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

For those of you who listened in on Season 5, I know you have been at the edge of your seats waiting for Season 6 to start! Season 5 sure was a nail biter, filled with exciting content. Can you sense the sarcasm? I had wonderful guests and lofty plans, but the weight of medical motherhood, running a nonprofit, and life in general certainly kept me from those plans. Don't lose hope though, the podc...

Amanda and Suz are talking about the latest encounter they have had with their amazing girls from Heaven.  Links and resources: Follow Suz: @suzgeoghegan Join the conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/245467847367923   Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast WAC is a program of the Apricity Hope Project - a nonprofit or...

The internet is an interesting place. A place of connections, for both good and bad. A place for sharing knowledge, and a place for following people you have never met. Every now and again a creepy internet stalker turns out to be an actual really wonderful person. Every now and again, that really wonderful person turns into a friend. Enter Amanda.  This episode, we get to hear Amanda's story. Ama...

When "they" say this journey is a rollercoaster, guys, whoever "they" are, they aren't kidding. These past few months have brought struggles and hardship, along with moments of joy, and glimpses, twinklings, little birdies of hope. Suz is back for an update on life these days and why she has been radio silent on the podcast.  In this episode, we hear about how Suz took selfies with the president....

You've heard it before…medical parenting is not for the faint of heart, medical parenting is a roller coaster. With hospitalizations come tests, and fear, and pain. After discharge, the family processes everything that just happened, the "new normal". For some, this happens frequently. How do you manage the in-between hospital time, waiting for the next medical change? Today, we meet Katrina. Katr...

Welcome back everyone! We are so excited for Season FIVE of When Autumn Comes! It has been a summer and we have a lot to catch up on. Today, Susan fesses up about what happened at the end of season four. Season four ended? Why yes it did, but not in the way we intended. You see, Susan has been a busy bee outside of When Autumn Comes, working on some really exciting projects for medical moms. The p...

You and your child have what probably feels like a million appointments scheduled. Medical specialists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists. All of these people are members of your team. Your child's team. They are supposed to work with you and your child toward a common goal. But who decides what that goal is? And who decides when you've reached it, or how to get there...

With a heavy, yet resilient, heart Suz shares a letter on behalf of the Apricity Hope Project. She is explaining a recent "pivot" they are being forced to make. You can read the entire letter on our website: https://apricityhope.org/apricity-place-update/   Catch up with Suz: Instagram   When Autumn Comes: WAC Instagram WAC Facebook Page WAC Society Facebook Page WAC is a program of the Apricity H...

I know what you are doing as a caregiver is hard. So let's take five minutes alone, in a quiet place, to just sit. Feel free to cry. Feel free to smile. Do whatever feels right for the next five minutes.  Links and resources: Follow Suz: @suzgeoghegan Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast WAC is a program of the Apricity Hope...

Merriam-Webster defines grief as "deep and poignant distress caused by or as if by bereavement" or "trouble, annoyance". The American Psychological Association goes further to include, "Grief often includes physiological distress, separation anxiety, confusion, yearning, obsessive dwelling on the past, and apprehension about the future. Intense grief can become life-threatening through disruption...

Every family with medically complex children is impacted in some way by advances in medicine and therapy. Some have the benefit of recent developments. Others hope for cures and treatments on the horizon, yet just out of reach when they are needed most. At some point, do we all believe we will be the ones to finally beat the diagnosis?  In this episode, Susan sits down with Jessica. Jessica is a f...

Who knew that the moment you became a mother, your whole world would change? I suppose we all did. "They" tell you about the sleepless nights, the infinite love you will have for this new human that you are in charge of. What "they" don't warn you about is the change in your identity. Of course, the day to day routine looks different. You have a new title. But you are changed deeply to your core....

Welcome back. Sorry I missed you the last couple of weeks. Things got a bit hectic and I know y'all get it. So today… let's take a mental vacation and getaway for a five minute mental break.  Links and resources: Follow Suz: @suzgeoghegan Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast WAC is a program of the Apricity Hope Project - a...

Do you ever have that feeling deep in your gut that you need to check on your kid, and then they are doing something they shouldn't be doing? Have you ever thought of someone and then the phone rang? Is this just intuition or something more? Today, we sit down with Jen. Jen shares with us her daughter Teal, and the magic within her. We discuss their unique way of communicating with one another, an...

With Valentine's Day tomorrow, let's take 5 minutes together to reflect on how amazing YOU are. As parents and caregivers of medically complex and disabled children, we are often forgotten. We spend our days telling our little loves how much they mean to us - but often no one says it back. So today, let's focus on how loved you are and how incredible your mind, body and spirit is that makes you YO...

As caregivers we are facing waves all the time. Waves of hope. Waves of grief. Waves of joy. Waves of sadness. Today we are taking five minutes of calm together to ride the waves.  Links and resources: Follow Suz: @suzgeoghegan Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast WAC is a program of the Apricity Hope Project - a nonprofit o...

We can all agree that medicine has come a long way in recent decades. Parents can now receive some diagnoses before their child is even born and receive treatments that didn't exist prior.  Within our society, though there is still a lot of work to do, there have been changes as well. In 1975, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act was signed into law (now known as the Individuals with Dis...

Let's take five calming minutes together this monday. You are exactly who your child needs. But it's also okay to take five minutes for you.   Links and resources: Follow Suz: @suzgeoghegan Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast WAC is a program of the Apricity Hope Project - a nonprofit organization dedicated to caring for ca...

Claire is making a 4AM appearance this week. Suz asks about farming - since Claire proclaimed in the last episode that she knows very little about it and wants to do it the rest of her life… Then things get awkward when she informs us that she not only works a farm, runs a nonprofit where she sends care packages to people with chronic medical conditions, but she also sells monuments and tombstones...

Hey there friend! I have a question. What would it mean to you to know that there is someone out there who understands firsthand what it means to live with a chronic illness? Not only understands, but has created a project with the sole purpose of spreading joy and hope to others living with similar life long illnesses. That would be pretty awesome, wouldn't it? Now, what if that person also just...

To kick off Apricity Hope Project's Take Five program, we are bringing it to the When Autumn Comes Podcast. Our goal is to give you five minutes, once a week, where you can just "be". Whether you are hiding in your bathroom, listening in the car, or laying in bed pretending to be asleep… try to take five minutes for yourself this week.  Links and resources: Follow Suz: @suzgeoghegan Follow us on F...

Diane joins Suz for the kick off 4AM of Season FOUR! And it's as random as usual. Sidenote: Do you wash your new clothes before wearing them?  Links and resources: Follow Suz: @suzgeoghegan Join the conversation: https://www.facebook.com/groups/245467847367923   Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast WAC is a program of the Ap...

We've heard the rumors…Susan and Diane had a massive fight. Diane secretly quit the podcast. They aren't speaking and blocked each other on social media. Are the rumors true? Have Susan and Diane had a massive breakup? Surely there is some tea to be spilled here. So what's the deal?  Today, Diane is back. It is time to dispel some rumors and catch up. Where has Diane been all this time? What's goi...

As we wrap up a year, one of my favorite guests is back for a visit. Daniel Defabio is back on the show to catch up and tell us about his newest project - a "late night style" show for those who are part of our medically complex, disabled community.  Additionally, I realized that I did not explain the changed that When Autumn Comes has faced - so I dish a bit about that a couple times today.  "Wha...

We are not sponsored by Starbucks but we would be thrilled if they were interested in partnering with two exhausted medical, rare disease mamas who trive on peppermint mochas and survive on caffiene. Suz and Brittany bond over coffee during this 4AM bonus content. Links and resources: Follow Suz: @suzgeoghegan @evie.thing.setd5 on instagram Join the conversation: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesSo...