For the past six months, I’ve been listening to podcasts. I listen while driving, while gardening, while walking, and while cleaning. I am addicted. I love their simplicity. Someone else does all the work and I get the benefits.
Now don’t get me wrong. I love reading. There is nothing more enjoyable than curling up in bed and turning the pages in a treasured book. Podcasts can’t touch that experience. But they can enhance and educate and supplement.
I am a nerd in the truest form. I love learning for the sake of learning. I can’t get enough of discovering new ideas, expanding my perspective, and reinforcing my values and beliefs. So I love the accessibility of podcasts and the infinite topics available to peruse.
My favorite podcasts right now:
Mary Susan McConnell does a weekly podcast called Mama Bear Podcast featuring woman who are raising children with special needs. She lives and podcasts in Tennessee. You can literally feel yourself sitting on her porch, “drinking your beverage of choice,” while listening to her smooth voice.
In the Accepting the Unacceptable Podcast, Jody Warshawsky provides education and information for moms raising children with autism and special needs. Her empathy and loving advice make you feel like you are never alone during your special needs journey. From normalizing the chaos that ensues during holiday celebrations to welcoming mom’s incredible stories of perseverance, Jody rocks!
In the Unexceptional Moms Podcast, Ellen Stumbo and Erin Loraine offer hope and encouragement for special needs parents. From discussing working options for parents of kids with disabilities to embracing our limits, this podcast provides practical advice for navigating the joys and struggles of raising a child with disabilities.
In the Epilepsy Spectrum Podcast, Tiffany Webb discusses everything epilepsy. Suffering from epilepsy herself, Tiffany shares her own struggles and successes. Tiffany also interviews parents who have children with epilepsy, provides financial resources, ways to decrease stress, and treatment pros and cons. This is a fabulous resource for anyone who wants to know more about epilepsy.
I hope you discovered some new listening material. Let me know if you check any of these out!
Jenni,
Thanks for sharing these resources. I agree that learning puts us in a vibrant, enlivened space. It gives us hope and potential to make MORE of ourselves. Through others, we can discover new ideas and move beyond where we are today to new horizons.
Greg