Brave Together Parenting: a podcast for parenting disabilities and unique needs.
This is the Brave Together Parenting podcast. On Brave Together Parenting, host Jessica Patay, with co-hosts Dr. Zoe Shaw and Susanna Peace Lovell, will share interviews, celebrate stories, explore challenges, and rally hope for the motherhood journey. Through this inspirational and resourceful podcast, may all caregiving mothers know that they are not alone. We Are Brave Together is a global nonprofit organization that provides a supportive community for moms of children with disabilities, neuro-diversity, and all unique or extreme medical or mental health needs. The heart of We Are Brave Together is to preserve and protect the mental health of Caregiving Moms everywhere.
Episodes
253 episodes
Story: Victory is a Walk by the Beach and Our S8 Wrap Up with Jessica Patay
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to our Season 8 wrap up episode, #222. The host of the 'Brave Together Parenting Podcast' addresses the 'Brave Mom Squad,' expressing gratitude and celebrating the podcast's five-year anniversa...
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Season 8
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Episode 222
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12:16
STORY: Ryan’s Instinctive Gifts and What He's Taught Me with Chris Patay
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's story episode, #221. These are true stories from a moment in the life of a caregiving parent. We hear a crafted story, and then have a conversation with our guests that goes deeper into their experienc...
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Season 8
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Episode 221
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36:35
ASK US ANYTHING: What We Can Say to Ourselves in the Midst of Chronic Hardship
Hello Brave Friends! This is an Ask Us Anything episode in which YOU, the listener, get to write or call in and, you guessed it, ASK US ANYTHING! In this Ask Us Anything episode, #220, we are responding to the question, Wh...
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Season 8
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Episode 220
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26:13
EXPERT: How to Prepare for Police Involvement with Tammie Penta PD
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's expert episode, #219. These are conversations with experts in fields relevant to caregiving parents. On this episode we have Tammie Penta PD, a retired Police Sergeant and Brave Mom ...
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Season 8
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Episode 219
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33:25
STORY: Autism Out Loud with Carrie Cariello, Kate Swenson and Adrian Wood
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's story episode, #218. These are true stories from a moment in the life of a caregiving parent. We hear a crafted story, and then have a conversation with our guests that goes deeper into their experienc...
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Season 8
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Episode 218
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50:59
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EXPERT: A PBS Documentary Called Caregiving with Tom Chiodo
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's expert episode, #217. These are conversations with experts in fields relevant to caregiving parents. Today, Brave Together founder, Jessica Patay and author Kelley Coleman interview ...
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Season 8
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Episode 217
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35:47
BONUS: Re-Release of In His Own Words with Ryan Patay
Hello Brave friends! May is Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month and, as you probably know by now, my son Ryan has Prader-Willi Syndrome. He’s 21, almost 22, and today we are re-releasing episode number 100 from Season 3, in which I shared ...
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Season 8
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23:25
STORY: Brain Injury and Ambiguous Loss with Kelly Lang
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's story episode, #216. These are true stories from a moment in the life of a caregiving parent. We hear a crafted story, and then have a conversation with our guests that goes deeper into their experienc...
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Season 8
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Episode 216
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32:08
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THRIVING DISABLED ADULTS: How TAR Syndrome Shaped My Strength with Kelly Pozil
Hello Brave Friends! On this episode, #215, we are hearing about the experience of another Thriving Disabled Adult, Kelly Pozil! Kelly was born with TAR syndrome that resulted in having no radius bone in both her arms. In ...
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Season 8
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Episode 215
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33:35
ASK US ANYTHING: FEELING ALL THE FEELS
Hello Brave Friends! This is an Ask Us Anything episode in which YOU, the listener, get to write or call in and, you guessed it, ASK US ANYTHING! In this Ask Us Anything episode, #214, we are responding to the question, Wh...
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Season 8
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Episode 214
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27:57
STORY: Exploring Shame in Caregiving with Jennifer Iannuzzi
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's story episode, #213. These are true stories from a moment in the life of a caregiving parent. We hear a crafted story, and then have a conversation with our guests that goes deeper into their experienc...
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Season 8
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Episode 213
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38:13
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ASK US ANYTHING: How to Unplug from Hyper-Vigilant Caregiving
Hello Brave Friends! This is an Ask Us Anything episode in which YOU, the listener, get to write or call in and, you guessed it, ASK US ANYTHING! In this Ask Us Anything episode, #212, we are responding to the question, Ho...
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Season 8
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Episode 212
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27:13
EXPERT: When You Wish Your Kid Had a Different Diagnosis with Amanda Griffith-Atkins
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's expert episode, #211. These are conversations with experts in fields relevant to caregiving parents. Our guest today is LMFT Amanda Griffith-Atkins, who is another Brave PWS mom as w...
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Season 8
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Episode 211
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29:21
STORY: I Was Afraid No One Would Believe Me with Lindsay Hooten
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's story episode, #210. These are true stories from a moment in the life of a caregiving parent. We hear a crafted story, and then have a conversation with our guests that goes deeper into their experienc...
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Season 8
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Episode 210
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38:24
ASK US ANYTHING: The Words We Say: I Struggle with Anxiety vs. I Am Mentally Ill
Hello Brave Friends! This is an Ask Us Anything episode in which YOU, the listener, get to write or call in and, you guessed it, ASK US ANYTHING! In this Ask Us Anything episode, #209, we are responding to the question, Ho...
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Season 8
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Episode 209
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30:09
THRIVING DISABLED ADULTS: The Poetic Travels of a Disabled Inclusive Educator with Nicole Demos
Hello Brave Friends! On this Thriving Disabled Adults episode, #208, we are speaking to Thriving Disabled Adult, Nicole Demos.In this conversation, Susanna Peace Lovell interviews Nicole (Nix) Demos, who shares about her journe...
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Season 8
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Episode 208
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42:47
EXPERT: Financial Strategies for Special Needs Families with Brian Altounian
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's practical episode, #207. These are conversations with experts in fields relevant to caregiving parents. Our guest today is Brian Altounian. He is an entrepreneur, executive, and fina...
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Season 8
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Episode 207
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32:37
STORY: The Hard and Holy Act of Caregiving with Jess Ronne
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's story episode, #206. These are true stories from a moment in the life of a caregiving parent. We hear a crafted story, and then have a conversation with our guests that goes deeper into their experienc...
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Season 8
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Episode 206
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34:17
EXPERT: Exploring the Collaborative and Proactive Solutions Model with Dr. Laura Froyen
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's practical episode, #205. These are conversations with experts in fields relevant to caregiving parents. In this episode, Susanna Peace Lovell interviews Dr. Laura Froyen, who shares ...
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Season 8
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Episode 205
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38:46
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ASK US ANYTHING: How to Talk to Kids about Natural Disasters
Hello Brave Friends! This is an Ask Us Anything episode in which YOU, the listener, get to write or call in and, you guessed it, ASK US ANYTHING! In this Ask Us Anything episode, #204, we are responding to the question, How do I...
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Season 8
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Episode 204
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30:22
PRACTICAL: Empowering Families Through Blended Tube Feeding with Hilarie Geurink
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's practical episode, #203. These are conversations with experts in fields relevant to caregiving parents. In this episode of the Brave Together Parenting Podcast, host Jessica Patay in...
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Season 8
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Episode 203
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28:43
STORY: How a Mom's Poker Face Changed her Autistic Child's Behavior with Kari Baker
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to today's story episode, #202. These are true stories from a moment in the life of a caregiving parent. We hear a crafted story, and then have a conversation with our guests that goes deeper into their experienc...
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Season 8
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Episode 202
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35:00
ASK US ANYTHING: I’m a Caregiver NOT a Saint
Hello Brave Friends! This is an Ask Us Anything episode in which YOU, the listener, get to write or call in and, you guessed it, ASK US ANYTHING! In this Ask Us Anything episode, #201, we are responding to the question, Am...
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Season 8
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Episode 201
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31:09
Season 8 Trailer
Hello, Brave Friends! Welcome to Season 8 of Brave Together Parenting, a helpful podcast for the parents of children all ages with all types of disabilities and diagnoses. Our mission is to provide you, the caregiving parent, with as many resou...
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Season 8
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2:26
Editor Pick Re-Run Ep182 How Spelling Revealed A Non-Verbal Teen’s Brilliance with Jason Hague
Hello Brave Friends! This is story episode #182, about what can happen when parents presume competence in their non-verbal, autistic son. Today we hear from Jason Hague about his experience accepting his autistic son Jack’...
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Season 7
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39:30