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Continuing in their summer series, HPVIP and Johnna interview Jay, a home health massage therapist, to learn about the impact this unique therapy has on patients who are homebound. This special episode was recorded on Jay's last day working in the Hensley home and is a lovely tribute to the years they spent together. Email the show at ListenToThis@johnnahensley.com. Don't forget, Johnna an...

Hayden and Johnna sit down with the person behind the scenes who hires home health nurses to help keep Hayden alive. In this episode, Gregory Garcia opens up about what it's like to work for HPVIP and search high and low for the perfect nurses. Thank you for tuning in to Listen to This! Email the show at ListenToThis@johnnahensley.com. Find Johnna's books and more info at JohnnaHensley.com...

This week's episode is a sit down with our friend and "personal family physician," Ben Johnson, who countless times has been a helpful, calm presence to the Hensleys. Our catch phrase now is, "If Ben can't fix it, it can't be done." Listen in as we learn all the ways Ben is impacting kids like Hayden and helping them thrive through his work at Scottish Rite Hospital...

We kick off our special summer interview series, Team Work Makes the Dream Work, in this episode with Hayden's home health physical therapist. Ashley has been a part of our family for over a decade and this interview is a peak into this important team player that helps HPVIP moving safely, year after year. We hope you enjoy this episode and this special summer series!

Join us this week as we walk down memory lane and remember Hayden's unique 13th birthday party celebration in the midst of Covid. Live music, convertibles, oh my! Email the show at ListenToThis@johnnahensley.com. Grab a copy of our children's book, HP and the VIPs, on Amazon and leave us a review! Thank you for your support!

In the second part of their discussion about the highs and lows of HP the VIP receiving an education, Hayden and Johnna share the nitty gritty deets of working with an educational co-op. This episode is raw and real, so buckle up - you're gonna want to Listen to This! Email the show at ListenToThis@johnnahensley.com. Find our book, HP and the VIPs, on Amazon or at HPVIP.square.site.

On this week's episode, join Hayden and Johnna as they reflect on the honest struggles of schooling such a unique VIP like Hayden. This genuine conversation tackles the subject of priorities and purpose of public schooling for people with significantly compromised health and immune systems. {This is a two part episode.} Email the show at ListenToThis@johnnahensley.com.

Hayden and Johnna recap an exciting trip to a local non profit, To Be Like Me. Invited as guests on a local school field trip, Hayden finds community among others in the disability population and aspires to become a volunteer one day. Email the show at ListenToThis@johnnahensley.com. Grab a copy of "HP and the VIPs" on Amazon! Hayden and Johnna's new children's book teaches disab...

Take a sneak peak behind the scenes with Hayden and Johnna and the decisions they make daily for a life with complex health needs. Oftentimes, the choices are 1) terrible or 2) also terrible. In this episode, you'll learn their thought process and how they evaluate big decisions by taking the next best baby step. Email the show at ListenToThis@johnnahensley.com. Find their book, HP and the VIP...

Hayden and Johnna reflect on the "second hand trauma" they experienced when one of their doctors moved office locations. In this episode, we explore what it's like having so many specialists involved in your everyday existence and how change is hard - especially when there's no wifi! Email the show: ListenToThis@johnnahensley.com. Get your autographed copy of our children's b...

Listen to Hayden share about the time he forced a country singer to be his friend - using charm and kindness, of course! The result? A unique, decade long friendship...and a beautiful song dedicated to Hayden, and all of us who aren't stars, but still make meaningful contributions to the world. For the more polished version of this story, hear Aaron Watson tell the story behind the song, To Be...

Get the details of the time Hayden's hunt for a local celebrity sighting, turned into a trip through an X-ray machine. Only a Hensley could make that type of trek through such a chaotic connect-the-dots! Listen to This! Get a copy our latest book at HPVIP.square.site or https://a.co/d/0hdCcJLE today and leave us a review! Email the show at ListenToThis@johnnahensley.com.

This special episode is dedicated to Kari, Hayden's longest running home health nurse! She's endured Hayden's sass, sarcasm, and overall ridiculousness for SEVEN whole years. She certainly deserves more than just a podcast episode in her name; but we're overwhelmed and poor so this is all she's getting this year. We love you Kari! Email the show at ListenToThis@johnnahensley.co...

On this week's episode Johnna and Hayden take a dive into a recent memory that left the whole family swimming in regret. And Hayden prepares to be a guest on a podcast next week! Get an autographed copy of HP and the VIPs at hpvip.square.site or purchase on Amazon! Help support the book and the podcast by leaving a review on Apple, Spotify, or Amazon!

Listen in as Hayden and Johnna explore the nitty gritty of what it means to never be alone. For Hayden, it's a matter of life or death; for Johnna, it's a matter of sanity and emotional regulation. This episode is real talk, but also full of laughs, per the usual. Grab a copy of our children's book, "HP and the VIPs", today and leave a review! Visit HPVIP.square.site or on Am...

We've missed you, Listeners! We're back for Season TWO! We've launched a book, a second season of Listen to This!, and completed a home renovation! Come catch up with us as we recap our hiatus from the podcast. To grab a copy of our new book, HP and the VIPs, visit HPVIP.square.site or find us on Amazon! Email the show at ListenToThis@johnnahensley.com for booking inquiries and prayer...

This special holiday episode features a Hensley family member as a special guest AND we introduce our listeners to Hayden's Christmas obsession and collection, many years in the making. From our Listen to This family to yours, we wish you a Merry Christmas and we are so thankful for you and your support to our show! We're looking forward to 2026 - see you then! johnnahensley.com

Come learn the Word of the Day, "perseveration" and find out how it affects many people's daily lives. In this episode, HPtheVIP and Johnna get brutally honest and bring wisdom to situations that don't have to be as awkward the world makes them. Find us at JohnnaHensley.com or email the show at ListenToThis@JohnnaHensley.com.

Come with us on an out of state hospital stay with a pit stop at a Ronald McDonald House in the great Buckeye state of Ohio. We relive the woes of a post surgical recovery and continue to ponder what a buckeye even is. Get ready to Listen to This!

Take a ride with us downtown when our handicap accessible van goes out of commission. Can't keep us down - we push through, no matter how many lemons life throws at us! Bonus quote of the episode: "The things you own end up owning you." Do you believe this is true in your life? If you like listening to our show, subscribe and leave us a 5 star rating and write review!  Email the show...

Meet us in the OR (operating room) as we flashback to the day HPtheVIP had his first surgery and we learned how creative the medical world can be. 18 years later, and we never tire of seeing the ways doctors can “MacGyver” a solution out of thin air. If you like listening to this, subscribe to the show and leave a 5 star review - it helps more than you know!  Email the show at ListenToThis@johnnah...

Take a trip down memory lane with us, as we reflect on family traditions at a Christmas tree farm and that one time it all came crumbling down [literally]. Tap those stars and leave a quick review of our show! Email us at ListenToThis@johnnahensley.com.

Come with us as we laugh about a crazy run in with a medical professional this week. We also have a big reveal and a surprise for the audience that you won't want to miss! Let's Listen to This! Email us at ListenToThis@JohnnaHensley.com For info on our book, HP and the VIPs, visit hpvip.square.site

On this week's episode of Listen to This! we revisit the time Hayden fell at his local Sonic Drive-In during a Covid outdoor gathering. Sounds like a hot mess - and it was! Luckily for us, a Neighbor saved the day (and a trip to the ER during Covid!) We hope you enjoy this story as you Listen to This!

Join us as we revisit some of the [now laughable] moments Hayden has taken a tumble in his wheel chair. We laugh and reminisce about a sibling race-gone-wrong and a "stroll" through the front yard that didn't end the way we expected it to. You're going to want to Listen to This!