Inside the Children's Hospital

By Katie Taylor, Certified Child Life Specialist

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Inside the Children's Hospital shares real stories from parents, caregivers, and pediatric healthcare professionals navigating the emotional realities of caring for a hospitalized child with honesty, compassion, and hope.

Episode Date
From Pharmacist to Mom: Navigating Type 1 Diabetes and Celiac Disease
May 27, 2026
A NICU Dad Story: Life After a 25 Week Premature Birth
May 20, 2026
Tay-Sachs Disease: A Father's Story of Diagnosis, Parenting, and Purpose
May 13, 2026
Why Hospital Continuity and Staff Support Are Critical: Parents Speak Out
May 07, 2026
Trisomy 13: Challenging the Narrative and Choosing Hope
May 06, 2026
NICU, Trach and Home Care: One Family's Journey to Stability
Apr 29, 2026
Meningitis in Children: When a Mother's Instinct Led to Life-Saving Answers
Apr 22, 2026
When a Parent Has Cancer: What Kids Understand Before We Say It
Apr 15, 2026
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA): A Parent's Journey from First Signs to Diagnosis
Apr 08, 2026
HIE at Birth: A Dad's Story of Brain Injury, NICU Trauma, and Finding Purpose
Apr 01, 2026
Preparing Your Child for Surgery: A Pediatric ENT Surgeon's Honest Advice
Mar 25, 2026
Life After Pediatric Kidney Transplant: A Mom's Journey Through Dialysis, Surgery, and Recovery
Mar 18, 2026
Healing After the NICU: Processing Trauma, Loss, and Your Family's Story
Mar 11, 2026
Trust, Grief, and Loving Your Child Through Big Identity Changes
Mar 04, 2026
Helping Kids Navigate Physical Differences: Child Life Strategies for Confidence, Curiosity & Resilience
Feb 25, 2026
Micro Preemie at 25 Weeks: A NICU Mom's Journey
Feb 18, 2026
Tube Feeding Awareness: Lived Experience, Real Talk, and Hope for the Future
Feb 11, 2026
How Camp Supports Healing, Play, and Belonging for Medically Complex Kids
Feb 04, 2026
Rare Lung Disease, Epilepsy and the Diagnostic Journey
Jan 28, 2026
Severe Hemophilia: A Newborn, A Brain Bleed, and PICU Experience
Jan 21, 2026
When Insurance Isn't Enough: A Parent's Type 1 Diabetes Story
Jan 14, 2026
New Diagnosis: What to Do When Your Child Gets Diagnosed
Jan 07, 2026
Welcome to Inside the Children's Hospital: What Listeners Can Expect
Jan 01, 2026
3 Proven Strategies for Parents Navigating Pediatric Healthcare in 2025
Dec 18, 2025
A Father's Journey Through Loss, Healing, and the Birth of a Rainbow Baby: Jeff's Story
Dec 10, 2025
Understanding Homocystinuria (HCU): How one Mother Uncovered her Son's Diagnosis
Dec 03, 2025
Autism, Advocacy and the Power of a Medical ID Bracelet
Nov 19, 2025
When Your Baby is Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes: Marlee's Story
Nov 12, 2025
Brain Surgery for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy: Managing Infantile Spasms
Nov 05, 2025
Speech Therapy at Home: Expert Tips to Help Your Child Communicate
Oct 29, 2025
Type 1 Diabetes: Finding Community and Humor After Diagnosis
Oct 22, 2025
NICU Stay, Down Syndrome, and Infant Loss: A Grief Journey
Oct 15, 2025
Choosing the Best Children's Hospital: Why Rankings Matter (with Ben Harder)
Oct 07, 2025
Heart Transplant for Children: A Mother and Son Face Danon Disease Together
Oct 01, 2025
Bone Marrow Transplant for Sickle Cell: One Family's Cure Story
Sep 24, 2025
Managing Severe Food Allergies in Children: A Parent's Guide
Sep 17, 2025
Play-Based Physical Therapy at Home: How to Help Your Child Build Strength
Sep 10, 2025
PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Disorder): When Anxiety is Actually PANDAS
Sep 03, 2025
Down Syndrome with Heart Defects (AVSD): Managing Pulmonary Hypertension [Encore]
Aug 27, 2025
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC): Finding Strength Through Vulnerability
Aug 20, 2025
Prenatal Diagnosis of Achondroplasia (Dwarfism): A Nurse's Perspective
Aug 13, 2025
Crohn's Disease in Children: A Mother-Daughter Advocacy Journey
Aug 06, 2025
Infantile Spasms Diagnosis at 22 Months: Early Recognition and Advocacy [Encore]
Jul 30, 2025
Reducing Pediatric Medical Trauma Through Play: The Butterfly Pig Mission
Jul 23, 2025
A NICU Story: Healing, Advocacy, and Family-Centered Care [Encore]
Jul 16, 2025
Talking to Kids About Disasters and Illness: Child Life Expert Guidance
Jul 09, 2025
When Your Child is Diagnosed with Leukemia: First Steps from a Cancer Parent
Jun 25, 2025
Navigating Childhood Loss and Grief Through Storytelling
Jun 18, 2025
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF): A Nurse Practitioner's Journey Through Her Daughter's CHD
Jun 11, 2025
The NICU Dad Experience: A Father's Perspective on Prematurity [Encore]
Jun 04, 2025
Teaching Kids to Swallow Pills: Child Life Tips and Tricks
May 28, 2025
A Microtia Atresia Diagnosis: Hearing Aids, Surgery and a Journey of Hope [REPOST] - Kim's Story(255)
May 21, 2025
Blended Tube Feeding for G-tube fed Kids & Adults: How a dietician empowers families through food - Hilarie's Story (254)
May 14, 2025
Prader-Willi Syndrome, Motherhood & Finding Community Through Advocacy [REPOST] (253)- Jessica's Story
May 07, 2025
Two Sisters with Cystic Fibrosis - Laura's Story (252)
Apr 30, 2025
A Nurse Practitioner's Story of Grief, Strength & Advocacy [REPOST] (251)- Ashley's Story
Apr 23, 2025
A Rare Diagnosis Journey: Collagenous Gastritis and IGG deficiency (250)- Alexis' Story
Apr 16, 2025
How to Talk With Children About Child Abuse [REPOST] (249)- Jane's Story
Apr 09, 2025
MERRF Syndrome and Motherhood: Raising and Remembering Dahlia - Jessica's Story (248)
Apr 02, 2025
A Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis: Traumatic Birth, Micropreemie Twins & the Power of Hope {REPOST}- Savannah's Story (247)
Mar 26, 2025
Pyroxd1 and the Path Forward: A Rare Disease, a Life-Saving Lesson & a Mission to Help Others- Maria + Matt's Story (246)
Mar 19, 2025
Navigating HIE: Hope for Families, and Life Beyond the NICU [REPOST]- Betsy's Story (245)
Mar 12, 2025
A Mother and a Physician: Navigating Her Daughter's NMOSD Diagnosis – Maggie's Story (244)
Mar 05, 2025
A Child Life Specialist's Search for Answers: A Long COVID Diagnosis (243)
Feb 19, 2025
PCHD19, Autism + Epilepsy Diagnosis: The Motivation Behind a Caregiver Community
Feb 05, 2025
Pediatric Kidney Transplant and a Mission to Help Others (241)
Jan 22, 2025
How Parents Can Stay Calm During Medical Procedures
Jan 13, 2025
A Child's Near Drowning Accident: Finding Hope with Advocacy Abby
Jan 08, 2025
How Parents Can Collaborate in Rounds in the Hospital
Jan 06, 2025
Holding Space for Hope as a Parent in Pediatric Healthcare
Dec 18, 2024
Lissencephaly, Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, and Autism: Joy & Grief Through Medical Parenting
Dec 04, 2024
235: A Mother's Journey of Love, Loss, and Resilience (crohn's and ulcerative colitis) - Kathy's Story
Nov 20, 2024
234: Expert Child Life Tips for Supporting Children Through an Upper GI Procedure
Nov 13, 2024
233: From NICU Nurse to NICU Mom: Premature Twins born at 33 weeks - Brittney's Story
Oct 30, 2024
232: Preparing and Supporting your child: A son with Breath Holding Spells-Alessandra's Story
Oct 16, 2024
231: Child Life Specialist Secrets: Flu Shot Prep Strategies Every Parent Should Know
Oct 07, 2024
230: Navigating Childhood Cancer: Supporting families through her own experience - Heather's Story
Sep 25, 2024
229: Trusting your parental Instincts when addressing your child's chronic pain- A son with Juvenile Arthritis- Kim's Story
Sep 18, 2024
228: Early Diagnosis, Advocacy and Equity: A daughter with Cystic Fibrosis- Nikki's Story
Sep 04, 2024
227: Searching for a Diagnosis: A Rare Disease Mom and Advocate's Journey - ADCY5 Gay's Story
Aug 21, 2024
226. Moms on a Mission: Raising Pediatric Feeding Disorder Awareness with Jaclyn & Athena from Feeding Matters
Aug 07, 2024
225: Embracing Alopecia: A Mother's Journey of Advocacy, Instincts, and Resilience-Lexi's Story
Jul 24, 2024
224: A son with Burkitt lymphoma at 8 year's old - Reina's Story
Jul 10, 2024
223: [6 minutes] Big News: The Child Life On Call App is Now SupportSpot!
Jul 01, 2024
222: A son born at 25 weeks after loss, NICU NP mom and podcaster: Ashley O'Neil
Jun 26, 2024
221:Collaborative care between a Child Life Specialist and Social Worker with Annie Gunning and Haley Thomas at Hope for HIE
Jun 12, 2024
220: Know EXACTLY When Rounds is Happening with Q-Rounds with Dr. Michael Pitt
May 29, 2024
219: 60 Years Later: Reflecting on a Daughter with Ichthyosis
May 22, 2024
218: How NOT to Give Families Medical Information - A son with CHARGE syndrome, Taylor's Story
May 15, 2024
217: Navigating IEPs, Infantile Spasms, NICU & STXBP1 - Erin's Story
May 08, 2024
216: How to talk with Kids about Child Abuse - Jane's Story [Repost]
Apr 24, 2024
215: Ruptured Appendix: Emergent Surgery, 6 Days in the Hospital & Struggles to Discharge - Aspen's Story
Apr 17, 2024
214: Sacrifice, Advocacy, Joy: Raising a Son with End Stage Kidney Disease - The Ransome Family's Story
Apr 10, 2024
213: Parents, CCLS, Students: Show Up Exactly As You Are
Apr 03, 2024
212: CCLS Story: 18 Years of Supporting Kidney Families -Julie's Story
Mar 27, 2024
211: A Son Born with End-Stage Kidney Disease (Part 1): Lyndsey's Story
Mar 20, 2024
210: Connection, Healing, and Love: Insights from Patrice Karst, Author of The Invisible String
Mar 13, 2024
209: Research on Parent Caregivers of Children with Medical Complexities - Elise's Story
Mar 06, 2024
208: Military Life, Pediatric Complex Care Abroad & Resiliency: Kat's Story
Feb 28, 2024
Healing Without Surgery: Umbilical Hernia Solutions from a Physical Therapist
Feb 21, 2024
206: Founder's Vision: Katie's Journey, Child Life Tech, Future Insights
Feb 14, 2024
205: How to Support Kids who are Grieving, Bittersweet Relationships & Personal Loss
Feb 07, 2024
204: Caregiver Isolation, Transitioning to Adult Special Needs, and Becoming CapeAble - Marna's Story
Jan 31, 2024
203: 12 Years to Diagnosis, Understanding Four Key Emotional Reactions, and Channeling Her Story into Positive Action - Jessica's Story
Jan 24, 2024
202: Infantile Spasms, Healing from Trauma and Emotional Resilience
Jan 17, 2024
201: Personal Growth Theory, NEC in the NICU and Shielding Siblings - Kathryn's Story
Jan 10, 2024
200: Anonymous questions from Instagram, Katie's personal burn story, and reflecting on 2023
Dec 20, 2023
Episode 199 | Kate's Story- A daughter with Infantile Spasms
Dec 13, 2023
Episode 198 | Jennifer's Story- A son with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
Dec 06, 2023
Episode 197 | James' Story- A son with a congenital heart defect
Nov 29, 2023
Episode 196 | Hannah's Story-A son with VACTREL Association
Nov 15, 2023
Episode 195 | Mackenzie's Story- A daughter with Severe Tethered Cord and Caudal Regression Syndrome
Nov 08, 2023
Episode 194 | Keeley's Story- A daughter with hydrops fetalis
Nov 01, 2023
Episode 193 | Katie's Takeaways from the American Academy of Pediatrics Conference
Oct 25, 2023
Episode 192 | [Repost] Teresa's Story- A daughter with Spina Bifida and a Tethered Cord
Oct 18, 2023
Episode 191 |[Repost] Shani's Story-A child with a learning difference #ADHD #Anxiety #Dyslexia #Dysmorphia
Oct 11, 2023
Episode 190 |Sara's Story- Telling your Child you have Cancer [Repost in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month]
Oct 04, 2023
Episode 189 | Ryan's Story - A son with Costello Syndrome
Sep 27, 2023
Episode 188 | Rhandyl and Deonna's stories from Raising Disabled
Sep 20, 2023
Episode 187 | Kayleigh's Story-A Child Life Specialist's son with Tetralogy of Fallot [part 2]
Sep 13, 2023
Episode 186 | Kayleigh's Story - A Child Life Specialists son with Tetralogy of Fallot [part 1]
Sep 06, 2023
Episode 185 | J.R.'s Story- A son with a Rare Disease
Aug 30, 2023
Episode 184 | Casey's Story - Free Resources to Bring Families Together
Aug 23, 2023
Episode 183 | An EMS professional tells us how to prepare your child for an ambulance ride
Aug 16, 2023
Episode 182 | Virtual Child Life Services in the Hospital with Sarah Lanham
Aug 09, 2023
Episode 181 | Jan' s Story- A daughter with PVOD and a Lung Transplant
Aug 02, 2023
[Child Life 101] How to Prepare Babies, Kids and Teens for Procedures
Jul 31, 2023
Episode 180 | Dianne's Story- How Neurofeedback helped her son
Jul 26, 2023
Episode 179 | Laura's Story-Why Therapeutic Play is Essential During Healthcare Experiences
Jul 19, 2023
Episode 178 | Expert Guest on Adolescent Medicine: Dr. Hina Talib
Jul 12, 2023
Episode 177 | Kimberly's Story - Cord Prolapse and Emergent C-Section at 26 Weeks
Jul 05, 2023
[Child Life 101] Empowering Parents: How Child Life Specialists Teach Effective Advocacy
Jul 03, 2023
Supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children: Expert Guidance
Jun 28, 2023
Episode 175 | Child Life in the Emergency Room (ER)
Jun 21, 2023
[Child Life 101] Supporting the Siblings in Pediatrics
Jun 19, 2023
Episode 174 | Finding out your Child has Cancer During your Pediatric Residency with Dr. Maureen Michele
Jun 14, 2023
[Child Life 101] How to Have Difficult Conversations with Kids
Jun 12, 2023
Episode 173 | Dr. Korie Leigh - What Does Grief Feel Like?
Jun 07, 2023
Episode 172 | Rylee's Story - A child life specialist with Tetralogy of Fallot
May 31, 2023
Episode 171 | Dr. Kate Lund - Growing up with Hydrocephalus
May 24, 2023
[Child Life 101] How to Support Kids in Pain
May 22, 2023
Episode 170 | Courtney's Story - A daughter with Trisomy 21, AVSD and Pulmonary Hypertension
May 17, 2023
[Child Life 101] What is Child Life?
May 15, 2023
Episode 169 | Dr. Kelly Fradin - Building Trusted Relationships with your child's Pediatrician
May 10, 2023
[Child Life 101] Series Preview
May 08, 2023
Episode 168 | Olivier's Story - A Film Inspired by A son with Down Syndrome
May 03, 2023
Episode 167 | Leah's Story - A son with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Apr 26, 2023
Episode 166 | Lo's Story - Milk Making, Breastfeeding and Lactation Support in the Hospital Setting
Apr 19, 2023
Episode 165 | Kelsey's Story - A daughter with gastroparesis and hereditary spherocytosis
Apr 12, 2023
Episode 164 | [Repost] How to Talk with Kids About Child Abuse with Jane Donovan
Apr 10, 2023
Episode 163 | Emma's Story - A daughter with Trisomy 18
Apr 05, 2023
Episode 162 | Kayla's Story - A daughter with Ollier's Disease
Mar 29, 2023
Episode 161 | Dana's Story - Micropreemie Twins Born at Home
Mar 22, 2023
Episode 160 | Jodi's Story - HELLP Syndrome and a Premature Birth
Mar 15, 2023
Episode 159 | Ryan's Story - A son with Muscular Dystrophy (Becker's)
Mar 08, 2023
Episode 158 | Kristen's Story - Licensed Family Therapist - Anxiety in Children
Mar 01, 2023
Episode 157 | Crystal Polk - Social Worker + Caregiver Expert
Feb 22, 2023
Episode 156 | Michele's Story - Child loss and the sibling relationships
Feb 15, 2023
Episode 155 | Travis' Story - A daughter with Cystic Fibrosis
Feb 08, 2023
Episode 154 | Savannah's Story - Traumatic birth, Micro Preemie Twins, and Cerebral Palsy
Feb 01, 2023
Episode 153 | Expert: Virtual Speech Language Pathologist
Jan 25, 2023
Episode 152 | Kelly's Story - A daughter with Epilepsy [Trigger Warning: Death]
Jan 18, 2023
Episode 151 | Gavin + Cindy's Story - A son with Osteosarcoma
Jan 11, 2023
Episode 150 | Grandparents Guide to Supporting Their Kids + Grandkids during Illness
Jan 04, 2023
Episode 149 | Last of the Year
Dec 14, 2022
Episode 148 | Katy's Story - A daughter with scars and a story
Dec 07, 2022
Episode 147 | Expert: Child Life Specialists in Sweden
Nov 30, 2022
Episode 146 | Caryn's Story - A daughter with ALCAPA Congenital Heart Defect
Nov 16, 2022
Episode 145 | Ashley and Martha's Stories from Dear NICU Mama
Nov 09, 2022
Episode 144 | Alex's Story - A NICU Dad Perspective
Nov 02, 2022
Episode 143 | Emily's Story - Staying Organized as a Medical Parent
Oct 26, 2022
Episode 142 | Swapnil's Story - A daughter with severe food allergies
Oct 19, 2022
Episode 141 | Hannah's Story - Kids with Febrile Seizures
Oct 12, 2022
Episode 140 | Melanie's Story - A toddler diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes
Oct 05, 2022
Episode 139 | Facility Dog's In Children's Hospitals
Sep 28, 2022
Episode 138 | Piper + Enza: A Covid-19 Inspired Health and Happiness Company for Kids
Sep 21, 2022
Episode 137 |Lauren's Story - A son with Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome (AGS)
Sep 14, 2022
Episode 136 | Jaime's Story - A daughter with limb loss and Tetralogy of Fallot
Sep 07, 2022
Episode 135 | Judith's Story- A twin with albinisim
Aug 31, 2022
Episode 134| Rebekah's Story - A teen with food allergies
Aug 24, 2022
Episode 133 | Expert: A Hard of Hearing Child Becomes an Audiologist
Aug 17, 2022
Episode 132 | Tanisha's Story - A son with Lower Urinary Tract Obstruction
Aug 10, 2022
Episode 131 | Paola's Story - A son with ADA-SCID
Aug 03, 2022
Episode 130 | Belinda's Story - A son with autism, low tone and epilepsy [A BELOVED MENTOR]
Jul 27, 2022
Episode 129 | How to Explain Covid-19 to Kids [2nd MOST DOWNLOADS]
Jul 20, 2022
Episode 128 | Maura's Story - A son with Down syndrome [MOST SHARED]
Jul 13, 2022
Episode 127 | Courtney's Story - A daughter born at 25 weeks [MOST DOWNLOADED]
Jul 06, 2022
Episode 126 | Supporting Children in Hospice
Jun 22, 2022
Episode 125 | Katie on Child Life Wild Life
Jun 15, 2022
Episode 124 | Laura's Story Part 2: A son with Congenital Leukemia
Jun 08, 2022
Episode 123 | Laura's Story Part 1: A son with Congenital Leukemia
Jun 08, 2022
Episode 122 | Meditation for Kids with a Music Therapist
Jun 01, 2022
Episode 121 | Sarah's Story: A daughter with an ischemic stroke
May 25, 2022
Episode 120 | How to Stay Present... Not Perfect
May 18, 2022
Episode 119 | Michelle's Story: A Son's Pediatric Rehab Experience
May 11, 2022
Episode 118 | How to Give Your Child Medicine
May 04, 2022
Episode 117 | [Repost] Ashlyn's Story: A Son with VACTERL Association
Apr 27, 2022
Episode 116 | Psychosocial Considerations for Parents of Tweens and Teens
Apr 20, 2022
Williams Syndrome: Understanding This Rare Genetic Condition
Apr 13, 2022
Talking to Children About Child Abuse: Expert Child Life Guidance
Apr 06, 2022
Episode 113 | Amy's Story: A Son with Craniopharyngioma
Mar 30, 2022
Episode 112 | Sehreen's Story: A Daughter Requires Neurosurgery
Mar 23, 2022
Paige's Story: A Daughter with Nursemaid's Elbow
Mar 16, 2022
A 12 Minute Talk with Dr. Jin Lee, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Mar 09, 2022
Episode 109 | Dimitra's Story: A Son with Transposition of the Great Arteries and Coarctation of the Aorta
Mar 02, 2022
Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA): A Congenital Heart Defect Journey
Feb 23, 2022
Supporting Children When a Parent is Ill: Expert Tips
Feb 16, 2022
PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Disorder): Recognizing the Signs
Feb 09, 2022
Helping Children Cope After Disasters: Child Life Strategies
Feb 02, 2022
Clubfoot Treatment: One Family's Experience with Casting and Surgery
Jan 26, 2022
Episode 103 | A Talk with an Expert: Kat Harrison on Living with Medical Challenges, Disability, Mental Health, and Chronic Illness
Jan 19, 2022
HIE (Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy): Finding Hope After Birth Injury
Jan 12, 2022
Childhood Osteosarcoma (Bone Cancer): A Mother's Story of Strength
Jan 05, 2022
Episode 100 | Thoughts about the Child Life Field
Dec 22, 2021
Episode 99 | Kat's Story: Chronic Illness as a Teenager
Dec 15, 2021
Episode 98| Checking in with Meg and Jess from Friends with Fros
Dec 08, 2021
Episode 97 | Samarrah's Story: A Son with an Ependymoma Brain Tumor
Dec 01, 2021
Episode 96 | Carrie's Story: A Son with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
Nov 24, 2021
Gratitude Journaling for Kids: How to Start
Nov 17, 2021
Episode 94 | Moira's Story: Kids with Celiac Disease and Migraines
Nov 10, 2021
Episode 93 | Expert Advice Every Parent Should Know From an Occupational Therapist
Nov 03, 2021
Episode 92 | The Dad's Perspective: A Son with a Rare Genetic Disease
Oct 27, 2021
Episode 91 | How Do You Explain the COVID-19 Vaccine to Kids?
Oct 20, 2021
Conjoined Twins: A Story of Separation Surgery and Adoption
Oct 13, 2021
Episode 89 | How to Talk with Kids About Disabilities with Dr. Brittany Ferri
Oct 06, 2021
Episode 88 | [Repost] Life On Pause: Cancer Survivors Share Their Stories
Sep 30, 2021
Episode 87 | Lisa and Brady's Story - A Mom and Son Discuss Their Past Cancer Experience
Sep 29, 2021
Episode 86 | Starlyn's Story - Quadruplets in the NICU
Sep 22, 2021
Sickle Cell Anemia in Children: A Mother's Advocacy Journey
Sep 15, 2021
Childhood Cancer: Support and Wisdom from Parents Who've Been There
Sep 08, 2021
Episode 83 | How to Talk to About a Friend or Classmate's Cancer
Sep 01, 2021
Episode 82 | Taraneh's Story - A son with cleft palate
Aug 25, 2021
Episode 81 |How to Support Your Kids for Back to School
Aug 18, 2021
Episode 80 | Bonnie's Story - A son with Type 1 Diabetes
Aug 11, 2021
Preparing Your Child for Surgery: What to Say and How to Help
Aug 04, 2021
Episode 78 | Kara's Story - A son with a brain tumor and the journey after resection
Jul 28, 2021
Episode 77 | How Can Music Therapy Help my Child
Jul 21, 2021
Episode 76 | Cortney's Story - A daughter with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Jul 14, 2021
How to Talk to Kids About Death: Child Life Expert Guidance
Jul 08, 2021
Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS): Navigating Diagnosis and Daily Life
Jun 30, 2021
Episode 73 | Should Kids Go To Funerals?
Jun 23, 2021
Episode 72 | Laurie's Story - A son with Fanconi Anemia and Tetralogy of Fallot
Jun 16, 2021
Episode 71 | How To Tell Your Kids That Mom Has Cancer
Jun 09, 2021
Episode 70 | Sara's Story - Telling Your Child You Have Cancer
Jun 02, 2021
Episode 69 | Liza's Story - A daugther with Lyme Disease
May 19, 2021
Episode 68 | Child Life Specialists Talk About How They Support Transplant Families
May 12, 2021
Episode 67 | Todd and Morgan's Story - A son with Biliary Atresia and a liver transplant
May 05, 2021
Episode 66 | How to Support Siblings of Children with Medical or Special Needs
Apr 21, 2021
Episode 65 | Holly's Story - A son with Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis (HSP)
Apr 14, 2021
Episode 64 | Mijha's Story - A daughter with Triplication of Gends on Chromosome 15q
Apr 07, 2021
Episode 63 | Krystal's Story - A son with Neonatal Pneumothorax in the NICU
Mar 31, 2021
Episode 62 | Madeline's Story - The sibling of a child with a rare genetic condition
Mar 24, 2021
Episode 61 | Lindsey's Story - A son with Infant Botulism
Mar 10, 2021
Episode 60 | Dafne's Story - Children with Chronic Illness: Juvenile Type 1 Diabetes, Psoriatic Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis
Mar 03, 2021
Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS): One Family's Rare Disease Journey
Feb 24, 2021
Episode 58 | Shani's Story - A child with a learning difference #ADHD #Anxiety #Dyslexia #Dysmorphia
Feb 10, 2021
Episode 57 | A NICU stay for micro preemie twins born at 23 weeks
Feb 03, 2021
Episode 56 | Effie's Story - A son with a Rare Disease , CTNNB1
Jan 27, 2021
Episode 55 | Dana's Story - Child Life Speialists in Schools - 12:14:20, 8.23 PM
Jan 20, 2021
Episode 54 | Danielle's Story - A daughter with Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis
Jan 13, 2021
Episode 53 | Teresa's Story - A daugther with Spina Bifida and Tethered Cord
Jan 06, 2021
Episode 52 | Nichole's Story - A son fighting cancer with help from My Special Aflac Duck and Child Life
Dec 09, 2020
Episode 51 | Katie and Jamie's Top 5 of 2020
Dec 04, 2020
Episode 50 | Eileen's Story - A son with Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa
Nov 11, 2020
Episode 49 | Supporting families facing childhood medical experiences in the miltary
Nov 04, 2020
Episode 48 | Meg's Story - A daughter with craniosynostosis
Oct 14, 2020
Episode 47 | Rosaria's Story - A son's legacy after passing from cancer
Oct 07, 2020
Episode 46 | Pediatric Pain with the Meg Foundation
Sep 30, 2020
Episode 45 | Amrita's Story - A son with GERD and feeding aversion
Sep 23, 2020
Sickle Cell Anemia in Children: A Mother's Advocacy Journey
Sep 16, 2020
VACTERL Association: What Parents Need to Know About This Rare Diagnosis
Aug 19, 2020
Down Syndrome: A Mother's Journey of Love and Advocacy
Aug 12, 2020
Episode 41 | Dominique's Story - A daughter born three months premature
Aug 05, 2020
Anti-Racism and Diversity in Child Life: An Important Conversation
Jun 10, 2020
Autism Diagnosis: A Mother's Journey from Anxiety to Acceptance
May 26, 2020
When Your Child is Diagnosed with Leukemia: What to Expect
Apr 27, 2020
Episode 37 | Meg's Story - A daughter with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
Apr 14, 2020
36. Delanie's story - An American in Quarantine in China
Mar 30, 2020
Episode 35 | Talking to kids about the Coronavirus
Mar 12, 2020
Episode 34 | Katie + Jamie's Top 10 - Heart Month
Feb 27, 2020
Rare Childhood Cancer (atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor): A Father's Perspective on His Daughter's Journey
Feb 14, 2020
Neuroblastoma: Creating Joy During Childhood Cancer Treatment
Jan 14, 2020
Child Life Specialists Share Their Expertise: A Roundtable Discussion
Nov 25, 2019
Episode 29 | Tiger Livy's Story - An interview with Erin Garcia and Betsy Miller
Nov 04, 2019
Episode 28 | Lauren's Story - A daughter with Congenital Heart Defects
Oct 28, 2019
Birth Trauma and Prematurity: One Mother's Journey with Two Sons
May 08, 2019
Episode 26 | Gillian's Story - A daughter with Infant Leukemia
Apr 23, 2019
Episode 25 | Meredith Howell's Story - a daughter with a rare genetic condition (BBSOAS)
Apr 04, 2019
Episode 24 | Jade Marie's Story - A daughter with hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Mar 26, 2019
Episode 23 | Stephanie's Story - A daughter with functional short bowel syndrome
Mar 18, 2019
Episode 22 | Belinda's Story - A son with low muscle tone, epilepsy and autism
Apr 30, 2018
Episode 21 | Alex's Story - A daughter born with congenital heart defects and heterotaxy
Apr 23, 2018
Episode 20 | Sarah's Story - A toddler hospitalized with RSV and Pneumonia
Apr 16, 2018
Episode 19 | Courtney's Story - A daughter born at 25 weeks
Apr 09, 2018
Episode 18 | Meredith's story - A newborn with meningitis and a Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy at 2 years old
Apr 02, 2018
Episode 17 | Torie's Story - A young adult with gastroperesis
Mar 26, 2018
Cochlear Implants and Severe Hearing Loss in Newborns
Mar 19, 2018
Episode 15 | Alexis' Story - Ear tubes surgery and how to support your child through surgery
Mar 12, 2018
Episode 14 | Shani's Story - An interview with Child Life Mommy
Mar 05, 2018
Episode 13 | Nina's Story - A son with craniosynostosis
Feb 26, 2018
Episode 12 | Season 1 Finale
Dec 07, 2017
Episode 11 | Susan's story - A son with Crohn's disease
Oct 19, 2017
Episode 10 | Roxanne's Story - A son with viral encephalitis and epilepsy
Sep 11, 2017
Episode 9 | Liz and Jamie's Story - A daughter acquires HIV after a blood transfusion during cardiac surgery
Aug 28, 2017
Episode 8 | Part Two of Mandy's Story - A son born with a rare genetic condition
Aug 21, 2017
Episode 7 | Part 1 of Mandy's Story - A son born with a rare genetic condition
Aug 14, 2017
Episode 6 | Tricia's Story - A daughter diagnosed with Rolandic Epilepsy
Aug 07, 2017
Episode 5 | Karen's Story - A nicu stay after undected gestational diabetes
Jul 31, 2017
Episode 4 | Abigail's story - a son diagnosed with Spina Bifida and Hearing Loss
Jul 17, 2017
Episode 3 | Kim's Story - A son born with Microtia Atresia and hearing loss
Jul 10, 2017
Meningoencephalitis Leads to a Coma in the PICU
Jul 03, 2017
Goldenhar Syndrome and Caudal Regression: Living with Multiple Diagnoses
Jun 26, 2017
Child Life On Call
May 11, 2017