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
Being a Neurodiverse Mom and Blameless Guilt with Becky Tilley
Hello Brave Friends! On this story episode we’re talking about being a neurodiverse mama and dealing with blameless guilt. What is blameless guilt? It’s guilt we feel when the unthinkable happens and…
My Child is Aggressive and I Feel So Alone
Hello Brave Friends! This is another Ask Us Anything episode in which YOU, the listener, get to write or call in and, you guessed it, ASK US ANYTHING!
Today we’re discussing the topic of raising a ch…
Who is on Your Life Council? with Laura Tremaine
Hello Brave Friends! Having girlfriends that get you is sacred and mandatory around here and our guest today, Laura Tremaine, could not agree more! She is an author and podcaster who shares how makin…
The Mischievous Missing Bone with Hannah Parsons
Hello Brave Friends! On this episode we are exploring what pregnancy and early motherhood can look like when there is rare disease and a limb difference involved.
Our storyteller is Hannah Parsons who…
Our Family Needs a Break and I Feel So Guilty
Hello Brave Friends! This is another Ask Us Anything episode in which YOU, the listener, get to write or call in and, you guessed it, ASK US ANYTHING!
Today we’re discussing the question, is it okay …
Advocating at the Hospital Bedside for our Kids with Katie Taylor
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to our practical episode with Katie Taylor, who not only has wonderful professional credentials, she is also our Connection Circle Leader for Austin, Texas, and we are s…
My Brother is Way More Than a Tragedy of Circumstance with Lori Rivera
Hello Brave Friends! On this episode we’re exploring what being an amazing advocate looks like. As we all know, advocacy can take on a lot of forms, helping with communication, getting all the right …
When Friends Wear the Disability Swag (and Don't Offer Real Help)
Hello Brave Friends! This is our inaugural Ask Us Anything episode in which YOU, the listener, get to write or call in and, you guessed it, ASK US ANYTHING!
Today we’re discussing the question, “Is i…
Season 5 Trailer
Hello Brave Friends! Welcome to Season 5 of Brave Together Podcast! This season we are rolling out a brand new episode format called Ask Us Anything. In these episodes my wonderful co-hosts, Life Coa…
How to Build an Entourage of Love with Emma Nadler
Hello Brave Friends, you know we encourage sisterhood on this podcast but we don’t always talk about the unexpected community that can form around our children with unique needs, when we’re open to i…
Break Relief Sitters with Nichelle Harvey
Vacationing with your kids doesn’t always feel like a vacation, more like a relocation, am I right?! And when any of your children have special needs, it can feel even harder to relax in a new locati…
Flexibility is Key with Amanda Griffith-Atkins
In extreme parenting, mastering flexibility is key! We never know what is around the corner and our kid’s unique needs keep us permanently on our toes. But we are also the ones providing routine for …
Transitioning from Middle to HS (for Neurodiverse Teens) with Natalie Borrell
Transitions are hard for everybody, but especially for our neurodiverse teens and their parents. Just when you’ve gotten used to middle school and all that is expected in that environment, your teen …
A Letter for Mother's Day with Suzanne Eisenbrand
Happy Mother’s Day! Though the holiday this year has passed, we are here to remind you to do something special FOR YOU today! You deserve it! We want you to feel appreciated for ALL that you do, even…
The Lost Art of Asking for Help with Cheryl Ryan Chan
Our lives as caregivers require WAY more help than we are willing to ask for, so what stops us? The intention for this episode is encouragement and maybe a nudge toward self-reflection as to WHY ON E…
Prune Your Life, Watch it Thrive with Jess Ronne
You have to PRUNE to create room for real GROWTH, this is a sentiment gardeners understand but often busy parent caregivers forget. Are you making space in your life to experience peace? To exhale? T…
When Breathing Impacts Sensory Issues with Dr. Marielly Mitchell
Does your child have sensory issues? Picky eating, general dysregulation or motor skill delays? Have you been to a bunch of different therapists but they all seem like they’re on their own planets an…
When No News is TRULY Good News with Ryan Barbera
One of the invisible burdens many parents of children with degenerative or recurring disease carry is the knowledge that someday the other shoe may drop. They don’t know when or at which doctor’s app…
When Sisterhood Hurts with Kimberly Kooy
Hello Brave Friends! This episode is something that has been on Jessica’s mind and heart since the launch of We Are Brave Together. We are an organization that preaches SISTERHOOD and COMMUNITY but w…
Soldiering through Sadness with Kara Ryska
This episode is about the unexpected twists and turns that make this journey extra hard. When you get into a groove, with any kind of lifestyle, even our especially complex kind, it can feel manageab…