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

Suz is at the beach and we didn’t have a plan for this 4AM content. So the conversation is all over the place. 

Talking points you don’t want to miss:

• Weekend at Bernie’s 
• Urine in the night guard… oy. 

Links and resources:

• Want to join the 4AM Mom Club?  http://www.4am-mom-club.com
• Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast

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Stephanie is a medical, special needs mama from Texas.  When her daughter Addie was born, she entered parenthood on the front row of the NICU Rollercoaster.  When facing the unexpected dips, twists, stops and gos of the coaster - Stephanie and her family decided they were not going to let Addie’s medical conditions, or the NICU/PICU, stop them from making the best of this journey. She is one of the most positive, upbeat mamas we have met and now, she is an author of a #1 best selling children’s book called Authentically Addie. 

Chit-Chats you do not want to miss:

• The “something is wrong” conversation at the 20 week ultrasound
• Making the best of the NICU
• Self-care in the hospital
• Authentically Addie 

Links and resources:

• Find Stephanie on her blog: http://www.thevintagemodernwife.com/
• Follow Stephanie on Instagram: @Mathewsbambina 
• Learn more about Authentically Addie: http://authenticallyaddiebooks.com/
• Purchase Authentically Addie on Amazon 
• Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast

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This is one of the most random pieces of WAC: 4AM Bonus Content.  When you hear a man's voice - don't freak out... you're in the right place. 

Highlights you don’t want to miss:

• Call our hotline! Tell us a funny story! 
• Diane shares her nipple-pinchin’ story that she swore she wasn’t going to share on the pod
• Suz talks about making the starbucks staff cry because of her dog

Links and resources:

• Want to join the 4AM Mom Club?  http://www.4am-mom-club.com
• Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast

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Amanda Rogers, Licensed Professional Counselor (and college roomie of Susan), joins us today to give her professional insight for special needs and medical moms.  We talk about fatigue: compassion, empathy and decisions. 

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

• What we mean when we say “I’m tired” 
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy concepts
• Protecting ourselves with boundaries
• Meditation and being present: Refuel and Rejuvenate 

Links and resources:

• Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast
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We have some exciting 4AM Mom Club news in this episode!  We also talk about childhood yard sale trauma that has led to a lifelong stuffed animal hoarding problem.  

Highlights you don’t want to miss:

• Fascia Fix with Erin will be available monthly within the 4AM Mom Club for members only! 
• Diane and Suz share their Fascia Fix experience
• Suz explains why she cannot get rid of her stuffed animals 

Links and resources:

• Want to join the 4AM Mom Club?  http://www.4am-mom-club.com
• Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast

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Carissa is a boy mom, through and through.  Within her tribe of three boys, her oldest, Caleb, has Coffin Siris Syndrome and Autism.  Carissa shares her story as a special needs parent, breaking down the chapters she has gone through and the one she is in now.   

Topics you do not want to miss:

• Communication isn’t always verbal 
• Scary chapters of the story verse stable chapters
• Creating a community when you need it

Links and resources:

• Learn more about the Coffin-Siris Foundation: https://www.coffinsiris.org
• Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast

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Mary Lenaburg joined us for the 4AM “after show” this week! Just a bunch of medical, special needs moms, sitting around, virtually gabbing about life during the “Sourdough Pandemic” and how it brought Mary a Daughter-in-law!  

Links and resources:

• Want to join the 4AM Mom Club?  http://www.4am-mom-club.com
• Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast

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Mary is a strong, faithful, snarky, Christian mama who’s daughter, Courtney, taught her what it truly means to surrender to God.  Today Mary shares her faith-filled journey as a medical, special needs mom. 

Highlights you do not want to miss:

• “The conversation” with a new resident
• Surrendering your child, daily
• Redemptive Suffering
• The Light of Dawn: Be Brave in the Scared 
• Marriage, Relationships, and Casseroles
• The Binder of Love 

Links and resources:

• Get to know Mary better: https://www.marylenaburg.com, https://www.facebook.com/MaryLenaburgWriter, or @marylenaburg on instagram. 
• Purchase Mary’s books here: https://www.amazon.com/Mary-E-Lenaburg/e/B07HVWDRHM?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1615240327&sr=8-2
• Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast

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This is some excellent quality bonus content for the When Autumn Comes Podcast. Seriously, you get to listen to Suz taste cookies. You don’t get to taste them, you just listen to her taste them. And then Di makes a poopy pool confession.  

Links and resources:

• Want to join the 4AM Mom Club?  http://www.4am-mom-club.com
• Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast

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Today’s guest is our first, non-special needs mom guest.  Dr Sammy Vergano is a geneticist at the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters.  She is here to offer moms like us a candid conversation about life working with rare kiddos. 

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

• Geneticist vs Genetic Counselor
• Delivering news and practicing medicine
• Just because they are rare doesn’t mean they are wrong

Links and resources:

• Dr Vergano works closely with the Coffin-Siris Foundation. Read more about them here: https://www.coffinsiris.org/
• Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WhenAutumnComesPodcast
• Follow us on Instagram: @WhenAutumnComesPodcast

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