Feeling This Life

Feeling This Life

By VIPS (Vision Interventions and Parental Support)ParentingKids & Family
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Feeling This Life episodes

  • What to expect when you need to speak up for your child

    Brooklyn Spirito, mom of two girls who have a visual impairment, shares her story of advocacy as she and her husband journeyed to find an accurate vision diagnosis.  She dives into her grief and tells about learning to thrive. Dr. Cathy shares information about a vision screening for infants.

    Wonderbaby: How to Work With Difficult Doctors and Therapists: https://www.wonderbaby.org/articles/how-work-difficult-doctors-therapists


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    28 min
  • What to expect in your daily life with a child with a visual impairment

    Dr. Cathy, Jenny, and Paige talk about how your child’s visual impairment may impact their access to daily activities and how to help your child participate meaningfully. Jenny shares her personal experience with helping her daughter participate in daily routines and talks about her feelings around how her daughter experiences the world.

    Book: “For The Benefit of Those Who See”: https://www.rosemarymahoney.net/for-the-benefit-of-those-who-see

    Family Connect: The Importance of Routines for Children with Visual Impairments:

    https://familyconnect.org/browse-by-age/preschoolers/growth-and-development-preschoolers/the-importance-of-routines/

    Mealtimes Routines Visual Impairment Intervention study information:

    https://www.unco.edu/cebs/special-education/mrvi/study-updates/

    https://www.unco.edu/cebs/special-education/mrvi/resources/


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    27 min
  • What to expect when taking your child to the eye doctor

    Welcome to the first episode of Feeling This Life! This season on the podcast, Paige, Dr. Cathy, and Jenny will be talking with various guests on “what to expect” when you have a child who is blind or visually impaired. In this episode, Dr. Cathy interviews pediatric ophthalmologist, Dr. Robert King to get an idea of what parents should expect when visiting the eye doctor for the first time. He discusses what tools the doctor uses, what tests he performs, and why he performs them. Paige, Dr. Cathy, and Jenny conclude by chatting about what parents can do to be prepared for their child’s visit to the eye doctor.

    VISability article: 7 Ways To Get The Most From Your Child’s Eye Appointment: https://vips.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/VIPS-News-37-5-1.pdf

    Family Connect: What to Expect at the Eye Doctor’s Office:

    https://familyconnect.org/after-the-diagnosis/working-with-medical-professionals/what-to-expect-at-the-eye-doctors-office/


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    36 min
  • Season 1 Introduction

    Jenny shares information about "What To Expect", which is the theme for season 1 of Feeling This Life. 

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    1 min
  • Our Hopes and Dreams

    Paige, Dr. Cathy, and Jenny introduce themselves and talk about how they came together.  They discuss their hopes and dreams for Feeling This Life. 

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    18 min

About Feeling This Life

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This podcast dives deep into the triumphs, challenges, and strategies that are part of the lives of those who care for young children with blindness and visual impairment, building an audio community…