Mama Bear Podcast

Happy Mother's Day!

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In this episode, Mary Susan and her husband Sean McConnell discuss the highs and lows of raising a child who is nonverbal- especially during this quarantine time. They also discuss the things that have helped them during this season, as well as their one big fight over the last 40+ days. (It involves cheese). 

Find Sean at: 

IG: @sean_mcconnell

www.seanmcconnell.com 

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IG: @marysusanmcconnell

FB:@marysusanmcconnell

www.marysusanmcconnell.com

Find the coloring pages created by Sue Nuenke and her son here: poppingwheelies.weebly.com

Mary Susan puts her education hat on (she was a middle school teacher, has her Masters in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, and her Doctorate in Special Education) to give you FUN ideas for units during this weird time- *IF and ONLY IF- it serves your family. Otherwise- forget it. 

Mary Susan can be found at:

IG/FB: @marysusanmcconnell

www.marysusanmcconnell.com 

Get a free inclusive coloring book and more at the website above! 

Mary Susan speaks friend to friend about the statistics regarding anxiety/depression and the need for parents to really advocate for their mental health during this unusual time. 

Find Mary Susan at @marysusanmcconnell on IG / FB www.marysusanmcconnell.com 

These articles were mentioned:

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/29/health/when-the-caregivers-need-healing.html

https://www.caregiver.org/depression-and-caregiving

In this episode, Mary Susan speaks with Gwen Vogelzang the co-author of "If I Squeeze Your Head I'm Sorry"- a book she wrote with her son Rylan about his experiences with Autism and Tourette's. 

Find Gwen:

http://www.ifisqueezeyourheadimsorry.com/

http://www.fourbirdsmobile.com/

https://www.instagram.com/ifisqueezeyourheadimsorry/

Find Mary Susan:

https://www.instagram.com/marysusanmcconnell

www.marysusanmcconnell.com

In this episode, Mary Susan shares listeners responses to her question "How are you feeling about the coronavirus thus far and are you doing anything differently?" Mary Susan not only shares why the podcast has skipped two weeks unexpectedly, but also goes through each response which includes concerns about how changes in routine affect kiddos, thoughts on acquiring prescriptions early, and much more. Thank you to everyone who sent in an answer!

In this episode, Mary Susan speaks with Ashley Stock from Little Miss Momma about her family's experience with explosive behaviors, allowing her child to use the tools he's been given, processing grief with your spouse, as well as the beauty of this unique life, and so much more. 

Find Ashley at www.littlemissmomma.com

IG: @littlemissmomma

Find Mary Susan at www.marysusanmcconnell.com

IG: @marysusanmcconnell 

FB: @marysusanmcconnell 

In this episode, Mary Susan goes over 10 practices that can take less than a minute - that *might* help when a moment is really difficult.