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187: Do You Miss Who You Used to Be Prior To Disability Parenting? w/ Alyssa Nutile

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For a lot of us, the answer isn’t simple. You can miss your lighter, less-traumatized self and feel proud of who you’ve become.

That’s the tension so many of us sit in as medical parents: grieving the carefree, well-rested version of ourselves while also seeing strength, resilience, and depth we didn’t know we had.

In this episode, I’m joined by Alyssa Nutile to unpack the big, messy feelings that come with identity loss, personality shifts, and how we change when our child’s life is on the line, plus the unexpected ways we’ve grown and adapted.

Links:

Hear Alyssa’s other episodes: 180: Does it get easier?, 179: Exhaustion, 174: Silencing, 171: Financial Strain, 170: Hospitalizations, 140: Alyssa’s Story, 125: Travel w/ Disabled Kids

Fill out our contact form to join upcoming discussion groups!

Follow Alyssa at @caffeinated_caregivers!

Follow us on Instagram @the_rare_life!

Donate to the podcast or Contact me about sponsoring an episode.

Follow the Facebook page.

Join the Facebook group Parents of Children with Rare Conditions.

Access the transcript on the website here.

And if you love this podcast, please leave us a rating or review in your favorite podcast app!

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Content provided by Madeline Cheney. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Madeline Cheney or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.

For a lot of us, the answer isn’t simple. You can miss your lighter, less-traumatized self and feel proud of who you’ve become.

That’s the tension so many of us sit in as medical parents: grieving the carefree, well-rested version of ourselves while also seeing strength, resilience, and depth we didn’t know we had.

In this episode, I’m joined by Alyssa Nutile to unpack the big, messy feelings that come with identity loss, personality shifts, and how we change when our child’s life is on the line, plus the unexpected ways we’ve grown and adapted.

Links:

Hear Alyssa’s other episodes: 180: Does it get easier?, 179: Exhaustion, 174: Silencing, 171: Financial Strain, 170: Hospitalizations, 140: Alyssa’s Story, 125: Travel w/ Disabled Kids

Fill out our contact form to join upcoming discussion groups!

Follow Alyssa at @caffeinated_caregivers!

Follow us on Instagram @the_rare_life!

Donate to the podcast or Contact me about sponsoring an episode.

Follow the Facebook page.

Join the Facebook group Parents of Children with Rare Conditions.

Access the transcript on the website here.

And if you love this podcast, please leave us a rating or review in your favorite podcast app!

  continue reading

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