When Autumn Comes: Seasons of Hope for Medical + Disability Moms

Susan Geoghegan
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We call ourselves the 4am Mom Club because more nights than not, our kids are awake at 4am. We both have very medical, complicated, rare, beautiful children. This is a podcast for medical and disability mamas (and the people who love them) who are facing a life they never expected. We share hope-filled stories of families, all shapes, colors, sizes and abilities, all in different phases of their medically complex or disabled caregiving journey. When Autumn Comes Podcast is a program of the Apricity Hope Project nonprofit. Our mission is to care for caregiver. Learn more at apricityhope.org

  1. 4 AM Happy Random Thursday

    4D AGO · BONUS

    4 AM Happy Random Thursday

    Katrina and Jordan are here today on just a normal typical Thursday.  Links and resources: Follow Suz: @suzgeoghegan Follow Katrina: @kattymac Join the conversation: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesSociety  Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast Make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out on our upcoming stories of medical and special needs parenting from families like yours. And, if you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and a review. Thanks!

    5 min
  2. Happy birthday lorelei | Ten years as a medical mom

    6D AGO

    Happy birthday lorelei | Ten years as a medical mom

    This week marked Lorelei's tenth birthday. Five years on earth, five in heaven. This beautiful little girl with her epic hair, to match the Trolls she loved so much, is the reason we are all here today. While Susan didn't create this podcast to honor Lorelei specifically, without her, Susan would not have become a medical mom ten years ago. This podcast would not exist.  Those of you who have listened for a while know that the goal of this project is to share, to help people feel less alone in their journey, to uplift. The trolls of internet land; however, do not know that. They also don't know that their unkind comments bring more visibility to this project. So, in honor of Lorelei, the girl who loved Poppy and Branch…thank you trolls of the internet.  "All of this started with trauma, and breaking rules, and doing things differently than it was ever supposed to be." -Suz Here's what you don't want to miss: Viral Ten years in  Lorelei's birth 5 earthside, 5 in heaven What would we say? You're really going to want to read Live Like Lorelei                                                            How to Live Like Lorelei     Touch base with us in the When Autumn Comes Society or send us a DM on Instagram! If this episode has touched you, we would really love it if you would leave us a review! While you're at it, consider supporting the podcast so that we can keep the content coming.   When Autumn Comes: WAC Instagram WAC Facebook Page

    35 min
  3. 4 AM Trolls and good hair

    FEB 18 · BONUS

    4 AM Trolls and good hair

    Trolls have great hair. Suz and Katrina have great hair. Internet trolls though…we can't speak for their hair. Links and resources: Follow Suz: @suzgeoghegan Follow Katrina: @kattymac Join the conversation: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesSociety  Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast Make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out on our upcoming stories of medical and special needs parenting from families like yours. And, if you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and a review. Thanks!

    7 min
  4. 4 AM Goat Musings

    JAN 30 · BONUS

    4 AM Goat Musings

    4AM: Goat Musings Goats are cute, don't you want one??? Links and resources: Follow Suz: @suzgeoghegan Follow Katrina: @kattymac Join the conversation: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesSociety  Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast Make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out on our upcoming stories of medical and special needs parenting from families like yours. And, if you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and a review. Thanks!

    10 min
  5. Jenn | Navigating Self Harm

    JAN 28

    Jenn | Navigating Self Harm

    We've talked before about the feelings we experience when we receive a diagnosis for our child. We've talked about the realities of appointments, struggles with school, daily life. What happens when our children get older and puberty happens. What happens when their typical behaviors begin to change? Jenn shares with us her experience with her son, Everett. She openly shares the reality of living with a child who develops behaviors that harm himself. The girls discuss therapies, and fears related to these behaviors.      "For something that takes a kid three times to try, it takes him a thousand times." -Jenn   Here's what you don't want to miss: Introducing Jenn Everett Self Harm Behavioral Analysis Asking for Help You're really going to want to read Live Like Lorelei                                                            How to Live Like Lorelei     Touch base with us in the When Autumn Comes Society or send us a DM on Instagram! If this episode has touched you, we would really love it if you would leave us a review! While you're at it, consider supporting the podcast so that we can keep the content coming.

    1h 3m
  6. 4 AM Do you Wear Undies?

    JAN 23 · BONUS

    4 AM Do you Wear Undies?

    What's going on down there? You might not want to know… Links and resources: Follow Suz: @suzgeoghegan Follow Katrina: @kattymac Join the conversation: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesSociety  Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast Make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out on our upcoming stories of medical and special needs parenting from families like yours. And, if you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and a review. Thanks!

    5 min
  7. Virtual Pink House | Setting Sights on the New Year

    JAN 21

    Virtual Pink House | Setting Sights on the New Year

    By the time this episode airs, we are pretty well into the new year. How are your resolutions going? Did you make any resolutions? Did you break any resolutions? Remember the list we made last year of monthly goals? Does anyone know where their list is? Let's get real, we can't find ours. But we do have some thoughts on starting a new year.  Join the girls today as they chat about setting intentions for 2026, finding magic, and being just as prepared for vacation as they are for illness.    "That's not what we were going to talk about today." -Suz Here's what you don't want to miss: Last year's goals? Junk journals Sopping wet snuggy Finding yourself Manifestation Being the main character in your own story You're really going to want to read Live Like Lorelei                                                            How to Live Like Lorelei Touch base with us in the When Autumn Comes Society or send us a DM on Instagram! If this episode has touched you, we would really love it if you would leave us a review! While you're at it, consider supporting the podcast so that we can keep the content coming. When Autumn Comes: WAC Instagram WAC Facebook Page

    39 min
  8. 4 AM | Hamster Trauma

    JAN 16 · BONUS

    4 AM | Hamster Trauma

    Who here had a hamster growing up? We all know that left you with some kind of trauma. Buckle up for this one… Links and resources: Follow Suz: @suzgeoghegan Follow Katrina: @kattymac Join the conversation: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesSociety  Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast Make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss out on our upcoming stories of medical and special needs parenting from families like yours. And, if you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and a review. Thanks!

    6 min
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We call ourselves the 4am Mom Club because more nights than not, our kids are awake at 4am. We both have very medical, complicated, rare, beautiful children. This is a podcast for medical and disability mamas (and the people who love them) who are facing a life they never expected. We share hope-filled stories of families, all shapes, colors, sizes and abilities, all in different phases of their medically complex or disabled caregiving journey. When Autumn Comes Podcast is a program of the Apricity Hope Project nonprofit. Our mission is to care for caregiver. Learn more at apricityhope.org

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