A prenatal diagnosis is filled with unknowns, anxiety, and fears for parents. Today’s guest knows this experience personally after her son was diagnosed with a Congenital Heart Defect at just 18 weeks gestation. Sarah Banach was always passionate for child development and wanting to be a mom. While in college and graduate school she turned to childcare as her career prior to becoming a teen therapist. 

• Sarah shares a little about her story of starting a family, with you; 
• Sarah discusses how she managed learning about her son’s diagnosis in utero, and what steps she took to help get her through her family's feelings of uncertainty, anxiety and fear; 
• Sarah discusses what her pregnancy looked like, after receiving her son's diagnosis; 
• Sarah shares how she prepared for her son's arrival and the “unknowns”; 
• You will hear about what helped Sarah the most during her pregnancy, to help get through each day; 
• Sarah discusses what her family's journey looked like, after Mikey (Sarah's son) was born;
• Sarah shares the resources that she found to be the most helpful during her pregnancy and after Mikey was born; 
• Sarah discusses how her background in childcare and today, as a therapist, has helped her through this process; and,
• Sarah shares advice she has for others who may be navigating a similar NICU journey. 

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