How 2 Families Found Hope in Adaptive Equipment
This week’s episode is sponsored by Freedom Concepts, creators of custom adaptive tricycles, Chill-Out Chairs, and early intervention equipment that help individuals of all ages and abilities experien...
10 Jul 202531min
The Full Catastrophe: Losing a Son and Learning How to Live Again
This week’s episode is a special live recording from Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs, where Heather sits down with author Casey Mulligan Walsh to talk about her deeply moving memoir, The Full...
3 Jul 202533min
A Late Diagnosis: Losing My Mom to Rare Disease
At just 19 years old, she lost her mom to Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency—a rare genetic disorder that went undiagnosed until it was too late. In this episode, she shares what it was like to watch her ...
26 Jun 202536min
Losing a Son to Rare Disease: Parental Isolation & Grief
Dr. Al Freedman knows firsthand what it’s like to be a parent in the rare disease world—his son Jack lived with Spinal Muscular Atrophy for 26 years. In this conversation, he joins Heather to talk abo...
12 Jun 202521min
What It’s Like to Lose Your Best Friend at 18
Aubrey Ide was only 18 when she lost her best friend Olivia Allen to cancer. In this episode, Aubrey sits down with Heather to share what it’s been like to grieve so young—how the loss changed her, wh...
5 Jun 202540min
Why I Quit My Job to Grieve My Parents’ Deaths
Grief doesn’t come with a roadmap—and it definitely doesn’t fit into a 3-day leave policy. In this episode, Heather sits down with Rebecca Feinglos, founder of Grieve Leave, to talk about what it real...
29 Mai 202538min
How Adaptive Equipment Changed My Son’s Life
When Amelia Lawrence’s son Leo was born with limited mobility, she didn’t know if he’d ever experience the simple joys other kids take for granted—like riding a bike or sitting comfortably at school. ...
22 Mai 202541min
What Life Looks Like After Losing My Husband to Brain Cancer
When Maria Quiban Whitesell’s husband, Sean, was diagnosed with glioblastoma—a deadly and aggressive brain cancer—her world fell apart. Eighteen months later, she found herself a widow and a solo pare...
15 Mai 202535min
