The Emily Rassam Show

Emily Rassam

The Emily Rassam Show explores real stories in parenting, business, and personal growth, focusing on learning and bringing the audience along for the ride. Real talk. Brave moves. Big vision. Zero fluff.

  1. Oct 20

    Special Olympics, Triathlons, and Inclusive Employment | The Prewitt Family

    💛 What happens when a family decides that expectations will never set the ceiling? In this episode of The Emily Rassam Show, I sit down with Karen and David Prewitt and their son Caleb from Jacksonville, Florida. Caleb is a Special Olympics athlete who runs and competes in triathlons and other endurance events. Karen is his mom, his training partner, and his biggest advocate. Caleb is counting down the days until he runs the NYC Marathon on November 1st, 2026. Together they share how Caleb’s athletic journey began through Special Olympics, how the right community and role models changed what felt possible, and what the joy of running and training has done for his confidence and his life. We also talk about inclusive workplaces, what it means for people with disabilities to be part of a team, and what Karen wants every family and community to understand about possibility. If you love someone with a disability, work alongside someone with a disability, or want to understand what inclusion looks like in real life, this conversation is for you. 💡 KEY TAKEAWAYS→ Inspiration through athletics: running and triathlons gave Caleb confidence, friendship, and a place to lead → Empowerment in special needs: potential grows when people expect more, not less → Inclusive employment: the right workplace makes a real difference → Community support: no family does this alone 🔗 LINKS🏅 Special Olympics Florida: specialolympicsflorida.org ☕ Happy Brew (Jacksonville): happybrew.org 📘 Karen on Facebook: facebook.com/karenjp62 🎙️ ABOUT THE EMILY RASSAM SHOWA weekly podcast on parenting, business, and self-improvement. Real conversations with real people doing the hard, meaningful work of building a life worth living. 📲 Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a family who needs it. #SpecialOlympics #Inclusion #InclusiveEmployment #TheEmilyRassamShow #nycmarathon

    Special Olympics, Triathlons, and Inclusive Employment | The Prewitt Family
  2. Oct 15

    Type 1 Diabetic Runs from Disneyland to Disney World | Don Muchow's Extraordinary Story

    At 11 years old Don Muchow was told that exercise could kill him. He has since run across the entire state of Texas. He ran from Disneyland to Walt Disney World — 2,845 miles across nine states. He has completed the Deca-Iron triathlon. And he has done all of it with Type 1 diabetes — managing glucose levels, insulin, hallucinations, sleep deprivation, and the kind of physical and mental darkness that most people will never experience. In this episode of The Emily Rassam Show, Don takes us deep inside what it actually means to live, train, and race with Type 1 diabetes — the evolution of glucose monitoring technology that changed everything, the data-driven strategies he developed across hundreds of race miles, what hallucinations feel like at mile 150, what post-achievement depression looks like after completing something nobody has ever done before, and why sharing stories is the most powerful tool in the T1D community. This is not just an athletic story. This is a human story. And every single mile of it matters. KEY TAKEAWAYS:"Make that choice — rather than the choice of fear." — Don Muchow → Diabetes management through running — how endurance sport and T1D management have evolved together → Persistence through challenges — what Don's journey teaches everyone about refusing to accept limitation → Sleep in endurance — the most underestimated performance tool for every athlete → Stress management and diabetes — the direct connection between emotional stress and blood sugar that most people never understand → Inspiration through shared stories — why the T1D community is built on connection and what that means for anyone navigating a health challenge → Post-achievement depression — the honest conversation about what happens after you do the impossible CONNECT WITH DON MUCHOW & T1DETERMINED:🌐 T1Determined: t1determined.org 📘 Facebook: T1Determined 📸 Instagram: @t1determined 🐦 X/Twitter: @t1determined ABOUT THE EMILY RASSAM SHOW:The Emily Rassam Show is a weekly podcast covering parenting, business, and self-improvement — real conversations with real people doing the hard, meaningful work of building a life worth living. New episodes drop every week wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it.

    Type 1 Diabetic Runs from Disneyland to Disney World | Don Muchow's Extraordinary Story
  3. Oct 13

    How Two Moms Ran the Entire Appalachian Trail on Weekends |with Meg Landymore

    What if you could run 2,194 miles — not all at once, but one weekend at a time? That is exactly what Meg Landymore and her friend Celia Eicheldinger did — and the story of how they did it is one of the most extraordinary things I have heard on this show. Meg is a wife, mom, military veteran, physician assistant, small business owner, certified running coach, and ultrarunner with more than twelve years of exclusive ultra experience. She ran the entire Appalachian Trail — all 2,194 miles across nine states — in weekend sections over 16 months alongside her best friend, because as two working moms they could not set aside one uninterrupted block of time to do it any other way. Her book is called Alone, Together: Two Mothers, 2,194 Miles, and the Fear of Being Alone — and the title alone tells you everything about how deep this story goes. Alone, Together: Two Mothers, 2,194 Miles, and the Fear of Being Alone — Meg Landymore's memoir of the AT RunVenture Project — is now available. CONNECT WITH MEG LANDYMORE: Website: mxgadventures.com nstagram: @mxgrunfit Facebook: Meg Landymore Book: Alone, Together — Now Available ABOUT THE EMILY RASSAM SHOW: The Emily Rassam Show is a weekly podcast covering parenting, business, and self-improvement — real conversations with real people doing the hard, meaningful work of building a life worth living. New episodes drop every week wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who needs to hear it.

    How Two Moms Ran the Entire Appalachian Trail on Weekends |with Meg Landymore

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The Emily Rassam Show explores real stories in parenting, business, and personal growth, focusing on learning and bringing the audience along for the ride. Real talk. Brave moves. Big vision. Zero fluff.