Empowered by Hope
You want the best possible quality of life for your child regardless of diagnosis or prognosis. Raising a child with medical complexities is often lonely, scary and overwhelming. Join two parents of amazing children with rare medical complexities, Emily K. Whiting and Ashlyn Thompson, to get help and grow with them into empowered advocates for our kids. Here you’ll find a community of support, encouragement, education and resources, equipping you to navigate your child’s medical complexities with hope. To get more personal support, connect with us directly at www.ParentEmpowermentNetwork.org.
Podcasting since 2022 • 88 episodes
Empowered by Hope
Latest Episodes
Why Connecting With Another Medical Parent Can Change Everything
There’s a moment many medical parents know too well: the late-night scroll, the knot in your throat, the feeling that you need an answer and a hand to hold—right now. That’s where our story begins, with two moms, a Facebook group, a long hospit...
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Episode 5
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40:49
Turning Insight Into Evidence: A Journal for Caregivers with Amy Lamb
You know your child best. The challenge is proving it in a 15-minute appointment or during morning rounds at the hospital.In this episode, Emily talks with Amy Lamb, creator of My Health Journal, about a simple journaling system...
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Episode 4
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27:42
Holding Hope Together When Our Children Suffer: Support for Medical Parents
Some weeks call for a pause.Last week, we were scheduled to release a new episode sharing a valuable resource for medical parents. But with everything that unfolded in our country, it felt important to step back, take a breath, and model...
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Episode 3
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59:27
Emily K. Whiting: Love, Impact, and the Work that Continues
January on Empowered by Hope is dedicated to something we talk about often but live out imperfectly: self-care. Or, as we prefer to name it in medical-parent reality, self-preservation — the small, necessary choices that allow u...
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Episode 2
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32:03
Smash A Plate, Not Your Nervous System
New year energy can feel fraudulent when you’re parenting through hospital stays, procedures, and constant logistics. We’re trading perfection for something truer: a simple ritual to release what hurts and a short list of keepers that actually ...
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Episode 1
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