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Brave Together: A Podcast for Disability Parenting Jessica Patay
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5.0 • 109 Ratings
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This is the Brave Together podcast. On Brave Together, founder Jessica Patay, along with the Brave community, will share interviews, celebrate stories, explore challenges, and rally hope for the motherhood journey. You are not alone. We Are Brave Together is a nonprofit that provides a supportive community for moms of children with disabilities, neurodiversity, and all unique or extreme medical or mental health needs. The heart of We Are Brave Together is to preserve and protect the mental health of Caregiving Moms everywhere.
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Can Caregiving Dads be Accepted into Mom Groups?
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 episode, #185, we are responding to the question, Can Caregiving Dads be Accepted into Mom Groups?Another amazing question to close out Season 6! First off, thank you to this Dad for calling in and posing this vulnerable question. I know a lot of parents are going to benefit from this conversation. It seems that because mom’s histo...
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How a Stay-at-Home Dad Created a Digital Assistant for Caregivers with Ryan Sheedy
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's practical episode, #184. Our guest today is a dad! Ryan Sheedy is a dad, a rare disease caregiver and a founder. He lives in Bentonville, Arkansas with his wife and three sons. In 2018, after 15 plus years in business development and fundraising, he paused his career to become a stay-at-home dad caregiver for his twin sons. One of his sons, Reynolds, was diagnosed with Costello syndrome in 2018. Since birth, Ryan has been Reynolds’ primary ca...
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What You Wish You Could Ask ParaEducators with Anjillene O'Connor
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's practical episode, #183. Our guest is Anjillene O’Connor. She came to my family well over a decade ago. She was working in our school district, as an interventionist, and wanted a little work on the side. She loved my kids, understood them, would cook for them and was just the best. Everybody in my family loved Miss Jill, (we still call her Miss Jill). Today she has been working in education for 20 years, continuing on to the completion of her spe...
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How Spelling Revealed A Non-Verbal Teen’s Brilliance with Jason Hague
Hello Brave Friends! This is story episode #182, about what can happen when parents presume competence in their non-verbal, autistic son. Today we hear from Jason Hague about his experience accepting his autistic son Jack’s presumed intellectual disability, making peace with it, and then seeing a documentary that changed everything.Welcome to today's story episode: How Spelling Revealed a Non-Verbal Teen’s Brilliance.Jason Hague has been telling his story of faith, fatherhood, and autism...
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How Do I Access Playfulness When My Life is So Serious
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 episode, #181, we are responding to the question, How do I Access Playfulness When My Life is So Serious? This is such a great question, and as you will hear, all three of your hosts grapple, themselves, with how to find “the fun” in the midst of chronic hardship. It’s not everyone’s natural gift to make light of the dark stuff or ...
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Welcoming Big Emotions with Cheerful Helpers Dr. Jaclyn Zeccola
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's practical episode, #180. Our guest today is Dr. Jaclyn Zeccola, the clinical director of Cheerful Helpers, which is a well established therapeutic school and early intervention program dedicated to supporting children who are experiencing developmental challenges. As you will hear in the episode, what makes their programs successful and unique to them is their collaboration with parents, their use of narration to help investigate the reasons behind...
Customer Reviews
You Will Feel Seen and Heard
Jessica has a gift of really hearing and seeing us unique moms of incredible kiddos. She does not shy away from the parts that hard, while also highlighting the beauty. Her voice is calm and she connects with guest. I always enjoy listening. Listen. Learn. Grow.
Must listen for any medical mama!
This is on my must listen list every week. Relatable content told in a beautiful way. I always take away a little nugget to make my life just a bit easier or make me feel a little less alone in this life.
Meaningful Connection
These thoughtful interviews are filled with soulful sharing and much hope.