Stay ConnectedTake Heart is a podcast for special needs moms by special needs moms. It is a place for special needs moms to find authentic connection, fervent hope, and inspiring stories.
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Amy J. Brown: amy@amyjbrown.com
Carrie M. Holt: carrie@carriemholt.com
Sara Clime: sara@saraclime.com
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Laura Hernandez from Mama Systems shares about the victories and struggles of parenting children with fetal alcohol syndrome and reactive attachment disorder. She shares advice for parents including: being an advocate, getting someone in your corner, learning vulnerability, and creating systems for peace in a chaotic situation. Don’t miss it.
June 1, 2021: Ep. 42
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Amy, Sara, and Carrie dive into the topics of mom guilt over their child’s diagnosis, doubting their faith, and balancing the needs of siblings. It includes encouraging reminders about listening to the right voice, seeing a therapist is about having another wise adult speak into your life, and focusing on the little joys in every day.
May 25, 2021
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Guilt and shame are very different. Guilt convicts, but shame makes us feel worthless, unworthy, and doesn’t come from God. Sara encouragingly reminds us of who we are in Christ, and a beautiful practice of taking our thoughts captive when Satan whispers shame in our ear.
May 18, 2021
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Discerning the difference between accusation and conviction requires us to rely on the Holy Spirit. God wants us to bring our burden of guilt to Him. In this episode, Carrie encourages us to remember that as believers, we have been given the power of the Holy Spirit to be the mother perfectly equipped for your children.
May 11, 2021
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Guilt is a common feeling we have as special needs moms. In this episode, Amy considers the stories we tell ourselves around guilt. She provides pratical insight on how to reframe our stories.
May 4, 2021
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The grief of a special needs mom is unique, isolating, overwhelming, and continuous.Today, Amy, Sara, and Carrie discuss how it changes throughout the special needs journey, practices for processing it, mindsets for dealing with its constancy, and important hopeful reminders how God is near to the brokenhearted.
April 27, 2021
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Today’s episode is a gentle reminder that grieving our circumstances doesn’t mean we don’t accept and love our current life as special needs moms. God will not leave you in the broken places of your grief. You can run to Him with your sorrow, letting Him write new dreams for your life.
April 20, 2021
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Grief is an ongoing part of the special needs parenting journey. Today, Carrie reminds us that it’s important not to rank grief, what grief looks like, and how God is sovereign through all types of loss. Her eight practices for processing grief as a special needs parent will greatly encourage you.
April 13, 2021
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As special needs moms we are familiar with grief. We have the big losses that change our lives in a moment and the little griefs we often fail to recognize. This week, Amy shares her experience with grief and the lessons she has learned.
April 6, 2021
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This collaborative episode wraps up part two with sharing some practical tips for self-care. This includes some advice on planning and protecting the time, and how important it is to ask for help. Most importantly is the idea that we cannot wait for life to be calm to take care of yourself.
March 30, 2021
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