Talk Like a Mother: Parenting Autism Podcast

We talk about going out into the community. Hear things we have learned over time about taking our kids out into a word that can be highly uncomfortable for them. If you are looking a little hope that as time goes on it will get easier listen to this episode. We are all in different stages of life with different needs and have learned so much.  The take away, try as much as you can because ou...

Here it is folks, we talk all things potty. Potty training has broke us down and filled us with great success.  Hear our tips and tricks that worked and may have not worked. Take aways, you are doing great, your kids will go when they are ready to go, and you do you! Because the struggle is real when you are trying to teach little humans how to make it to the potty. Amazon must haves from the...

We had the pleasure of interviewing Natalie Vecchione of FASD Hope for FASD Awareness Month.  Natalie Vecchione is an FASD parent advocate, podcaster, author, wife and homeschool mom of two. Natalie and her husband, John, built their family through adoption. Their son, who is almost 19, lives with an FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder). He has graduated from homeschool and he is an aspirin...

Our interview this week is with Kristi Johnson, happily married to her soul mate, best friend, and partner in crime. We chat about her oldest non-verbal autistic son is 19, middle son who is 17, and youngest son who is 16, and has Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD). She started homeschooling her kiddos at the end of 2015, after having issues with public school system. She describes homeschooli...

Checking in about our week. How have we all been doing with school started, on the horizon, and success of the week.   Join us as we cut loose, laugh a bit, and shout a big thank you to all the amazing listeners.  Here what is coming next, some exciting ways you can be part of the podcast and where else you can find us.   You can find us on Table for Five, No Reservations...

Join us for our first ever storytellers episode. We each prepared a story that speaks to our heart.  Get ready for this tribute, titled a letter to her, as a letter to ourselves looking back and anyone out there who can relate to our stories.  Our stories: 1. The First Time I Heard the Word by Jaime Ramos 2. A Piece of My Heart by Kim McIsaac 3. Pick Up the Damn Purse by Jennifer Dunn 4....

We are here to give you a look into the real life that we live including the weeks filled with a deep soul tired.  Each one of the ladies from The Table for Five explains the complicated tired that comes as a package to our life of parenting.  If you are a mom or parent feeling this way this week we are there with you. We understand the feelings of sleepless nights, systems that fight yo...

What women in your life do you admire? Strong, fierce, driven women who bring us power and strength when we can't find it for ourselves.  We share stories of women in our life who have made a huge impact on us. Also, hear about the famous women who have through their words and life have changed ours.  We would love to hear your feedback on the podcast. Feel free to leave us a message or...

How do you talk to yourself and practice self-compassion?  Join us as we talk about finding confidence in some parts of our life and where we find ourselves wavering with insecurities in others.  The deep inner monologue that drives our feelings about ourselves and how the world around us affects our self-talk.  Mothering, being a woman, finding your place in this world is all hard,...

Let's talk about inclusion and what it means to us.  Is it a feeling, a safe environment, meeting the middle, or strictly kindness?   We chat about the perspectives we take on inclusion and experiences where inclusion was everything to us.  We hope to find kind faces in the crowd as we venture out into the world.  Tips on making your business inclusive make a special needs...

Let's talk about who would play us in a real-life movie. Look out Hollywood here we come.  We answer some questions that can relate to our relationships. Funny is the name of the game with this one.   We sum up how great it is to reflect and look back at our relationships over time, with no reservations style.   We would love to hear your feedback on the podcast. Feel free...

You got a friend in me. Here about how we navigate friendships after having children.  An honest look at how making Mom friends is hard to do. How we have keep friendships and lost some.  We discuss how much it means to have friends who understand your life. The need for those check-in texts even if you can't always respond right away.  We also discuss the added layer of making frie...

Join us for a chat about our extended family relationships after kids and autism diagnosis. Hear a little about the isolation we can feel sometimes and how we navigate family dynamics.  We discuss the complicated layers of being a sister, daughter, aunt, and so much more. We are so grateful for our family and all the support they send our way.   We would love to hear your feedback o...

Come join us for a chat about significant others. Relationships are hard, layered, beautiful, and can be an absolute mystery at times.  We chat about our history and what we find challenging when trying to make a relationship work.  We talk openly about what things look like now in each one of our relationships and share some of our perspectives on how we make it work.  *note: no hu...

Join us for our series on relationships. We will be talking about the large variety of relationships we navigate and how those change over time.  We wanted to start with a look at our children and our perspective on the challenges we see as they form relationships.   Hear about their social skills and lovely sweet qualities.  How our kids' rock relationships and how we hope we...

Join us in this wonderful episode with our special guest, Leasa Hoogerwerf of Cody Speaks on her page, puberty, sibling dynamics, and travel.  We dive into how to navigate puberty for both girls and boys.   Leasa shares her words of wisdom on the subject and the strength she finds in watching other caregivers in our community.   As special needs parents, we navigate uncomf...

We want to thank everyone for joining us for our heavy series for Mental Health Awareness Month.  In this episode, we cut loose, catch up on the week, and talk about our final thoughts on this series. It has been a serious one for us all but we are so glad we could share some of our experiences during this important month. We have lots of laughs and talk about the effect social media can...

A special discussion with our first guest, Mary Pierce, to hear about her experience personally and as a professional in the substance abuse field.   Mary has a wealth of knowledge, she discusses the mental health field with beautiful grace and understanding.   Hear about drug court success, dual diagnosis, personal success, and losses she has felt working in this field. &...

For the third episode in our series, Breaking the Stigma, for Mental Health Awareness Month, we dive into the stigma of mental health.  How services can help but are not always easy to get.  We also share our tips and life experience that may help you in your daily struggle. Also, a look at ways to get to the hard place where you can make the important first call to seek out support.&nbs...

In our second episode in our series, Breaking the Stigma, for Mental Health Awareness Month, we discuss mental health in children. Our experience with our own children and the systems that treat them.   Here about the struggles to get help and battling the system as a mother. Hear about our common threads, our view of the overlap of mental health and autism. From our Mom heart to yours. &nbsp...

In our first episode in this series, we open up with an honest discussion about our own personal experience with mental health.    A discussion looking deep into our own lifelong experiences with anxiety, depression, OCD, and much more.   We want to provide some resources below to anyone listening who is struggling today.   We are hoping that if you are feeling t...

A introduction to the next series for Mental Health Awareness Month, Breaking the Stigma. We have all had this topic touch our lives in different ways. Trigger warning we will be sharing stories around a variety of past and present mental health issues. US National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-8255 SAMHSA’s National Helpline, 1-800-662-HELP (4357) Canada Suicide Hotline 833-456-4566 or via...

Join us for a special Mother's Day episode. We talk about why Mother's Day is hard for a lot of Mothers.  Hear what some of our listeners want in their heart of hearts for Mother's Day.  Find out what the internet is saying you shouldn't get Mom's for Mother's Day and our thoughts on the lists. We get down to it on this special episode.  Happy Mother's Day from Table for Five! ...

Have you wondered how we all came together for Table for Five?  We will give the background of how we became friends.   We will give you an update on our week and what parenting looked like for us this week.  If you are looking for that special connection with another parent who understands you, find out how we found each other.  Also, there may be a rap duo in this one.&n...

How do you find the balance? Did you choose to stay home with the kids, did you choose to pursue a career outside of the home? Was it a choice at all? Join us as we chat about the hard decisions around work. What we are doing now and the realistic logistics of raising children and what that takes financially. We have stay-at-home moms, working moms, and a perspective on leaving careers to pursue f...