Did you know that how you were raised and what you witnessed about money impact how you spend and save?
Guest Michelle Francis is the owner of Lifestory Financial in Denver whose slogan is: “Money is the heart of our life story,” as well as a mom to three, two who have Phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare metabolic disease diagnosed at
Education
Emergency Preparedness for Children with Disabilities and Complex Medical Needs
When your family is faced with natural disasters or emergency situations, how do you cope? For families with children with disabilities or complex medical needs, what types of plans do you have in place to protect their access to medicines, devices or equipment, food and more? As we are currently in hurricane season and only a week out from Hurricane…
Curbing the Tide of Abuse in Our Communities
Sensitive Topic Warning: Host Annette Hines discusses child abuse and child sexual abuse in this episode with two guests. She introduces the episode by reflecting on the report of the abuse of a young man with disabilities in a group home in southern Illinois published in the article: “A Disabled Young Patient Was Sent to Get Treatment. He Was Abused…
A Family’s Journey with Epilepsy
What do you do when your five-month-old child has seizures that are only happening at night? For Screenwriter Marc Palmieri, it was hard to know whether the strained movements and odd facial expressions were a problem for his young daughter Anna, when she had been a healthy, happy baby otherwise. During this episode of Parenting Impossible, Host Annette Hines…
How to Avoid Easy Parenting Pitfalls that Cause Misbehavior
Host Annette Hines opens the episode sharing about the month of September and the celebrations of Special Needs Companies, which includes the 10 years of service of Special Needs Law Group of Massachusetts and 3 years of hosting Parenting Impossible Podcast! Plus, this month is the start of the online Transition Planning Masterclass & Coaching Programs: Learn more here: https://bit.ly/TransitionPlanFreeCall…
Exploring the PDA Profile of Autism
What is PDA? New to the United States, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) Syndrome is a small, distinct profile of autism characterized by avoiding demands and expectations due to an anxiety-based need for control.
Our recent Parenting Impossible podcast guest, Diane Gould, is the founder of PDA North America and the first American professional with a certification in Pathological…
Technology and a Neurodiverse Workplace
Back-to-School Time
First, it’s back-to-school time for most students in the United States! Podcast host, Annette Hines reflects at the beginning of the episode on the busy preparation in her household for her two daughters that started a few weeks before the first day of school. Both her daughter Elizabeth with mitochondrial disease and her younger daughter, Caroline, needed separate,…
How to Talk about Money
Feeling anxious about money or wanting to avoid talking about it is normal. However, Kathleen Burns Kingsbury author and host of the award-winning, Breaking Money Silence® Podcast explains that when we’re not talking about money, we’re more likely to make financial mistakes and have difficulty learning from them. Plus, in order to have goals and plan for ourselves as well…
When You’re the Patient and the Parent
@RareDiseaseDad and DadVocate are the monikers for Adam Johnson who is now a rare disease patient advocate who hosts a series on MitoAction’s Energy In Action podcast called Parents As Rare that features stories of others like him who are affected by rare diseases. Host Annette Hines and Johnson discuss a range of topics relating to the struggle that he…
How My 100-Year-Old Best Friend Redefined My Life with Judy Gaman
While setting out to write a book about how to Age to Perfection, Award-Winning Author and Podcast Guest Judy Gaman met Lucille Fleming, an amazing woman who Judy noted redefined my life, perspective on aging, and concept of success. Lucille introduced Judy to the beautiful, wonderful, tender side of old, became a dear friend, and provided Judy the hope that…