Extra Lucky Podcast

Taryn sits down with the Foregenomics team on this episode of The Extra Lucky Podcast. We learned about this company from Jess Fabre, ELM community member and Dear Mama contributor. You likely heard Jess talk about them in Episode 10! Foregenomics has designed the most comprehensive genetic test for newborns, infants and children. As we've seen so many members of our community spend countless...

Jess and Taryn sit down with Brittany & Sue Schiavone in this special post-Mother's Day episode of the Extra Lucky Podcast. Brittany is the brains behind Brittany's Baskets of Hope, a non-profit dedicated to showering families with joy after welcoming a child with Down syndrome. Brittany is an adult with Down syndrome who likes to say "People with Down syndrome can do anything. Re...

As we approach Mother's Day, we couldn't think of a better episode to bring you. Longtime ELM community member and Dear Mama contributor Jessica Fabre's advocacy for her daughter started with that mother's intuition that something wasn't right with her and that she wasn't getting the right answers. Her sheer will led to the right diagnosis and completely changed her life. S...

To kick off May being Mental Health Awareness Month, Taryn is joined by April Aguilera as they discuss the pressure to advocate (and publicly) in the disability community. Both women share their perspectives on their respective children's diagnosis and when they felt comfortable stepping into advocacy, their why and what all that looked like for them. April Aguilera is a filmmaker currently li...

By request! Taryn shares her tips for starting a gratitude practice. Taryn's book, Ups, Downs and Silver Linings is a journey through finding gratitude through several experiences in her life. You can find that book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3UkX8z7

Episode 8 features a conversation with Jess Ardolino, to dive into, among other things, the topic of non-verbal communication in the disability community. Jessica Ardolino is a mother to 4 children, happily married for almost 7 years, and has been a New York City police officer for almost 11 years. Jess wrote a children’s book, Outstanding Olivia, about her daughter Olivia who has Down syndrome an...

Hear from ELP Co-Host Taryn Lagonigro on the current plans for the Extra Lucky Podcast in the wake of some changes for ELM. www.extraluckypodcast.com Instagram: @extraluckypodcast

In Episode 7 of the Extra Lucky Podcast, Jess and Taryn sit down with Danny Jordan to discuss being an Extra Lucky Dad, seeing the capable and using the unexpected to create beautiful works for others. Danny Jordan is an award-winning author and TV producer. When his daughter was born with an upper limb difference in 2018, he became an advocate for inclusion and accurate representation of disabili...

What if your darkest moments opened up the inspiration to create so that those who come next feel seen and heard? Jess and Taryn sit down with April Aguilera in this Episode 6 of The Extra Lucky Podcast. April Aguilera is a filmmaker currently living in Savannah Georgia with her husband and three daughters. Her second daughter, Paloma, was born with the unexpected birth diagnosis of Down syndrome....

In this episode, Jess and Taryn talk with Kiersten Lyons about a broken engagement, adopting two children and advocating for her and her son to be seen through invisible disability. Kiersten Lyons is a writer and actress from Germantown, Maryland. She is the second of five kids and like every comedian, a late bloomer. She spent thirteen years in LA acting, writing, and getting rejected. Her most n...

Jess and Taryn sit down on this episode with Liz Plachta. Liz founded Ruby's Rainbow in 2016, in honor of her daughter Ruby, to provide scholarships for individuals with Down syndrome to pursue higher education. Jess and Taryn are excited to be fundraising for The Extra Lucky Scholarship this year during the 321 campaign. You can pledge $21 to help someone receive a scholarship here: https://3...

Throughout The Extra Lucky Podcast, we want to provide "Quick Wins" episodes that are short & sweet, have a quick way of learning something or maybe getting a brain break. On this episode, ELM co-founder Taryn Lagonigro guides us through a body scan mediation. Taryn is a certified yoga instructor, meditation coach and co-owner of Iris Yoga in Bloomfield, NJ. This mediation is easy fo...

In Episode 3 of the Extra Lucky Podcast, Jess and Taryn sit down (in person!) with Sarrah Strimel-Bentley. Sarrah is a former Broadway showgirl, breast cancer survivor and advocate, new mama to baby Chance via surrogacy and founder of Damn Good & Co and The Baby Chance Foundation. Sarrah's story of resiliency through cancer and having literally one chance at a biological child is one that...

In Episode 2 of the Extra Lucky Podcast, Jess and Taryn sit down with Jennifer Varanini-Sanchez. Jennifer is a mom to 4 kids (3 biological sons and 1 adopted daughter). Her two youngest kids Joaquin age 15 has DS and Autism and Sofia age 14 has DS and was adopted from an orphanage in an Ukraine at 16 months old.  Jennifer has a Bachelor of Science degree in Therapeutic Recreation, is a certified m...

Welcome to the Extra Lucky Podcast! Episode 1 will help you get to know co-hosts Jess Quarello and Taryn Lagonigro through a series of funny and deep questions. Jess & Taryn choose the questions randomly and take turns interviewing each other.  You can learn more about the Extra Lucky Podcast at extraluckypodcast.com and on instagram @ extraluckypodcast . Our sponsor today is Alivia, a clothin...

This is the trailer for the Extra Lucky Podcast. Hosted by Jess Quarello and Taryn Lagonigro, the Extra Lucky Podcast is an inclusive space to inspire change, shift narratives and nurture joy within the disability community. Jess and Taryn, co-founders of the ELM brand, seek to provide an additional resource to their community through this platform. They possess deep connections within the disabil...