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Take the Next Step is a podcast for families experiencing disability, offering weekly encouragement and practical next steps to help your family thrive. Your family matters. Your child matters. And we need you among us. Each Wednesday, we'll explore how to:
- Navigate the challenges of disability parenting
- Create moments of delight, joy, and connection at home
- Connect with a supportive community where your family belong
- Take meaningful, manageable steps toward a flourishing future
Take the Next Step is a resource from the Hope Heals Network, a collective of thought leaders offering honest and hopeful wisdom to help people flourish in the good and hard parts of their stories. To learn more about the work of Hope Heals, visit hopeheals.com or follow @hopeheals on Instagram.
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How to Navigate IEP Meetings and Disability Services • Meghan Burke, PhD
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Sep 16, 2026 |
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What We Need to Know About Disability and Happiness • Misty Coy Snyder
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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Raising Capable, Confident Kids: Disability + Parenting • David Thomas, LMSW
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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Be Unapologetically Impatient: Disability + Parenting • Christina Cipriano, PhD
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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Your Family Matters • A New Season of Take the Next Step!
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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How Disability Changed This Dad’s Idea of “Normal” with Mike Erre
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May 06, 2026 |
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From Fear to Future: How Families Plan for a Good Life with Sheli Reynolds, PhD
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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How to Find Your People When You Feel Invisible with Katherine Wolf
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Disability + Siblings: What the Research Says with Meghan Burke, PhD
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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After Diagnosis: Grief Isn’t the End of the Story with Dr. Curt Thompson
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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Disability + Family: What Is Good? What Is Hard? with Renee Dollenmayer
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Disability and Simple Faith Practices for Exhausted Parents with Pam Harmon
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Your Child’s Behavior Is Communication with Emily Longino
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Why “Special Needs Ministry” Isn’t Enough with Rebecca Wall
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Parent + Caregiver: How to Do Both Without Burning Out with Juli Henderson
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Disability: Tragedy, Inspiration… or Something Else? with Matthew Mooney
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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How Disability Parents Can Get Organized Without Burning Out with Angela O’Brien
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Thriving in Marriage as Disability Parents with Todd and Kristin Evans
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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When Special Education Works with Adrian Wood
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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A Lifeline for Disability Parents: Your Feedback, Our Future
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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From Chaos to Calm-ish: Holiday Survival for Disability Parents with Niro Feliciano, LCSW
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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The Power of Proximity in Disability Parenting with Sho Baraka
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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How to Handle Awkward Questions About Disability with Carrie Hahn
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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The Help Disability Parents Actually Need (But Rarely Ask For) with Jordan Arogeti
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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What If I’m Just Exhausted? {Questions from Disability Parents} with Matt Mooney
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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From Deficit to Delight: Changing the Disability Narrative with Heather Avis
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Disability & Belonging: “We Aren’t Us Without You” with Erik Carter
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Disability & Family: The Yes/No Filter Every Parent Needs with Jillian Benfield
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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The Hospitality of Need: Disability and Interdependence with Kevan Chandler
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Parenting Kids with Disabilities: The Power of Delight with Sissy Goff
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Don’t Wait to Celebrate: Disability and Delight with Katherine Wolf
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Introducing: Take the Next Step
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Sep 10, 2025 |