A Clubfoot Mom

In this episode I talk about the routine we set up for our Cutie's frequent blood draws for her ITP. Similar to the BnB nightly routine, we wanted to set up a consistent routine to make each blood dr…

Jessica Patay is the founder of We Are Brave Together and mom to a medically complex child. We Are Brave Together might sound familiar because it is the organization that hosts the Virtual Support Gr…

Your child's clubfoot diagnosis comes with a lot more than figuring out the treatment path and all of it's logistics, it is a lot to emotionally process as well. So much of what I hear from families …

I became a huge fan of Vedant and his family before I ever had the chance to meet them. I watched Vedant's interview with his clubfoot doctor, Dr. Lim, and was so impressed by him and his story. Veda…

In this episode I speak with Karen Moss, a clubfoot mom and Founder and Executive Director of Steps Charity. Karen talks about making the decision to travel from South Africa to Iowa to have her son …

Chesca Colloredo-Mansfeld is Co-Founder and CEO of the nonprofit oganization MiracleFeet, which helps provide treatment for clubfoot children by increasing access to care through partnerships with lo…

This is an extra special follow up episode as we hear from Aaron, a clubfoot cutie, about his experience of clubfoot relapse and its treatment. Aaron is a spirited and fun loving boy who is kind enou…

Anjie England is mom to Aaron, a clubfoot kiddo who experienced a relapse and treatment. Anjie talks about her experience hearing about Aaron's relapse, determining when to do treatment, and what the…

This episode is a call for submissions from clubfoot parents for the Clubfoot Anthology Betsy Miller and I are working on. I give the background for inception of the project, how Betsy Miller came up…

In the first return visit to the podcast, Lindsay Loring gives us an update about her daughter and her current treatment plan. Lindsay was one of the very first guests on the podcast, where we talked…

When your cutie enters BnB it can be hard to imagine the next 4/5 years of brace wear. Thinking about keeping your toddler from trying to remove their boots while you are sleeping can be overwhelming…

Bernie Landels is a certified infant massage instructor and author of the book, "Finding Their Feet" and in this episode we discuss how important feet are in to the developing infant brain. I am thri…

In this episode I talk about why establishing a bedtime routine early on in your cutie's treatment can have long term benefits. I give details about how we established our own cutie's bedtime routine…

This episode features a conversation with Julie Rose is the Co-Chair for the Family Centered Care Advisory Council at The Hospital for Sick Children. When I heard Julie on a different podcast telling…

In this episode I talk about how we handled the nighttime challenges of potty training with the BnB. This wasn't a huge challenge for us with our daughter, so I talk about the things I thought made i…

Dr. Steven Frick, Chief of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery at Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital/Stanford, Professor and Vice Chair of Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Stanford University School of…

In this extra special episode, I talk with my oldest daughter, Addie, about her experience having a little sister with clubfoot. Addie is a very special kid, who is supremely kind, and has an incredi…

In honor of World Clubfoot Day on June 3rd, this episode is dedicated to all the clubfoot moms past, present, and future. I feel so strongly about the vital role clubfoot parents played in the rise o…

Lori Howard is not only a clubfoot mom and a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist but she is the mother of the incomparable, and previous guest, Chloe Howard. If you listened to Chole's episode, yo…