is a real medical condition. I’m speaking about the anxiety we feel when we have too much to do and don’t FEEL like we have enough time to do it. In this episode, I explain a method I like to...2022-07-2835 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastTending to Your Soul with Carrie HoltSend us a textHello and welcome back to the podcast. This week we have guest, Carrie Holt. She is mom to 4 children, one of which has taken her on the ride of 15+ years as a special needs mom. Her son has spina bifida and hydrocephalus. Carrie starts with the beginning of the story. They knew about her son's conditions in-utero, but this didn't make his arrival any easier. She highlights that, at about two weeks old he had respiratory failure and ended up spending 64 days in the hospital. When he came home, he was ve...2022-07-2156 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastA Little Spice and a Lot of Serotonin with Joanna WenSend us a textHello listeners and welcome back to the podcast. This week, we have guest Joanna Wen on the show. Joanna is a life coach and weight loss coach while being a mother to twins, one of which has special needs. She is here to share some small ways special needs mom can remove mental blocks to weight loss and food relationships. Smoothie RecipeConnect with Joanna:Website: https://www.spicesandgreens.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spicesandgreensPinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/spicesandgreens2022-07-1451 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastA Sibling's Message for Moms with Mishka SibertSend us a textHello and welcome back to the podcast. This week, we have a special guest in Mishka Sibert. Mishka is an adult sibling of an autistic brother and shares her experiences growing up and finding her purpose to help mothers. Mishka starts by sharing her personal journey to realizing that she had been people pleasing and being told that she was fine her whole life. This was finally brought to light with a serious medical situation and Mishka truly had to advocate for herself. After this, she started doing soul...2022-07-0750 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastI Miss the SoldierSend us a textHello and welcome back to the podcast. This week is a totally different type of episode, but I wanted to share it, regardless. I am reading a piece I wrote about the struggles I have been facing. We are in a time of treatment being over, the recent hospital stays behind us, but also in a time of unknown and uncertainty about how to move forward. I hope this can resonate with you or someone you know. And I want others to know they are not alone in these feelings. It is...2022-06-0207 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastDo You Accept the Responsibility with Cara LewisSend us a textHello listeners. Cara Lewis is our guest with week. Cara has a son with a rare genetic condition, most common to boys, ATR-X syndrome. She speaks about the rocky road they've had with her sons many diagnoses and symptoms, steps she's coined in the special needs mom journey, and the importance of being connected with others. Here are the steps the Cara has mapped out for special needs moms:1) Realizing you are a special needs parent. It will be overwhelming and confusing to figure out what works for your family. 2022-05-2650 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastCreating a Summer That Works for YouSend us a textHello listeners and welcome back. This week on the podcast I’m talking about being proactive to create a summer that works for your children and YOU! 1) it’s about offense, not defense. Take some time now to build and create what you want. Pull back and look at the bigger picture of your summer and what would work for you and your children. 2) After you have a general idea what you want, make your ideal schedule. This can be by months, weeks or days or all the above. Write i...2022-05-1928 min
Podcast RyśkaPodcast Ryśka - Odcinek 08 - Piosenka tytułowaWitajcie kochani tutaj wasz Rysiek z tej strony! W tym odcinku mojego podcastu pochylam się nad ważnym problemem, który toczy nasze społeczeństwo i który powinien być rozwiązany w pierwszej kolejności! Chodzi tu oczywiście o opłakany stan polskiej kinematografii, a jedynym lekarstwem, żeby to uleczyć, jest powrót na dobrze utartą ścieżkę...DŹWIĘKOWĄ! Co dokładnie mam na myśli, dowiecie się z tego odcinka mojego podcastu Ryśka. Pozdrawiam was gorąco i serdecznie i cieszcie się życiem i bądźcie zdrowi! Wasz Rysiek! 2022-05-1337 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastWho am I Now with Rachel AlvesSend us a textHello listeners and welcome back to the podcast. This week, I have Rachel Alves as a guest. Rachel is mom to a daughter, Audrey, who has a rare gene mutation called CASK. Rachel is involved in her daughter’s diagnosis and that community, she’s fond of therapy and is working on who she can become now. Her daughters diagnosis is very rare and they quickly volunteered to be part of research study on her daughters cask mutation. That really set things into motion for Rachel to dig into her role as a spe...2022-05-121h 00The Special Needs Mom PodcastWhen Your Story Gets DisruptedSend us a textHello listeners and welcome back to the podcast. This week I’m talking about what happens when our story gets disrupted. Likely, we all feel this way about diagnosis, a relationship ending or some other trauma in our lives. What narrative do you tell yourself in this special needs mom life when story you thought you were going to have gets disrupted. “I’m going to be tied down forever. ““I can’t bring more children into this life.” “I won’t ever be happy again.”“I can’t do this.” “Go...2022-05-0519 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastBest of 2020: Easy Self Compassion with Kaitlyn McCartySend us a textThis week I am taking a step back to deal with what life is throwing at us. I am bringing back an episode from the early weeks of the podcast. It’s the episode with Kaitlyn McCarty. Her daughter has challenges because of severe ADHD and learning disabilities. Kaitlyn and I discuss the need to expand and grow ourselves as we parent our children and talk about changing the expectation we had for our children and our own lives as an opening to accept the life we have. It’s so powerful!Kait...2022-04-211h 05The Special Needs Mom PodcastNew Home, New Energy with Jennifer DeisSend us a textHello and welcome back to the podcast. This week, I am joined by Jennifer Deis. She is mom to three, one of her sons has educational disabilities. Jennifer and I are old friends who have rekindled over the last year, so this episode is extra fun and special for both of us.Jennifer explains her story about becoming a special-needs mom and it was a bumpy road. She says that her son was actually an overachiever before going into kindergarten and after a rocky first year and into his second, the...2022-04-0747 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastBook Club: Recommended Reading for All SeasonsSend us a textHello Listeners! Welcome back to the podcast. This week, I want to share some of my favorite books with you. I’ve split these books into categories: -Hospital Reads-Personal Growth-Trauma +Recovery - Processing EmotionsI also have created a beautiful document with the complete lists and I’d love to send it to you! Click here so I can email you the book list!Connect with Kara, host of The Special Needs Mom Podcast:Instagram: https://www.inst...2022-03-1022 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastLearning to Listen to Your Own Desires with Bonnie O'NeilSend us a text077: Welcome back to the Special Needs Mom podcast. Today I have guest, Bonnie O’Neil. Bonnie is a mom to 3, one if her children having type 1 diabetes. She also has an intense background with her own childhood and the disease. Bonnie is also an author and a spiritual director. Bonnie was born into a family that had previously lost a son to the sudden, undiagnosed, onset of diabetes. She lives in fear of this disease her whole childhood and into early adulthood. After finally moving forward without fear, she was blindsided by h...2022-02-2447 minPodcast RyśkaPodcast Ryśka - Odcinek 07 - Penélope VaduzWitajcie moi kochani! Jestem wzruszony i zaszczycony ponieważ otrzymałem nagrodę za najlepszy podcast, przyznawaną przez szacowne grono znawców z Gilde der Vereinigung von Personen, die Podcasts auf der ganzen Welt aufnehmen, kurz bekannt als Podcaster und Personen, die gerne mit dem Mikrofon sprechen, weil ihnen niemand zuhört Akademie. W tym odcinku opowiadam wam trochę, jak to wszystko wyglądało. Pozdrawiam was bardzo serdecznie i miłego słuchania! Wasz Rysiek!2022-02-1130 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastParenting Differently When You Expect a Shorter Life with Daniel DeFabioSend us a text075: Welcome back to the Special Needs Mom podcast. Today I’m doing something totally different and I have a dad on the show with us. Daniel comes to us with the unique circumstances of losing his special needs son 18 months ago. Daniel is very involved in the film industry and has started a channel (to download on streaming devices) to raise awareness for rare disorders! In this episode, we talk about how to cope with internal conflicts and personal relationships after receiving such a tough diagnosis and a short life expectancy. Dan...2022-02-1056 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastPart II: Self Evaluation--The Real, the Raw and the Relatable Behind the Scenes of Our Surgery and RecoverySend us a text073: Hello moms and listeners! I’m back this week with part 2 in the series where I reflect on our recent experiences with Levi’s surgery and recovery. This episode, I’m focusing on what worked, what didn’t work and what I would do differently. Check back next week for part 3 of this series. Sign up link for The Special Needs Mom Podcast COMMUNITY.Connect with Kara, host of The Special Needs Mom Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespecialneedsmompodcast/Website...2022-01-2730 minPodcast RyśkaPodcast Ryśka - Odcinek 06 - Odkrywanie AmerykiWitajcie kochani moi, tutaj wasz Rysiek. Długo mi zeszło, bo jestem wolny, ale w końcu udało mi się nagrać nowy odcinek mojego podcastu. Opowiadam bardzo ciekawą historię, o której już nikt nie pamięta, więc warto jej posłuchać, bo nie zainteresujecie nią nikogo. Pozdrawiam was serdecznie i życzę dużo zdrowia. Bądźcie odkrywcami! Buziaki i uściski, wasz oddany Rysiek! 2022-01-2130 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastPart I: The Emotional Process and Surgery Prep--The Real, the Raw and the Relatable Behind the Scenes of Our Surgery and RecoverySend us a text072: Hey there, listeners! His week's episode is part one in a series all about preparing for, living in, and moving last Levi’s most recent surgery. I wanted to give some real and relatable content for moms out there who may be going through similar circumstances. I want to start by sharing how we felt like everyone, including the doctors and ourselves, where minimizing the situation. I was especially felt the huge loss of control over the whole situation and I was taking control in any way I could during this tim...2022-01-2037 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastIs Together Really Always Better with Courtney HightowerSend us a textHello listeners and welcome back to the podcast. This week, I have special guest Courtney Hightower. She is a mom to 6 ranging in ages 4-16. Courtney and I started talking in the comments on one of my posts and just knew this could be a conversation to benefit all special needs moms. Is it okay if being together isn’t actually better? As families that have children with special needs, sometimes they can’t or don’t want to do the same adventures and activities as the rest of the family. Courtney and I d...2022-01-1350 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastStaying on the Same Team as your Spouse with Dan RyskaSend us a text070: Hello Listeners and Happy New Year. This is my first episode of 2022 and it’s a special one. This week was our 18th wedding anniversary and I wanted to finally bring my husband, Dan on as a guest! Dan and I talk about how important it is to be vocal with each other as well as carrying to load together. We like to think we are doing a good job in our marriage and it does help us parent our special needs child better. I hope you enjoy this sp...2022-01-0642 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastGiving Yourself the Gift of RestSend us a textHi listeners and happy holidays! I wanted to check in with you this week and encourage you to listen to yourself and be sure to give yourself rest, if you can! I’ll be taking off a week from the podcast and I will be back on January 6th. I couldn’t preach to mamas to take care of themselves and not stop to take some time for me and my family. I truly wish you peace and joy for your holidays! Chat in the new year! 2021-12-2307 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastChoose Your Hard with Francesca CollinsSend us a text066: Hello listeners. This week I am having a conversation with Francesca Collins. She’s a homesteader who lives in a 400 sq ft home with her special needs daughter, Emery and husband. Francesca shares how she’s been listening to the podcast from the beginning and I’m so glad she reached out to be to be on it. Her favorite saying is “choose your hard” and I love that. Sometimes as special needs moms, all the options are hard and you just have to choose which one you’d rather do. Franc...2021-12-0254 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastIf the Gratitude Isn't ComingSend us a text065: Hello listeners, and Happy Thanksgiving. This week, I want to chat about gratitude and finding the beauty in life. I’m in that place where I’m trying to recover from our recent tumor return and hospitalization. After listening to a favorite podcast and reflecting on it, I was reminded again that we can find the beauty in anything. Our children, nature, the little things… this beauty reminds us that good can exist in any circumstance and good prevails over evil. This can help us find gratitude when we may be lacking. F...2021-11-2417 minPodcast RyśkaPodcast Ryśka - Odcinek 05 - Przyjaźń i pełnoletniośćWitajcie kochani, z tej strony wasz Rysiek! Mój podcast ma już osiemnaście (18!) lat i z tej okazji piję jego zdrowie, śpiewam mu piosenkę i opowiadam o wielkie przyjaźni jaka łączy moją żonę i jej przyjaciółki Farelki! Pozdrawiam was serdecznie moi mili, buziaki! Wasz Rysiek! 2021-11-2130 minThe Special Needs Mom PodcastResisting What Is and A Funny Coffee StorySend us a textEp 63: Hello and welcome to the podcast. This week is a quick episode addressing some of our family updates. I also touch on resisting what is happening in your life and how to move past these feelings, while still addressing them. Episode 55 for more back story. Ryska CaringBridge PageConnect with Kara, host of The Special Needs Mom Podcast:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thespecialneedsmompodcast/Website: https://www.kararyska.com/Join the Community:Pathway to Peace C...2021-11-1128 min