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This Unexpected Life
Welcome to This Unexpected Life, a podcast designed to equip and encourage parents and caregivers of children with disabilities so they can embrace their journey with hope, faith, and resilience.
With over twenty years of parenting experience, Carrie M Holt is a story-telling companion for caregiving mothers, exploring the hope and healing found in Jesus Christ—one story at a time.
Podcasting since 2025 • 44 episodes
This Unexpected Life
Latest Episodes
Why Disability Ministry Isn’t One-Sided (And What the Church Is Missing) with Barb Stanley
What happens when the life you planned falls apart—and God builds something completely unexpected in its place?In this episode of This Unexpected Life, Carrie sits down with Barb Stanley, founder of Wonderful Works Ministry, to ...
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Season 2
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Episode 43
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Autism, Faith, and the Gospel: Raising an Autistic Child to Know God with Larah Roberts
What happens when an autism diagnosis reshapes everything you expected about parenting—and faith?In this episode of This Unexpected Life, Carrie Holt talks with Bible teacher, author, and autism mom Larah Roberts about navigatin...
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Season 2
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Episode 42
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48:32
The Hidden Story of Special Needs Siblings: Growing Up with Disability and Raising a Child with Autism with Sandra Peoples
What is it really like to grow up as the sibling of a child with disabilities? How does that experience shape the way you parent your own family?In this episode of This Unexpected Life, Carrie Holt talks with Sandra Peoples, a d...
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Season 2
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Episode 41
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40:49
When I Stopped Praying for Healing: Autism, Anxiety, and a God Who Stayed with Camille Joy
Enter to win the giveaway for a free copy of Camille's new devotional: Moments of Joy:1. Subscribe to Carrie's newsletter hereOR 2. Share this episode...
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Season 2
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Episode 40
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35:49
How to Process Grief as a Special Needs Mom: Lament, Sibling Dynamics & Trusting God in Ongoing Medical Trauma with Jen Potter (Part 2)
In Part 2 of Carrie’s conversation with Jen Potter, the focus turns to grief, sibling dynamics, and learning to trust God in the middle of ongoing medical trauma.Jen shares what it has looked like to raise five children while navigating ...
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Season 2
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Episode 39
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31:22