The Unexpected Parenting Podcast

In this episode of The Unexpected Parenting Podcast , I sit down with my friend Ali to talk about her daughter's unexpected journey -- from being born prematurely to receiving a cerebral palsy diagnosis and later discovering a very rare genetic mutation through genetic testing. Ali shares what it has been like to navigate the unexpected, advocate for her daughter, and search for answers along...

What happens when parenting takes an unexpected turn—not once, but twice? In this episode, I sit down with a mom whose two young children are each navigating very different journeys. Her 5-year-old was recently diagnosed with Noonan syndrome, ADHD, and autism. Her 2-year-old was born with heterotaxy and other congenital heart defects and has already faced a complex medical journey. We talk about t...

What is it like to raise a blended family of eight children while navigating very different parenting journeys? In this episode, I sit down with an incredible mom who shares her family's story. Two of her young adult sons have followed very different paths—one has autism, and another has Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) and was diagnosed with ophthalmic tumors as a young child, leading to signif...

In this first episode of The Unexpected Parenting Podcast, I sit down with Tanya to talk about her journey raising a son with Down syndrome. Tonya shares the joys and challenges of navigating medical complexities, advocating for her son, and raising four children, much of that time as a single mom. This conversation is filled with honesty, resilience, hope, and the lessons she's learned along...