Happy birthday lorelei | Ten years as a medical mom
When Autumn Comes: Seasons of Hope for Medical + Disability Moms
Release Date: 02/18/2026
Kat and Jordan | Good putty for maintaining a marriage
When Autumn Comes: Seasons of Hope for Medical + Disability Moms
Now that Katrina and Jordan have celebrated, we can officially tell them, “Happy Anniversary.” You see, when you have a child with medical complexity and they overhear that an important day is coming up, things just seem to go awry. Best not to let Ellie know beforehand… Today, we hear from Katrina’s husband, Jordan. We hope you enjoy a father’s perspective on parenting a medically complex child. Katrina and Jordan also share with us how they have worked to keep their marriage strong through the ups and downs and viral social media posts. “Oh no, we definitely have...
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4 AM Happy Random Thursday
When Autumn Comes: Seasons of Hope for Medical + Disability Moms
Katrina and Jordan are here today on just a normal typical Thursday. Links and resources: Follow Suz: Follow Katrina: Join the conversation: Follow us on Facebook: Follow us on Instagram: Make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss out on our upcoming stories of medical and special needs parenting from families like yours. And, if you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and a review. Thanks!
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Happy birthday lorelei | Ten years as a medical mom
When Autumn Comes: Seasons of Hope for Medical + Disability Moms
This week marked Lorelei’s tenth birthday. Five years on earth, five in heaven. This beautiful little girl with her epic hair, to match the Trolls she loved so much, is the reason we are all here today. While Susan didn’t create this podcast to honor Lorelei specifically, without her, Susan would not have become a medical mom ten years ago. This podcast would not exist. Those of you who have listened for a while know that the goal of this project is to share, to help people feel less alone in their journey, to uplift. The trolls of internet land; however, do not know that. They also...
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4 AM Trolls and good hair
When Autumn Comes: Seasons of Hope for Medical + Disability Moms
Trolls have great hair. Suz and Katrina have great hair. Internet trolls though…we can’t speak for their hair. Links and resources: Follow Suz: Follow Katrina: Join the conversation: Follow us on Facebook: Follow us on Instagram: Make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss out on our upcoming stories of medical and special needs parenting from families like yours. And, if you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and a review. Thanks!
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4 AM Goat Musings
When Autumn Comes: Seasons of Hope for Medical + Disability Moms
4AM: Goat Musings Goats are cute, don’t you want one??? Links and resources: Follow Suz: Follow Katrina: Join the conversation: Follow us on Facebook: Follow us on Instagram: Make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss out on our upcoming stories of medical and special needs parenting from families like yours. And, if you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and a review. Thanks!
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Jenn | Navigating Self Harm
When Autumn Comes: Seasons of Hope for Medical + Disability Moms
We’ve talked before about the feelings we experience when we receive a diagnosis for our child. We’ve talked about the realities of appointments, struggles with school, daily life. What happens when our children get older and puberty happens. What happens when their typical behaviors begin to change? Jenn shares with us her experience with her son, Everett. She openly shares the reality of living with a child who develops behaviors that harm himself. The girls discuss therapies, and fears related to these behaviors. “For something that takes a kid three times to...
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4 AM Do you Wear Undies?
When Autumn Comes: Seasons of Hope for Medical + Disability Moms
What’s going on down there? You might not want to know… Links and resources: Follow Suz: Follow Katrina: Join the conversation: Follow us on Facebook: Follow us on Instagram: Make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss out on our upcoming stories of medical and special needs parenting from families like yours. And, if you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and a review. Thanks!
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Virtual Pink House | Setting Sights on the New Year
When Autumn Comes: Seasons of Hope for Medical + Disability Moms
By the time this episode airs, we are pretty well into the new year. How are your resolutions going? Did you make any resolutions? Did you break any resolutions? Remember the list we made last year of monthly goals? Does anyone know where their list is? Let’s get real, we can’t find ours. But we do have some thoughts on starting a new year. Join the girls today as they chat about setting intentions for 2026, finding magic, and being just as prepared for vacation as they are for illness. “That’s not what we were going to talk about today.” -Suz Here’s what...
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4 AM | Hamster Trauma
When Autumn Comes: Seasons of Hope for Medical + Disability Moms
Who here had a hamster growing up? We all know that left you with some kind of trauma. Buckle up for this one… Links and resources: Follow Suz: Follow Katrina: Join the conversation: Follow us on Facebook: Follow us on Instagram: Make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss out on our upcoming stories of medical and special needs parenting from families like yours. And, if you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and a review. Thanks!
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Spread the Cheer | When Medical Complexity Doesn't Take a Holiday Break
When Autumn Comes: Seasons of Hope for Medical + Disability Moms
Christmas is the most magical time of the year. Well…is it? Is it really the most stressful time of the year? The stress is real for families of typical children, but add in medical complexity and we have a whole different ball of wax. Between parties and shopping and holiday performances, where do we also find time to breathe? Is it ok to say ‘no’ to these once a year activities? What happens when our kid just needs a break? How do we enjoy the holidays with the flu lurking around every corner? Suz and Katrina sit down today to discuss all of these things. We also get to hear how...
info_outlineThis week marked Lorelei’s tenth birthday. Five years on earth, five in heaven. This beautiful little girl with her epic hair, to match the Trolls she loved so much, is the reason we are all here today. While Susan didn’t create this podcast to honor Lorelei specifically, without her, Susan would not have become a medical mom ten years ago. This podcast would not exist.
Those of you who have listened for a while know that the goal of this project is to share, to help people feel less alone in their journey, to uplift. The trolls of internet land; however, do not know that. They also don’t know that their unkind comments bring more visibility to this project. So, in honor of Lorelei, the girl who loved Poppy and Branch…thank you trolls of the internet.
“All of this started with trauma, and breaking rules, and doing things differently than it was ever supposed to be.” -Suz
Here’s what you don’t want to miss:
- Viral
- Ten years in
- Lorelei’s birth
- 5 earthside, 5 in heaven
- What would we say?
You’re really going to want to read Live Like Lorelei
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