Hosted by Carrie M Holt · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 53 episodes
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Welcome to This Unexpected Life , a podcast designed to equip and encourage parents and caregivers of children with disabilities so they can embrace their journey with hope, faith, and resilience. With over twenty years of parenting experience, Carrie M Holt is a story-telling companion for caregiving mothers, exploring the hope and healing found in Jesus Christ—one story at a time.
Carrie M Holt hosts This Unexpected Life, a religion show with 53 episodes published.
When Jenn Soehnlin's two young sons began receiving diagnoses including hearing loss, apraxia, autism, and anxiety, her world quickly filled with therapies, specialists, grief, and questions for God. What started as a se
When Sarah Mays first heard her newborn son cry, she knew something wasn't right. What followed was a long journey of medical appointments, therapies, genetic testing, autism, ADHD, and learning how to advocate fiercely
When Brianna Johnson's son was diagnosed with Bainbridge-Ropers Syndrome, a rare genetic condition affecting only a few hundred people worldwide, her family entered a journey they never expected. Faced with uncertainty,
This month kicks off the new podcast series entitled, There Was Jesus. In this deeply honest episode of This Unexpected Life , Carrie M. Holt sits down with returning guest Becky Davidson to discuss recognizing God’s pre
In this heartfelt episode of This Unexpected Life , Carrie sits down with homeschooling mom of six, Katie Seelig, to discuss raising a child with a rare neuromuscular condition, navigating medical uncertainty, and learni
What does it look like to keep saying “yes” to God when life feels chaotic, exhausting, and completely unexpected? In this heartfelt conversation, Carrie Holt sits down with author, disability mom, and “coordinator of ch
What happens when the life you planned is suddenly replaced with one you never expected? In this powerful and deeply practical episode of This Unexpected Life , Carrie sits down with Dr. Joe and Cindi Ferrini, authors of
What do you do when you don’t have the words to pray? In this deeply honest and hope-filled conversation, Carrie sits down with author and speaker Rachel Wojo to talk about caregiving, grief, and how prayer transforms in
In Part 2 of this powerful conversation on This Unexpected Life , Carrie M. Holt continues her interview with Anna Harp, a young writer living with cerebral palsy who is discovering her God-given purpose through storytel
In Part 1 of this powerful two-part conversation, Carrie sits down with Anna Harp, a young adult living with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, to share her story of faith, fear, and transformation. Born at just 27 weeks a
What happens when the life you planned falls apart—and God builds something completely unexpected in its place? In this episode of This Unexpected Life , Carrie sits down with Barb Stanley, founder of Wonderful Works Min
What happens when an autism diagnosis reshapes everything you expected about parenting—and faith? In this episode of This Unexpected Life , Carrie Holt talks with Bible teacher, author, and autism mom Larah Roberts about
What is it really like to grow up as the sibling of a child with disabilities? How does that experience shape the way you parent your own family? In this episode of This Unexpected Life , Carrie Holt talks with Sandra Pe
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In Part 2 of Carrie’s conversation with Jen Potter, the focus turns to grief, sibling dynamics, and learning to trust God in the middle of ongoing medical trauma. Jen shares what it has looked like to raise five children
What do you do when the suffering doesn’t end—and there’s no clear resolution in sight? In Part One of this heartfelt conversation, Carrie sits down with her friend Jen Potter to talk honestly about unresolved grief, lon
What happens when caregiving lasts far longer than you ever imagined—and no one is applauding? In this deeply honest episode, Carrie sits down with Beth Benson, a mother whose life has been shaped by infertility, trauma,
In this episode of This Unexpected Life , Carrie Holt talks with Jenna Erlandson,, a mother of six, about her journey through infertility, postpartum depression, and receiving an autism diagnosis for her son. Jenna share
What happens when special needs parenting moves beyond exhaustion and into survival? In this deeply honest and faith-filled conversation, Carrie M. Holt sits down with Celeste Shally, author of While We Wait: Clinging to
When Jeanetta Bryant’s daughter was diagnosed with autism, her world changed overnight. What began as heartbreak soon became a journey of faith, perseverance, and unexpected purpose. In this episode, Jeanetta shares how
Becky Davidson
2 appearances on this show
Rachel Wojo
author, speaker, and host of the Untangling Prayer podcast
1 appearance on this show
Larah Roberts
author · Raising Autistic Disciples
1 appearance on this show
Sandra Peoples
1 appearance on this show
Jess Ronne
publisher author, producer of the documentary UNSEEN, founder of The Lucas Project
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Nicole Wilke
researcher
1 appearance on this show
Kara Ryska
Life Coach and Podcast Host
1 appearance on this show
Kristin Faith Evans
special needs mom, author
2 appearances on this show
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