Yes, disability parenting changes us, but experiences we bring into disability parenting shape the way we navigate this life too!
In today's episode, we're unpacking the baggage we bring into disability parenting, from mental health and childhood trauma to family relationships, religion, and our own experiences with disability. Along with stories from parents in our community, we explore how these experiences influence everything from trusting caregivers to advocating for our kids.
We also dig into how our past can make certain parts of this life harder, give us tools to navigate it, or sometimes both. And why even years of experience with disability can't fully prepare you for parenting a medically complex child.
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Listen to Ep. 215: Behaviors | Isolation, Guilt + Why It's Not About "Control."
Listen to Summer Mini #7: Why Asking for Help Feels So Hard.
Listen to Ep. 227: Abuse and Neglect Safeguards | Who We Can Trust + How to Protect OurDisabled Children.
Listen to Ep. 188: Belief Systems + Ways They're Affected by Disability Parenting.
Listen to Ep. 40: Wendy + the Sibling Experience.
Listen to Ep. 235: Ways Our Identity is Impacted by Having a Medically-Complex Child.
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