When Autumn Comes: Seasons of Hope for Medical + Disability Moms

4AM: Meditative Laundry

Diane wants to know if folding laundry can count as self care. Suz wants to know why Diane walks so fast. This one is all over the place.

Links and resources:

• Follow Suz: @suzgeoghegan
• Follow Di: @diane.kay.erdman
• Join the conversation: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesSociety
• Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast
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After her daughter, Nina, passed at 8 years old from Rhabdomyosarcoma (soft tissue cancer) Stephanie continued on, facing waves of grief along with her husband and two other children. 15 years later, Stephanie is now leading grief support groups, helping other parents process the loss of their child(ren).

Topics discussed that you do not want to miss:

• Diagnosis + loss within the grief journey
• Processing grief as a child
• Honoring and remembering your child(ren) after they pass
• Everyone's grief journey is different

Links and resources:

• Freebie: How to Help Your Grieving Friend - and not be a jerk.
• Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Join the WAC Society to talk about all things pod related: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesSociety
• Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Catch up with Suz: @suzgeoghegan on insta
• www.suzgeoghegan.com/freebies

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Today's guest is… Suz? She is taking on the mentality that many of us face when we feel "out of practice" when we are thrown into the hospital with our child.

Topics discussed that you do not want to miss:

• Brain fog happens when you walk into the Emergency Room
• It's okay to feel all the feels
• Suz gives a few of the tips that help her during hospital stays
• Visit suzgeoghegan.com/freebies to get a copy of the communication sheet Suz mentions in this episode

Links and resources:

• Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Join the WAC Society to talk about all things pod related: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesSociety
• Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Catch up with Suz: @suzgeoghegan on insta
• www.suzgeoghegan.com/freebies

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Join us for a trip down memory lane with Kristen as she shares stories of hospital shenanigans and treatment recovery slumber parties with her sister Samantha.

Links and resources:

• Follow Suz: @suzgeoghegan
• Follow Di: @diane.kay.erdman
• Join the conversation: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesSociety
• Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast

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Kristen is a "cancer sibling" who vulnerably opens up with us about what it was like to lose her sister (and later her mother) to cancer. She shares how her family created as much joy as they could during tough hospital stays, how they hung onto memories with family vacations, and how they found hope for the medically complex community with their nonprofit called Samantha Makes It a Little Easier - SMILE.

Topics we talked about that you do not want to miss:

• Receiving your sister's cancer diagnosis as an older sibling
• Creating good times and bonding relationships during hospital life
• The sibling connection throughout treatment and after death
• Creating a nonprofit in honor of your loved one while grieving
• What to do when someone is grieving
• What SMILE does for our community

Links and resources:

• Learn more about Samantha Makes It a Little Easier: www.smileasier.org
• Looking for a therapist? Start here: www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists
• Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Join the WAC Society to talk about all things pod related: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesSociety
• Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Catch up with Suz: @suzgeoghegan on insta
• See what Diane is up to: @diane.kay.erdman on insta

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This is NOT a 5 minutes at 4AM. We are updating you a bit on the pod, talking about next week's guest and the memorial garden she is building in Suz's backyard, sleep talking and spitting, AND vitamins for the who ha… All of this for Mothers Day. Happy 4AM.

Links and resources:

• Follow Suz: @suzgeoghegan
• Follow Di: @diane.kay.erdman
• Join the conversation: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesSociety
• Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast

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Motherhood is tough. It forces us to face beautiful days and chaotic days. Hard days and easy-ish days. Fun days and structured days. Motherhood is hard no matter what kind of mama you are. Medical motherhood is something most of us never expected to face and it has turned us into people we never expected to be. Today our community unites with a bunch of amazing pep talks. Not just for Mother's Day - but any day! Happy Mother's Day mamas. Links and resources:

• Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Join the WAC Society to talk about all things pod related: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesSociety
• Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Catch up with Suz: @suzgeoghegan on insta

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Amanda joins Suz to talk about self care for moms. We recently polled moms in the When Autumn Comes Society and throughout social media to find out what they do for themselves when they have five or more minutes of alone time…

Links and resources:

• Hampton Roads Yoga: www.hrvayoga.com
• Follow Suz: @suzgeoghegan
• Follow Di: @diane.kay.erdman
• Join the conversation: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesSociety
• Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast

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Amanda Rogers, Licensed Professional Counselor is back to share her wisdom with our community of medical caregivers. When I was preparing for this episode I was able to find plenty of information on the mental load of mothers, but nothing specific to medical mothers. So today we are chatting about it!

Topics we talked about that you do not want to miss:

• Defining "Mental Load"
• The effect of carrying a heavy mental burden
• Tactics to manage the things you cannot change
• Finding a Therapist

Links and resources:

• Looking for a therapist? Start here: www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists
• Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Join the WAC Society to talk about all things pod related: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesSociety
• Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Catch up with Suz: @suzgeoghegan on insta
• See what Diane is up to: @diane.kay.erdman on insta

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Diane shares alllll the mishaps of her Spring Break vacation to Florida and it's hilarious.

Links and resources:

• Follow Suz: @suzgeoghegan
• Follow Di: @diane.kay.erdman
• Join the conversation: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesSociety
• Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast

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