My guest, Ashlyn Thompson, is the co-founder of Charlotte's Hope Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting, encouraging, and educating parents and caregivers of children facing difficult health challenges. Ashlyn, and co-founder Emily Whiting, have daughters with rare medical complexities. By sharing their stories, they hope to connect other parents and caregivers with valuable resources and the understanding that they are not alone. In short, they think of the foundation as providing a lighthouse in the storm.

Our discussion covers a range of topics:

• Understanding advocacy
• Managing white coat syndrome
• Turning pain into purpose
• Dealing with trauma
• Sitting with the pain
• Leading with love
• Defining and introducing hope
• Enjoying dark chocolate

Ashlyn and Emily created the Charlotte's Hope Foundation to provide the type of support that was not available to them. As Ashlyn says, everyone knows someone. So, please, share this important discussion with others who could find value here.

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• Website: Charlotte's Hope Foundation
• Podcast: Empowered by Hope
• Book: She is Charlotte by Emily K. Whiting
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• Instagram

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