The Special Needs Sibling Podcast

7. Self-Care & A Hopeful Future

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Being a sibling is definitely a journey not only by ourselves, but also along side our sibling with special needs as they change and evolve. Sometimes we get so caught up in the journey though that we forget about ourselves! Check out this conversation with Doireann to hear her story!


In this episode we talk about:

  • How Charlene and Doireann met! 
  • About Doireann’s family and brother with Autism
  • Growing up with less resources about Autism than we have now
  • Modifying environments
  • Self-regulating
  • Sibling self-care
  • Safe spaces and what we do to regulate
  • Hobbies, books, and music
  • Our siblings moving into their housing and our transitions with that
  • Moving away and living far apart from our siblings
  • Our siblings learning new skills
  • New advocacy and research 
  • Doireann’s wedding
  • A rich and unique experience of being a sibling
  • Doireann’s encouragement to fellow siblings


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    • AlexGrohl from Pixabay
    • QubeSounds from Pixabay
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