Episode 9: Mark's Story
The Special Siblings Podcast: For Parents, Healthcare Providers, and Sibs Themselves
Release Date: 04/04/2020
Episode 9: Mark's Story
The Special Siblings Podcast: For Parents, Healthcare Providers, and Sibs Themselves
Autism, cancer, and a first-generation immigrant... this sibling story is one to remember.
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Coping with COVID-19, Part 2: Managing Anxiety in an Uncertain World
The Special Siblings Podcast: For Parents, Healthcare Providers, and Sibs Themselves
Dr. Dustin Siegel, Psy.D., of The Anxiety Treatment Center of Greater Chicago shares tips for those of us feeling a little extra anxious as we face changing daily routines and uncertain futures.
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Coping with COVID-19, Part 1: How Worried Should We Be?
The Special Siblings Podcast: For Parents, Healthcare Providers, and Sibs Themselves
Scientist and mom Sandra Snook, a comparative pathologist and creator of sssnoolife.com, offers her take on what level of concern different groups should actually have. For more on coronavirus, visit www.cdc.gov.
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Episode 8: Planning for the Future
The Special Siblings Podcast: For Parents, Healthcare Providers, and Sibs Themselves
Children with disabilities are outliving their parents at higher rates than ever before, often leaving siblings to become caregivers. How is this transition being managed? Does having multiple sibs change things? Professor Burke is investigating.
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Episode 7: So... What Can We Do?
The Special Siblings Podcast: For Parents, Healthcare Providers, and Sibs Themselves
Grad student - and sibling - Emily Thompson shares her pioneering work developing a treatment plan for therapists to better serve sibs. And get this: it's the first of it's kind.
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Episode 6: Disability - It's a Family Affair
The Special Siblings Podcast: For Parents, Healthcare Providers, and Sibs Themselves
Therapist Diane Gould discusses how disability affects all members of the family - including siblings, grandparents, and cousins. Plus, tune in for easy, tangible tips for how to support the whole family.
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Episode 5: Finding Balance - Self-Care while Stepping Up
The Special Siblings Podcast: For Parents, Healthcare Providers, and Sibs Themselves
Hear from triplet Allison Davis, age 23, on how she balances being the primary caregiver for her sister with Down's syndrome with young adult life post-college.
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Episode 4: Featuring Kate Strohm of Siblings Australia
The Special Siblings Podcast: For Parents, Healthcare Providers, and Sibs Themselves
Hear from Kate Strohm, founder of Siblings Australia (http://siblingsaustralia.org.au/) and author of Siblings (https://www.amazon.com/Siblings-Kate-Strohm-ebook/dp/B00JEPH7HG), about her sibling journey and the lessons she's learned along the way.
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Episode 3: From the Mouths of Sibs
The Special Siblings Podcast: For Parents, Healthcare Providers, and Sibs Themselves
Thoughts on being a sib from a sib herself: Luna Diaz, age 5. (Ok, plus some additional insights from her mom, Tameka!)
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Episode 2: Helping Neurotypical Sibs Find Their Tribe - Featuring Don Meyer, Creator of Sibshops
The Special Siblings Podcast: For Parents, Healthcare Providers, and Sibs Themselves
Don Meyer, Founder of The Sibling Support Project and its signature program, Sibshops, talks about the importance of peer support — and how to find it.
info_outlineAutism, cancer, and a first-generation immigrant... this sibling story is one to remember.
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As referenced in the show:
The Arc: thearc.org
The Sibling Support Project: siblingsupport.org
The Sibling Leadership Network: siblingleadership.org
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For more information on The Center for Siblings of People with Disabilities, visit www.siblingcenter.org.
To take advantage of our partnership with BetterHelp, visit BetterHelp.com/siblings.