Raising Disabled

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High Low Buffalo - October 2025 Oct 31, 2025

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In this episode, Deonna and Rhandyl share the high, low, and buffalo (random thing that happened) from the past month. From anniversary vacations, to speaking engagements, to family loss and emergencies, it's been an exciting past few weeks!

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Are We Better Parents After Raising Disabled Children? Oct 17, 2025

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Parenting changes us—but parenting a disabled child has transformed us in ways we never expected. In this episode, we talk about how raising our disabled daughters has reshaped our views on parenting, life, and ourselves. Are we better parents now…or just different ones?

Drawing from comments from our incredible community on Instagram and Facebook, this conversation explores the joys, guilt, resilience, and growth that come from raising disabled kids.

The Butterfly Pig Oct 03, 2025

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In this episode of Raising Disabled, we talked to pediatric oncology nurse Mary Jenner, the founder of The Butterfly Pig. She has created an innovative company that is making toys that mirror real medical equipment that children interact with in the hospital and at home.

If you would like to donate towards a child receiving a toy from The Butterfly Pig to reduce that child's anxiety surrounding their medical equipment, check out her Wishful Wings program.

Caroline Raising Briella Sep 19, 2025

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In this episode of Raising Disabled, we talk to Caroline about raising her daughter Briella who has Cerebral Palsy. Caroline is the social media manager for our sponsors Altimate Medical and Zing Standers.

Follow Caroline on Instagram @briellaandme

High Low Buffalo - September 2025 Sep 05, 2025

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In this episode, Deonna and Rhandyl share the high, low, and buffalo (random thing that happened) from the past few weeks. From vacations, concerts, and new ventilators to two hospitalizations and birthday parties, it's been a crazy past month!

How to Handle More Than You Can Handle with Amanda Griffith Atkins Aug 08, 2025

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In this episode, we talk to Amanda Griffith Atkins about her new book How to Handle More Than You Can Handle.

We talk about:

how to get out of survival mode,
what trauma does to your brain,
how to handle the grief associated with disability,
how to practice radical acceptance,
and how to make meaning in your own life.

Follow Amanda on Instagram @amanda.griffith.atkins and buy her book HERE!

Dumb Things People Say - Unsolicited Medical Advice Jul 25, 2025

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In this episode, we are continuing our series "Dumb Things People Say" by talking about our feelings about receiving unsolicited medical advice from friends, family, and strangers.

We are sharing stories about advice that we have received and that our friends on Instagram have experienced. We talk about what not to say, how we actually want to be supported by those who want to be an advocate, and we give you some ideas as the parent of a disabled child of responses if you receive unwanted medical advice.

Check out the other episodes in our "Dumb Things People Say" here:

When Are They Going to Get Better?

God Give Special Kids to Special People

You Are So Strong

Everything Happens for a Reason