Even If. The Special Needs Parenting Podcast.

Episode 13 - It's a Big Deal To Us

Episode 13: It's a Big Deal to Us Sometimes the smallest victories are actually the biggest ones. In this episode of Even If: The Special Needs Parenting Podcast, we're

Episode 12 - The Never-Ending To-Do List

The mental load of special needs parenting goes far beyond everyday parenting responsibilities. Between medical appointments, insurance battles, therapies, IEP meetings,

Episode 11 - More Than a Caregiver

This week, we’re joined by Emily for an honest conversation about caregiving, mental health, asking for help, finding community, and remembering that somewhere underneath

Episode 10 - It's OK To Not Be OK

We’re sitting down with LPC-Associate Jennifer to talk about navigating some of the harder parts of this life and how professional support can help.

Episode 9 - When Self-Care Isn't Enough

Self-care matters. The quiet coffee, the walk, the book, the night out, or simply sitting alone for a few minutes—those things can help us breathe. But sometimes what we

Episode 8 - The Cost of Keeping It Together

We share our own lived experiences, along with honest stories submitted by other parents, about how caring for and advocating for our children affects our mental health e

Episode 7 - But When Am I Suppose to Take Care of Me

We’re talking about the exhaustion no one sees, the guilt that comes with needing a break, and what “self-care” actually looks like when stepping away isn’t always possib

Episode 6 - I love my child, but I hate this...

We love our kids more than anything. But that doesn’t mean we have to love everything that comes with special needs parenting. The planning. The packing. The appointment

Episode 5 - "What did you just say?"

We’re talking about those comments that leave special-needs parents smiling politely or not so politely while internally screaming… "What did you just say?" We will be

Episode 4 - Quiet Grief

This is about grief, but not the kind people usually think about. It’s the quiet grief. The complicated grief. The kind that comes and goes, and the kind you learn to ca

Episode 1 - Welcome | Who We Are

Every journey has a beginning. This is ours. In our very first episode, we are introducing ourselves, sharing the stories that brought us here, and talking about why we

Episode 2 - When Everything Changed

There’s a moment when you realize life isn’t going to look the way you thought it would. In Episode 2, we’re sharing ours. We talk about the first signs, the moments tha

Episode 3 - Finding A New Normal

Episode 3: Our New Normal Our third episode, being aired August 11th, with 1 & 2 , is about finding the “new normal” in this life you did not expect. Because “normal” d

Even If. Host Introductions

A brief preview of what's to come!