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

According to the google, anxiety is a normal human emotion characterized by feelings of unease, or fear about a future-oriented threat. Anxiety can have physical manifestations, along with mental, and can interfere with daily life. We have spoken about anxiety before. Today, the girls sit down to re-visit the subject. Medical motherhood comes with a whole host of anxiety inducing opportunities.  ...

We love our listeners. Meeting them in person is always extra special. Kaylee (I hope we spelled your name right,) we are your fan club!   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 yo...

We have all heard the stories, watched the documentaries. You know the ones…The ones where the mother is injuring her child to make her child appear sick. The child spends a lifetime in hospitals…Of course, these stories are terrible and heartbreaking.   How do these stories affect moms of children with actual diagnoses? Today, Suz and Katrina sit down to discuss. Have they been accused of harming...

Now that we know Suz has survived her hysterectomy, it's safe to air this episode… 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 st...

Once a year, flamingos flock to Virginia Beach for a weekend. Not real feathered, flying, bird flamingos…Mingo Mommas! These women and their friends and families join together for the most epic camp out fundraising weekend ever, in support of the Apricity Hope Project. This year, Suz packed up not just her camper and a million other things, but also her microphone for camp : Hope Full.   Join us f...

Canada vs. America, who says it right? You guys decide, today, at 4 AM.  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 m...

Motherhood changes you who you are to your core. You were once yourself, and now you are "mom," with different priorities and goals, a new name, and different responsibilities. Trauma, and medical motherhood is an entirely different ball of wax. The old you is buried underneath layers and layers of hospitalizations, stress, and management of medical issues. How do you carve yourself back out once...

The girls sit down with their new friend Margie and chat pets. Join us to hear about the pets' quirks.  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 o...

Some things you just can't say…or maybe you can. Maybe its better to air it out, in therapy with a trained professional would be ideal. But…of course sitting down with your medical mom bestie to share is ok too.   Today, the girls chat about the things people tend to keep quiet. The times we don't explain to people why their comments rub us the wrong way…They chat about perspective gained with liv...

We know you want to hear what this episode is about. Susan has big plans coming up and Katrina is rocking out the interwebs…Join us! 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...

Today, the ladies sit down with their new friend, Canadian Susan. Her name isn't really "Canadian Susan," but it helps with clarity when the Susan's sit. You guys know American Susan, now welcome our new friend! Also Susan.  Susan from the north shares with us her story of losing one child and raising another, with disabilities, into adulthood. What does life look like when you have to pursue guar...

Buckle up, friends, as we chat with not one, but two Susans. This show is always international, but today we have two Canadians representing. Enjoy! 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 Ma...

  So many of us have people in our lives who love us. For that, we are so very grateful. In the chaos and chronicity of medical motherhood, how do we tap into that resource? Once we have moved beyond the infant stage, or the initial diagnosis, meal deliveries dry up. But just because the meal deliveries slow down or stop, doesn't mean our loved ones don't want to help. Sometimes, they just don't k...

If you missed our last 4 AM, you might want to listen to that first…Tune in for the follow up on Katrina's little furry friend. 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 SUBSC...

We have all heard the oxygen mask analogy…remember to put yours on before you try to help other people. Why is it that in  motherhood, especially medical motherhood, we have such a hard time doing just that? Today, the girls talk about mental health, specifically anxiety. They discuss Katrina's journey with deciding to start medication. They chat about how often, asking for help feels like failing...

Katrina finds more than just wood when she goes to the basement. Tune in to find out what shenanigans she is up to up in Canada.  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 SUB...

It's 2025, a New Year…Did you make a resolution? Have you broken it already? This year, the girls are focusing on small changes. Because who has room for lofty resolutions when you spend your days caring for everyone else? Since we mentioned caring for others…maybe these habits need to focus on ourselves.  Join Suz and Katrina as they plan a year's worth of small resolutions. These are small chang...

Camp Hope Full, is an amazing weekend every year. We join up with our community, families with children of all abilities and camp. This event is so much fun, and such an important fundraiser for the Apricity Hope Project. Tickets are on sale at APRICITYHOPE.ORG Join us!

New Year, New Beginnings, New You. Girl, your future's so bright! But is it? Let's be real. Join us for this year's dis-affirmations. It's a jolly good time!   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: @WhenAutumnCome...

New Years is a time for re-entry from the holiday fog, renewal of goals and ideas, and reflection upon the year before. Everyone talks about resolutions and how they will be a new and better person in the coming year. We plan to accomplish more, be better, clean our dirty houses. But what if we don't? What if just surviving is enough? This was the plan for this episode. But today, the girls take a...

Suz is a planner who likes to drag her friends into her pipe dreams. What is her latest plot? 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...

Tis the season of family visits and travel, baking cookies and decorating, shopping for all of the gifts…Its enough to make your head spin. But how do you manage all of the demands when every day life is already so demanding? Today, Suz and Katrina talk all things Christmas. They discuss their ideal and what the holidays look like in reality. We hear the ways in which they have created their own m...

This morning, at 4 AM, the girls are chatting winter wear. Do we call that warm winter hat a beanie? Is it a tuque? Most importantly of all, how do you get your hands on a limited edition AHP warm winter hat? Tune in to find out!   Links and resources: Follow Suz: @suzgeoghegan Follow Katrina: @kattymac Join the conversation: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesSociety   Follow us on Facebook: www.fac...

Having a child in the PICU is traumatic. Losing a child, moreso. How does someone navigate returning to the PICU with their second child, after having lost their first in the very same unit? Today, the girls sit down and talk about just that.  Benji is home now, after a recent hospitalization. This hospitalization was sudden and unexpected. The girls unpack what happened, how Benji is doing now, a...

The girls are talking about all of the important things that come with a hospital stay. Do you shower? Would you bathe in a hospital tub? Most importantly, are we wearing bras or letting the girls free?   Links and resources: Follow Suz: @suzgeoghegan Follow Katrina: @kattymac Join the conversation: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesSociety   Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPo...