Brave Together Podcast: Support and Community for Caregiving Parents
This is Brave Together Podcast. On Brave Together Podcast, co-hosts Jessica Patay, Susanna Peace Lovell and Dr. Zoe Shaw, will share interviews, celebrate stories, explore challenges, and rally hope for the motherhood journey. Through this inspirational and resourceful podcast, may all caregiving parents know that they are not alone. We Are Brave Together is a global nonprofit that creates community for mothers raising children with disabilities, neurodivergence, or complex medical and mental health conditions. The heart of We Are Brave Together is to preserve and protect the mental health of caregiving moms everywhere.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 266
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
What About the Dads?
As moms, we often carry the flag for our children in the special needs community. Today, Jessica Patay interviews two dads of children with special needs whose experiences as parents have changed the…
Trailblazer Moms! with Larkin O'Leary
Have you met Larkin O’Leary? She’s the first guest in our periodical series, “Trailblazing Moms!” which highlights the stories of world-moving mothers in the special needs community!
Larkin O’Leary is…
Celebration Stories with Nicola Irvine
Today on the Brave Together podcast, we have our first Celebration Story, with author and speaker, Nicola Irvine!
Nicola was born in New Zealand, and has lived for nearly 30 years in Indonesia, Hong K…
Mama Trauma... Let's Heal It!
In this episode of the Brave Together podcast, Jessica Patay and her dear friend Kimberly Kooy discuss some of the therapies available for those carrying the trauma that can come from years of extrem…
Conquering Guilt and Shame with Samantha Morey, LMFT
Today, Jessica Patay and Samantha Morey speak about how to discern, process and defend against the guilt and shame that can creep into our busy lives! Called to counsel women and families towards who…
Dear Younger Me: Mothers of Adult Children with PWS; Linda Ryan and Lisa Graziano
The idea of Dear Younger Me series came from an annual event that We Are Brave Together offers. Experienced, expert moms share their wisdom on a variety of topics to moms earlier in their journey... …
The YaYa Sisterhood
Meet the YaYa Sisterhood! In today’s episode, Jessica introduces us to four incredible women who’ve supported one another through thick and thin, for over 35 years. The value of community and friends…
Why Conflict is Your Friend - Marriage with Chris Ioimo, LMFT
Chris Ioimo, LMFT, and Clinical Director of Journeys Counseling in Torrance, California, joins Jessica Patay in discussing why conflict can actually strengthen marriages. As a marriage and family cou…
Notice, Notice, Notice: Mindfulness with Rachel Rush
Jessica Patay and Rachel Rush discuss mindfulness as a practice to help us through the challenging and overwhelming seasons of our lives. Mindfulness is a practical tool that trains our brains to pro…
Let’s Shine a Light on Rare Diseases: Cri du Chat
In this second Rare Diseases Highlight, Jessica Patay speaks with Leah Moore, mother of Jordan, who has Cri du Chat, a rare genetic disorder cause by a partial chromosome deletion. Its name is a Fre…
Soul How Art Thou?
Why is rejecting self-care actually a symptom of narcissism? Find out in today’s episode from Jessica Patay and Suzi Lula, who talk about the small steps that can help burdened mothers cultivate a st…
When Self-Care Feels Impossible with Kara Ryska
This Wednesday, we continue our series on “Self Care,” and what it really means for warrior moms of special needs children to care for themselves. How do we practice Self-Care when it feels Impossibl…
Is Self-Care a Bad Word?
As we dive into 2021 and Season Two of the Brave Together podcast, Jessica Patay speaks about some new ways to think about strengthening and caring for ourselves in 2020, and explains the all-importa…
Season One Wrap-Up!
Wow! It’s the end of the year - and of Season One of the Brave Together Podcast! This week, Jessica Patay has some last encouragements for our amazing momma listeners as we step fully into the holida…
R is for Ryan and the Resilience He Taught Me
Jessica Patay shares what she has learned to embrace and reject as she has had to build and grow resilience over the past 17 years of mothering her son, Ryan, who has Prader-Willi syndrome. What she …
Dear Younger Me with Sheila James
The idea of Dear Younger Me series came from an annual event offered by We Are Brave Together. Experienced, expert moms, share their wisdom on a variety of topics with moms earlier in their motherho…
A Mindset for the Holidays
Just in time for Thanksgiving, Jessica and Suzi Lula discuss how to prepare our minds, hearts and bodies for a time of year that can be so full of pressure and expectation. This is our first holiday …
Presuming Competence
Jessica invites Peace of Heart Community Co-Founder Amy Groshell and Special Needs Educator and Founder of ACCEPTS, Inc., Morgan Tyner on the show to discuss "Presuming Competence." How do we see ou…
How to Not Freak Out About the Future with Kim Albrecht
Jessica Patay and Kim Albrecht from the LOMAH podcast discuss the “Future” for special needs children and their parents. What happens when carers and parents can no longer be around for their growing…
Let’s Shine a Light on Rare Diseases: Epidermolysis Bullosa
In the months ahead, Jessica Patay will occasionally pause the regular podcast series to highlight lesser known and uncommon diseases. In today’s Rare Disease highlight, we meet Nadine and Becky, mom…