Child Life On Call: Parents of children with an illness or medical condition share their stories wit

Child Life On Call: Parents of children with an illness or medical condition share their stories wit


Latest Episodes

Episode 35 | Talking to kids about the Coronavirus
March 12, 2020

When it comes to the Coronavirus, how we inform our children is incredibly important. If you’re wondering though, how can we talk to our kids when we as adults still don’t know exactly what’s happening, you’re not alone. This episode covers...

Episode 34 | Katie + Jamie's Top 10 - Heart Month
February 27, 2020

Katie sits down (across the airwaves) with Jamie Gentille, Certified Child Life Specialist, Director of Child Life Services at Inova Children's Hospital, author and self-proclaimed animal themed yoga enthusiast to talk all things cardiac-life in honor...

Episode 33 | Scott's Story - A daughter with a rare cancerous tumor
February 14, 2020

This episode is not a cancer story. This is a story about a loving family, a precious child, and how to find miracles during the darkest parts of life. In this episode, Katie interviews Scott Kramer, father to Maddie. Maddie was diagnosed with...

Episode 32 | Tara with Making Cancer Fun's Story - A daughter with neuroblastoma
January 14, 2020

In this episode Katie Taylor, Certified Child Life Specialist interviews Tara Geraghty, President and Founder of . Tara is momma to Emily who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Neuroblastoma at just three years old. Tara used positivity and FUN to help...

Episode 31 | Laurie's Story - A daughter with Down Syndrome and Congenital Heart Defects
December 11, 2019

In this episode, Laurie is interviewed by Annie Jones, CCLS. Laurie is a wife, mom, and advocate. She talks about her daughter's life with Down syndrome, the life-saving heart surgeries her daughter has gone through, and how she balances it all....

Laurie's Story - A daughter with Down syndrome and Congenital Heart Defects
December 11, 2019

In this episode, Laurie shares her experience with having a daughter who has Down Syndrome and heart disease.  Laurie is a mom, wife and advocate from Illinois and you'll hear her discuss the honest thoughts that crossed her mind during some of...

Episode 30 | Katie Chat with other Child Life Specialists
November 25, 2019

This isn't your typical Child Life On Call episode! Katie sits down with two other child life specialists and each talks about their journey into child life, some "child life wins," and the hilarious things that kids have said to them over the years....

Episode 29 | Tiger Livy's Story - An interview with Erin Garcia and Betsy Miller
November 04, 2019

This episode of the Child Life On Call podcast is different that what you're used to hearing, but I fell in LOVE with a book called Tiger Livy and I knew I had to interview the authors. Tiger Livy is the story of a brave six-year-old who inspires...

Episode 28 | Lauren's Story - A daughter with Congenital Heart Defects
October 28, 2019

This is Lauren’s Story - A daughter with congenital heart defects on the Child Life On Call Podcast, hosted by Katie Taylor, Certified Child Life Specialist. Little Everly is just over two years and has more fight and life inside of her than most of...

Episode 27 | Alex Ortega's Story - A son's traumatic brain injury at birth and another born at 28 weeks
May 08, 2019

This episode features Alexandra Ortega, mom of three. She shares the stories of her two son's Theo and Noah. First, we talk about her second-born, Noah, who suffered a traumatic brain injury during his birth at 35 weeks. Next, we talk about her...