When Your Child is Hurting: An Interview with Evana Sandusky
Release Date: 06/01/2019
Interview with Sandra Peoples: Self-Care for Special Needs Parents
A Special Hope
Sarah and Sarah discuss what self-care for special needs parents, specifically moms, looks like and how those who love them can support them. (Hint: it's not about naps and bubble baths!) Stick around at the end for a fun conversation about comma placement and parentheses grammar. Sandra's story is built on the foundation of being a special-needs sibling to her sister Syble with Down Syndrome who passed away in July 2022. We'd like to share . Our hearts are grieved by this loss, but we look forward to the hope we have in Christ to be reunited with our loves ones in heaven, where all things...
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Interview with Sandra Peoples: Self-Care for Special Needs Parents
A Special Hope
Sarah and Sarah discuss what self-care for special needs parents, specifically moms, looks like and how those who love them can support them. (Hint: it's not about naps and bubble baths!) Stick around at the end for a fun conversation about comma placement and parentheses grammar. Sandra's story is built on the foundation of being a special-needs sibling to her sister Syble with Down Syndrome who passed away in July 2022. We'd like to share . Our hearts are grieved by this loss, but we look forward to the hope we have in Christ to be reunited with our loves ones in heaven, where all things...
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Easter Episode: Redeeming Love by Anne Steele
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Sarah talks through the hope of Easter with a reading of Anne Steele's poem, Redeeming Love. Easter might look different this year, but we can still celebrate the Resurrection of Christ, all things new, and the hope of glory. Read more about Anne Steele at or on the I highly recommend the book, edited by Alex Webster.
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Hope Anew: Creating Community with Jonathan and Sarah McGuire
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“We have to build a new vision for what life will be going forward - grieving what isn’t anymore, and building A NEW vision…” Sarah Broady talks with Jonathan and Sarah McGuire about their ministry organization, Hope Anew, and the new online community that launches October 1, 2019. They share their story as autism parents, the isolation they experienced, the drought of rest Sarah went through, and how their family coped and handled those struggles. Through everything, they’ve created a ministry to parents of children with unique needs and disability in their writing, speaking,...
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The Inclusive Classroom in Children's Ministry with Jared Kennedy
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Sarah talks with autism dad and children’s pastor, Jared Kennedy, about creating inclusive classroom environments for children’s ministry. They discuss tools and strategies leaders and teachers can use with individuals with unique needs in their classes, as well as boundaries if a teacher suspects a diagnosis, but the parent has not provided any diagnosis, or there hasn’t been any testing yet. They talk through the books Jared has written and the free resources available on his website, . In addition to practical ideas and steps for ministry leaders and teachers to use with families,...
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Transitioning a Child to Residential: Battling Fear, Grief, Guilt, and Striving for Hope with Debbie Abbs
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As a special needs parent, have you felt fear about your child’s future? Do you struggle with doubts about decisions you’ve made, grief over the fact that you even had to make those very decisions? Do you feel guilty for either how you’ve handled a situation, or even your own emotions? Sarah Broady talks with Deb Abbs about “the other ‘R’ word,” as Deb puts it, Residential, through their family’s story of transitioning their teenage son Luke from home to a residential boarding school for children with disabilities. They talk through the all-encompassing fear, grief, and guilt...
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The 5 Love Languages for Special Needs Families is Finally Here
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and have co-authored a book on the 5 love languages just for special needs families and it is finally here! Sharing Love Abundantly in Special Needs Families: The 5 Love Languages® for Parents Raising Children with Disabilities is available for purchase through , or on Host Sarah Broady talks with Jolene about the book, how it came into being, all the ideas for families to use the 5 love languages with their families - with spouses, typical siblings, and children with disabilities, and the hope Jolene has to share through it all. So many books written for parents, while...
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Meant for Community: An Interview with Lorna Bradley
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Lorna Bradley's research focuses on how churches can provide a holistic welcome to families raising children with special needs by meeting the emotional and spiritual needs within the entire family. She is the author of Special Needs Parenting: From Coping to Thriving, has led parent support groups for seven years and worked in welcoming ministries for ten years. Sarah and Lorna discuss specific ways churches can minister to *and with* special needs families and share stories of hope as families are welcomed into true community within the church.
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When You Can't Talk About Hard Things
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As a special needs parent, sometimes there are just some things we can't share. What if people don't understand? Some things are too private and would be embarrassing to our child if we talked about it. But it's still something we as a parent are experiencing and need to process. How do we talk about the really hard things without really talking about it? Is that even possible? This is a solo episode by host Sarah Broady as she talks through reasons we can't talk about hard things, and what we can do about it. Make sure to follow A Special Hope Podcast on , , for...
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Becky Davidson on Rising Above Ministries and the Legacy of a Special Needs Dad | Father's Day Special Edition
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This special Father's Day episode is dedicated to the memory of Jeff Davidson. Becky talks through their story and the genesis of , as well as the beautiful but heart-breaking story of how Jeff's last legacy, , came into being two years after his passing. Today's story is one of beauty mixed with grief encased in hope. Stay tuned for a message from Jeff and a shout out to dads, especially special needs fathers, everywhere. Happy Father's Day!
info_outlineWhere is God when your child is hurting? How do we pray for them? How do we cope in the face of crisis and chronic illness? Evana Sandusky talks about her children's medical complexities, stories of their life, how her faith was challenged, and how she overcame doubts about God.
Evana is a God-fearing wife and mother of two children. Her daughter has Down syndrome and a complex medical history. Professionally, Evana is a pediatric speech-language pathologist in private practice.
Read the show notes on Hope in Autism.
Find Evana on Facebook, Twitter, and her website.