Episode 18: Insecurities

Meredith is a mom of four children, including one who has cerebral palsy and another who has down syndrome. Today’s episode was as if two new mom friends sat down and had coffee together. We bonded over things like medical trauma and PTSD, chatted about life receiving heavy news over the phone, and marveled in…

Jen’s story has so many layers, it deserved two episodes!  This week we are talking about a life changing decision Jen and her husband made to place their son Silas in a facility for disabled children.  Jen openly talks about the decision making process, the grief and guilt she felt, and the blessings and heartaches…

We LOVE this unique and collaborative episode of When Autumn Comes!  With the help of our listeners we are celebrating all the mamas today!  We asked you to write a letter for a mama in a similar journey as yours, as a way to comfort and love on her.  You guys delivered.  Unfortunately we could…

We can all agree that medicine has come a long way in recent decades. Parents can now receive some diagnoses before their child is even born and receive treatments that didn’t exist prior.  Within our society, though there is still a lot of work to do, there have been changes as well. In 1975, the…

Kristen is a “cancer sibling” who vulnerably opens up with us about what it was like to lose her sister (and later her mother) to cancer. She shares how her family created as much joy as they could during tough hospital stays, how they hung onto memories with family  vacations, and how they found hope…