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Parenting Impossible – The Special Needs Survival Podcast

Welcome to Parenting Impossible, the podcast dedicated to empowering and supporting the disability community. Hosted by Annette Hines, this podcast was born out of a mission to combat the scattered and sometimes inaccurate information that parents and caregivers of disabled adult children often face.In each episode, we delve into the pressing questions and concerns that weigh on the minds of the entire special needs community including those with autism, intellectual disabilities, physical

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Episode 114: Overcoming Distractions – Thriving with...

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2021/06/16

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Episode 113: How To Make Communication Meaningful...

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2021/06/09

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Episode 112: Positive Lessons Learned from the...

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2021/06/02

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Episode 111: “Brilliantly Dyslexic” with Elizabeth...

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2021/05/26

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Episode 110: More Questions & Answers with host...

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2021/05/19

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Episode 109: Growing Up Disabled in India with...

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2021/05/12

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Episode 108: The Disability Language Debate &...

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2021/05/05

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Episode 107: Helping Families Cope with Invisible...

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2021/04/28

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Episode 106: A Kid’s Guide to Anxiety with Summer Batte

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2021/04/21

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Episode 105: Questions and Answers with Host Annette...

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2021/04/14

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Episode 104: Using the Arts to Promote Inclusion with...

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2021/04/08

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Mini-Sode 103: Kick(box)ing Depression to the Curb...

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2021/03/31

So many of us moms and caretakers of children with disabilities can find ourselves all too easily slipping into seasons of unhappiness, bitterness, self-doubt, self-hatred, and lack of motivation. Annette met virtually with Jenny Sanders, founder of iLovekickboxing in Agoura Hills, CA (recently shut down due to COVID-19) to discuss the importance of exercise and endorphins in preventing and fighting off depression. When Jenny’s son was diagnosed with autism in 2014, she found herself in a state of

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Episode 102: Your Autism Game Plan with Joya Van Der...

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2021/03/24

Joya Van Der Laan is a wife, mother of 3, family nurse practitioner, functional medicine specialist, and business owner. As if that didn't make life complicated enough, two of her three children have special needs including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED). After receiving her daughter's ASD diagnosis in 2014 when she was 3 years old, Joya's innate curiosity and passion for learning drove her to ask, "am I

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Episode 101: Let’s Celebrate Our Differences! A...

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2021/03/17

In this podcast episode, we cover a topic that’s a little “different” from what we usually discuss. Annette invites award-winning male vocalist and author of the children’s book “Made by Raffi,” Craig Pomranz, to share his story and explain why it’s important to not only accept each others’ differences, but to celebrate them. Craig’s book tells the story of a shy little boy named Raffi who is often left out and bullied for being seen as “girly” due to his love of knitting. It’s not until Raffi’s

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Episode 100: A Roundtable Discussion Between Mothers...

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2021/03/10

This week, we are celebrating the 100th episode of our “Parenting Impossible” podcast! To kick off this special episode, we listen to a song by Craig Pomranz called “Different,” which he wrote to inspire children and adults everywhere to celebrate their differences rather than try to hide them. After the song, Annette dives into her discussion with 3 incredible guests — Joslynn Jones McLaughlin, Laura Weisgarber, and Megan Fabrizi — as they share their stories of raising children with a rare

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Episode 99: How to Dismantle Ableism Together with...

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2021/03/03

To kick off the first podcast episode of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, Annette is joined by Elizabeth Wright, the Editor of Disability Review Magazine and the Founder and Editor of the “Conscious Being: For Disabled Women by Disabled Women” blog, to discuss timely topics like ableism, how nondisabled individuals can partner with the disability community, “inspiration porn,” and more. Elizabeth starts the podcast by sharing her personal story of being born limb different. Encouraged and

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Episode 98: Love Needs an Action Plan with Matthew...

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2021/02/24

In the final week of our “Month of Love” series, Annette invited two special guests to discuss the importance of seeking healing for all family members, not just the neurodiverse child. Matthew and Carol Newell are the Founders of the Family Hope Center in Greater Philadelphia and authors of “Healing Your Child’s Brain: A Proven Approach to Helping Your Child Thrive.” Since 1981, the Newell’s have worked both separately and together to help thousands of children with developmental disabilities

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Episode 97: Self-Love and Healthy Aging for Women...

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2021/02/17

For week 3 of our “Month of Love” series, Annette is joined by Dr. Vivien Brown, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP, NCMP to discuss the importance of self-love when it comes to healthy aging for women. Annette starts the podcast by admitting that she used to feel pride in putting herself last -- working her fingers to the bone and going to bed absolutely exhausted every night. However, she has realized that this isn’t what she wants to model for the people in her life -- for her daughter Caroline, her peers, her

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Episode 96: Tips for Keeping Your Marriage Strong...

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2021/02/10

There are ups and downs in every marriage. Whether it’s stress from work, not enough time for fun, parenting disagreements, poor communication, moody bickering, grieving a loss, or bigger problems like infidelity, there is no such thing as a “perfect” marriage. However, parents and caregivers of children with disabilities have a unique set of challenges in many arenas, not excluding their love lives. In this episode of our Parenting Impossible podcast, Annette Hines is joined by her favorite podcast

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Episode 95: Self-Love and Finding True Happiness with...

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2021/02/03

Annette kicks off the first episode in the “month of love” by inviting speaker, coach, and host of the Very Happy Stories podcast, Liza Blas, to discuss a type of love that so many parents of special needs children push to the side — self love. Liza opens the episode by telling a story of when she and her daughter, Ava, who has battled anxiety, depression, hallucinations, Lyme disease, and more, went to see a therapist together. During this session, the therapist asked Ava what would make her

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