Rewired & Desired Podcast: Where Intimacy, Mindset and Disability Intersect

You’re Not Lazy. You’re Sick: Parenting With Chronic Illness

Rewired & Desired Season 1 Episode 12

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Parenting while chronically ill isn’t “hard.” It’s a whole different planet.
In this episode, Trina and Nicole get real about what it’s like raising kids through Crohn’s, ostomy life, disability, hospital stays, shame, and the emotional aftermath.

We talk about the stuff nobody posts: the guilt, the survival-mode parenting, the “technology babysitter,” and what happens when your kids see you in pain… or have to step up too soon. And we share the 4 things we wish we did differently so you can suffer less and stabilize faster.

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Trina Ricketts – The Intimate Ostomate
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Nicole Richards - Ostomy Innovations
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Coaching • Wellness • Disability advocacy • Ostomy Clothing