Hosted by Kara Ryska · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 297 episodes
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Think of this podcast as your very own special needs mom support group--except it's helpful and fun! You will leave with the hope that you can have a super happy life even when your life includes parenting a medically complex child or a child with something like autism and ADHD. You likely didn't ask to be the parent of a disabled child or to live portions of your life in the hospital NICU or PICU. Your story is unique; it’s hard to find a place where you belong or where you don't feel so isolated and alone. Your child might have a rare disease, be undiagnosed or experience something that almost everybody has heard of like Downs syndrome yet the weird thing is that whether your child has an intellectual disability or physical disability, the experience as a mother is so similar. So regardless of your child’s disability, we can all find a home in this community. You find yourself managing everybody else's needs; your child, their siblings, and all the guilt that
Kara Ryska hosts The Special Needs Mom Podcast, a kids show with 297 episodes published.
Send us a text (Note: we are not able to respond but LOVE to hear from you!!) This episode is a personal one. I’m sharing why I’m stepping back from the podcast for now and what it looks like to choose rest, even when it
Send us a text (Note: we are not able to respond but LOVE to hear from you!!) This episode is a real-life conversation about what support actually looks like and where it still falls short for special needs moms. Kara an
Send us a text (Note: we are not able to respond but LOVE to hear from you!!) Transformation guide and stroke survivor Joy Shaw joins me to talk about healing through the lens of the hero’s journey and what it means to b
Send us a text (Note: we are not able to respond but LOVE to hear from you!!) In this episode, Kara re-shares a deeply personal story about the aftermath of a medical crisis with her son and what she calls the “fallout z
Send us a text (Note: we are not able to respond but LOVE to hear from you!!) What happens when everything you intellectually understand still doesn’t help you survive the hardest seasons of motherhood? In this episode,
Send us a text (Note: we are not able to respond but LOVE to hear from you!!) This episode explores the emotional stages many special needs moms move through, from survival and self-sacrifice to restoration and possibili
Send us a text (Note: we are not able to respond but LOVE to hear from you!!) Ethics educator and special needs mom, Anika Atkins, joins me for a conversation about medical mistakes, ethical repair, and what it looks lik
Send us a text (Note: we are not able to respond but LOVE to hear from you!!) In this episode, I reflect on the power of being held inside a safe community and what becomes possible when you stop trying to fix yourself.
Send us a text (Note: we are not able to respond but LOVE to hear from you!!) A powerful reflection on uncertainty, resilience, and learning how to trust yourself in seasons where you cannot control the outcome. This epi
Send us a text (Note: we are not able to respond but LOVE to hear from you!!) You don’t need to be great right now you need permission to do what works. In this short episode, Kara shares why choosing the easiest path on
Send us a text (Note: we are not able to respond but LOVE to hear from you!!) Misty Coy Snyder shares how “the next right thing” helped her move forward after her son received a Down syndrome diagnosis. This episode is f
Send us a text (Note: we are not able to respond but LOVE to hear from you!!) Caregiving does not become overwhelming because we do not care. It becomes overwhelming because everything lives everywhere, and the mental lo
Send us a text (Note: we are not able to respond but LOVE to hear from you!!) Grief does not mean something is wrong with you. In this episode, I share why grief is part of the special needs parenting journey and how all
Send us a text (Note: we are not able to respond but LOVE to hear from you!!) This episode is a small way of saying I see you and I appreciate you this holiday season. Read the full show notes and access your holiday gif
Send us a text (Note: we are not able to respond but LOVE to hear from you!!) There is often a version of Christmas we carry in our heads. Quiet. Cozy. Predictable. The kind that feels comforting but somehow never shows
Send us a text (Note: we are not able to respond but LOVE to hear from you!!) This week I hit record while standing, which feels fitting because this episode has a little extra energy behind it. November was a lot for me
Send us a text (Note: we are not able to respond but LOVE to hear from you!!) This episode came from a simple morning walk and one very unexpected moment of wisdom from my teenage niece’s boyfriend. We spent Thanksgiving
Send us a text (Note: we are not able to respond but LOVE to hear from you!!) This Thanksgiving week, I’m keeping it simple and talking about complex gratitude. The kind that feels messy, honest, and actually doable for
Send us a text (Note: we are not able to respond but LOVE to hear from you!!) Today’s episode is a cozy, casual chat. The kind you’d have over coffee with someone who gets it. I almost skipped releasing an episode this w
Send us a text (Note: we are not able to respond but LOVE to hear from you!!) This week, I’m back with my friend Brittney Crabtree from Moms Talk Autism for part two of our talk on behaviors that include aggression: phys
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The Special Needs Mom Podcast is hosted by Kara Ryska. The show is categorised under kids (family) and has published 297 episodes.
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