When Autumn Comes Podcast
Created by Moms for Moms
(and the people who love them)
When Autumn Comes is a place for medical and special needs mamas, and those who love them, who are facing a life they never expected. Each week we share hope-filled stories of special needs families, all shapes, colors, sizes and abilities, all in different phases of their special needs or medical journey. Each conversation allows us to share beautiful, heart wrenching stories and experiences from one mama to another. Together we are navigating through the complexities of the lives we never expected to be living.
Want to share your story?
The interview calendar is NOW OPEN and we are excited to be accepting applications for guests!
Do you have an amazing disabled kiddo and a story or two to share with other moms? We are looking for medical and special needs moms to be guests on our podcast!
Basically, it is an excuse to spend an hour away from your kiddos, share your story, bring awareness to our world, but most importantly, help other mamas who may feel alone in their journey. Plan to spend approximately an hour having a conversation with the WAC hostess, Susan Geoghegan, about your life as a medical and/or mom of a disabled child.
Prior to the recording we will converse either via email or phone about what to expect. We will share the layout and pre-interview show questions/topics to help you prepare. We also require a pre-interview phone call that usually is done 1-2 weeks in advance and only lasts 10 minutes.
Things to note:
– You do not have to be a public speaking professional to share your story. Don’t stress.
– Just because we record together does not necessarily mean will will use all of your story. We have the right to edit (usually just shorten to fit our time frame) or to use parts of your story on compilation episodes.
– You will not be able to hear your episode before it is published. If you have a question or concern, we can absolutely chat prior though.
Questions? Email us: autumn@apricityhope.org
RECENT EPISODES:

Vacations | The Joy and Struggle for the Medical Family
Mornings are getting cooler and the autumn leaves are on their way in the next few months. Today, the girls recap summer vacation just as the “carefree” days of summer fade away and we transition into fall. Summer vacation looks different under the lense of medical motherhood. Gone are the days of backpacking in Europe….

Jessica: Summer Reading pt 5
Welcome back for the final episode of our summer book club with Jessica Fein. Today, we discuss writing. Jessica shares helpful advice for anyone looking to begin writing. The girls talk about the importance of sharing their stories in whichever medium is most relevant to them. They also talk about the importance of finding community…

Jessica: Summer Reading pt 4
In today’s episode of Summer Reading with When Autumn Comes, Suz, Katrina, and Jessica discuss joy. We always discuss what gives us hope, but where is the joy in this life of medical complexity? Maybe moms of medically complex kids mope around in black and grey all day long. Maybe some do, but not these…

Jessica: Summer Reading pt 3
Welcome back to another episode of our summer book club. We hope you are reading along with us and joining in the conversation in the When Autumn Comes Society. This week we are discussing isolation in medical motherhood. We talk about the reasons why we feel isolated and how that impacts our families. We discuss…

Jessica: Summer Book Club pt 2
Thank you all for joining us for round 2 of our Summer Reading Series. We hope you are loving Jessica’s book! This week, she joins us again to talk about adjusting to the new normal. What we all know now is that the “new” normal is something that is ever changing. We are always adjusting. …

Episode 102 : Jessica | Summer book club
Happy summer friends! It is July in Virginia and the rainbows at the hideaway do not disappoint. So, we celebrate summer with a Summer Reading series. Please join us in welcoming back Jessica. Jessica last joined us in April of 2023, but today she returns, a newly published author! Throughout this series, we will discuss…