Permission to Breathe for Special Needs Parents
This is Permission to Breathe, the mini-cast show dedicated to parents of children with special needs.
We’re igniting Dual-Dream Advocacy, where your own hopes, well-being, and future matter just as much as your child’s.
We promise not give you more checklists or To-Dos -- our show is about moments that move you forward.
Each episode is a bite-sized nugget that you can listen to now, and read later.
5-15 minutes to shift your thinking about parenting a child with special needs.
Sourced by Michael Pearce, Founder of Shiftfuturecare.com and Vestlife.com, our show delivers tips and practical insights to help you:
- Balance Your Dreams: Discover strategies to nurture your own personal goals for mental health and well-being.
- Celebrate Wins: Draw inspiration from real-life triumphs- big and small- shared by fellow Special Needs Parents.
- Listen now & read later. No notes or studying needed.
Each episode is paired with in-depth articles and downloadable resources at shiftfuturecare.com, so you can explore the discussion further at your own pace.
Subscribe now on Buzzsprout and your favorite podcast app to stay connected, uplifted, and empowered on your Dual-Dream journey. Happy Shifting!
Episodes
9 episodes
Soul-Aware AI with VestIQ
In this special audio overview we're proud and super-excited to introduce Soul-Aware AI! A groundbreaking innovation designed to support families of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Powered...
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MEET ANYA
We're super-excited to introduce you to Anya. Our "Agentic Narrative-Yielding Architecture" to solve the greatest challenge facing special needs parents. How to make sure others will know what to do for y...
Breaking the "Forever Caregiver" Code: Igniting Transitional Autonomy for Special Needs Parents
Are you a parent of an adult child with complex care needs, feeling the immense weight of being their "forever caregiver"? You're not alone. In this powerful mini-cast, we dive into the concept of "Transitional Autonomy" (TA)—a revolutionary fr...
Moving Out- California SLS Support for your Adult Child
In today’s Episode, SHIFT unpacks the process for enlisting California Regional Center support for helping "Sarah Sample" transition her adult son, Sam, to residence care outside their family home. We set out the next steps for Sara...
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Beyond the Letter of Intent for Your Child with Special Needs
Every wonder how you're going to be able to let future caregivers know your child as a person, and not just a list? In this Episode, we unpack the traditional Letter of Intent and learn why the LOI is a classic example of a good id...
Beyond the Forever Caregiver - Introducing Dual-Dream Advocacy
We explore Dual-Dream Advocacy and how it helped parents resolve their fear and guilt over stepping back after 25 years of intense caregiving for their son with severe autism.
The Worry Menu Diet for Special Needs Parents
Parents of adult children with special needs carry a unique set of anxieties—what we call the “Worry Menu”—that loops from the moment you wake up until your head hits the pillow. In this episode of Permission to Breathe, we'l help you…<...
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Who Will Be Me for My Child with Special Needs
How can you make sure your child will be OK without you? Surrender. In today's Episode, we're digging deep into the real question that holds the key to unlocking a sustainable future for both you and your child. It may not be the q...
