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 162 | Kayla’s Story - A daughter with Ollier’s Disease
March 29, 2023

On todays episode of the podcast, Katie along with co-host Mijha Godfrey from , interview Kayla Gunderson, who's daughter was diagnosed with Ollier's disease. You will get to hear how Kayla navigated

Episode 161 | Dana’s Story - Micropreemie Twins Born at Home
March 22, 2023

Katie along with Co-host Cortney Given, host of the podcast , interviews Dana who had micro-preemie twins at home. She bravely shares her story and how she and her husband acted quickly with the unex

Episode 160 | Jodi’s Story - HELLP Syndrome and a Premature Birth
March 15, 2023

Katie has a co-host, Serheen Noor Ali from on today's episode where we hear Jodi's story of developing HELLP Syndrome and having a premature birth. Jodi walks us through her birth story along with th

Episode 159 | Ryan’s Story - A son with Muscular Dystrophy (Becker’s)
March 08, 2023

On today's episode of the podcast, Katie interviews Ryan who's son has Becker's Muscular Dystrophy. Ryan tells the story of the road to diagnosis for his son Jack and how their family coped along the

Episode 158 | Kristen’s Story - Licensed Family Therapist - Anxiety in Children
March 01, 2023

On today's episode, Katie meets with Kristen McNeely, a Licensed family therapist who is in expert on Anxiety in Children. Kristen shares the importance of how we respond to anxiety as parents and car

Episode 157 | Crystal Polk - Social Worker + Caregiver Expert
February 22, 2023

podcast, Katie interviews Crystal Polk, a Social Worker and Licensed Therapist speaks about the dual role parents of medically complex children hold as caregiver and parent. Crystal specializes in wor

Episode 156 | Michele’s Story - Child loss and the sibling relationships
February 15, 2023

On this week's episode of the podcast, Katie interviews Michele Benyo, a Certified Grief Specialist who helps families navigate the loss of a child with a focus on sibling relationships. Michele exper

Episode 155 | Travis’ Story - A daughter with Cystic Fibrosis
February 08, 2023

Travis shares how they discovered his daughter's cystic fibrosis diagnosis at age 4. Just months earlier, Travis learned his half sister was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. He shares how the journey

Episode 154 | Savannah’s Story - Traumatic birth, Micro Preemie Twins, and Cerebral Palsy
February 01, 2023

On this episode, Savannah shares what it means to have wreck-less hope. Through her traumatic birth, having micro preemie twins and receiving a cerebral palsy diagnosis for one of the twins, Savanah e

Episode 153 | Expert: Virtual Speech Language Pathologist
January 25, 2023

On this episode of the podcast, Lenora from BetterSpeech shares about virtual speech language pathology services and how they can be beneficial for not just the child but for the family. Lenora expla