Born For This Stories
By Dr. Johanna & Peter Hartley
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Episodes: 42
Description
Born for This Stories is a healing-centered podcast for parents navigating the unthinkable — from rare birth diagnoses and NICU trauma to holistic recovery and emotional resilience.
Rooted in our own family's journey through our son's birth defect, we created this space to tell the stories we couldn't find when we were searching for hope.
Each episode offers raw conversations, gentle truths, and holistic insights for families walking medically complex paths — because you deserve to feel seen, supported, and held.
This isn't just about trauma. It's about transformation.
Welcome to the place where healing begins — and where you'll always remember: You were born for this.
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HELD: A Safe Space for Medical Moms, Caregiver Healing, and Finding Community
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May 04, 2026 |
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Who Am I Now? Rediscovering Yourself Beyond Caregiver Burnout and Medical Motherhood
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Dr. Mary's Story: Infertility, Adoption, and Healing Through Holistic Care
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Are You in Fight or Flight? The Hidden Nervous System Toll of Medical Parenting
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Dear Mom After Diagnosis: Letting Go of Guilt and Learning to Trust Yourself Again
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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The Dad Perspective: Navigating Medical Decisions, Surgery, and Fatherhood in Medical Parenting
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Christy's Story: Esophageal Atresia, NICU Journey, and Healing Through Functional Pediatrics
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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How to Support Medical Parents: The STAY Model for Friends, Family, and Caregivers
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Katherine's Story: Healing, Holistic Parenting, and Navigating Medical Decisions for Your Child
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Lindsay's Story: Navigating EEC Syndrome, Rare Genetic Diagnosis, and 16+ Surgeries
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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The Common Threads All Medical Parent Share
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Kari & Ali (Part 2): Building the Limb Difference Collective and Parenting Children with Limb Differences
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Kari & Ali's Story (Part 1): Limb Differences, Diagnosis, and Finding Community
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Regina's Story: DeGeorge Syndrome, Congenital Heart Disease, and Fierce Maternal Advocacy
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Marcia's Story: Advocacy, Identity, and Raising a Child With Complex Needs
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Mariangel's Story: Clubfoot, Community, and Creating What Was Missing
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Rebecca's Story (Part 3): Healing Juvenile Arthritis Through Gut Health, Diet, and Community Support
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Rebecca's Story (Part 2): Choosing a Different Path After Juvenile Arthritis
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Rebecca's Story (Part 1): When Juvenile Arthritis Hides in Plain Sight
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Dr. Kim Tran's Story (Part 2): Healing Eczema From the Inside Out
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Dr. Kim Tran's Story (Part 1): When Baby Eczema Is More Than Skin Deep
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Susie & Zayn (Part 2): Advocacy, Survival, and the Fight No One Sees
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Susie & Zayn (Part 1): A Mother's Fight Through Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Dr. Susan's Story: Adoption, Down Syndrome, and the Power of Connection
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Red Light, Real Healing: A Conversation with Dr. Alison Evans of Fringe
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Broghan's Story: Clubfoot, NICU Days, and Finding Grace in the Unknown
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Dylan's Story: A Mother's Journey Through Limb Difference and Self-Compassion
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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The End of the Beginning: Season One Finale
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Dr. Tarek's Story: Thriving Beyond Hypospadias
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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A Letter to My Past Self - and to You, Mama
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Caroline's Story: "Simple Fix" Turned Multi-Stage Repair
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Kylie's Story: Prematurity, Hypospadias, and the Power of Second Opinions
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Sarah's Story: A Canadian Mom's Journey Through Hypospadias and More
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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What No One Tells You About Pediatric Surgery Recovery
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Choosing the Right Surgeon & The Future of Hypospadias Care (Part 2 with Dr. Bush & Dr. Snodgrass)
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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A Conversation with the World's Leading Hypospadias Surgeons (part 1)
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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What About Our Other Son?
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Bigger Than One Diagnosis: Why This Podcast Exists
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Surgery, Sterile Rooms, and Sleepless Nights
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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When Holistic Meets Hospital: Choosing Both Worlds
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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The Day Everything Changed
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Welcome to Born For This Stories [Trailer]
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Jun 26, 2025 |