Hope on the Hard Road Special Needs Podcast

Hope on the Hard Road

For a family raising a child with special needs, life can be difficult. There are many storms to weather and struggles to address, and we often feel isolated and alone due to the nature of our circumstances. Families have a need to connect and find resources, a need to be encouraged, and a need for hope as we walk down what can be a very hard road at times. Hope on the Hard Road Special Needs Podcast was created for this purpose. Our vision is to grow a thriving community, where families with children of all ages with special needs can feel connected, be encouraged, and find hope for the road ahead.

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“Equipping and Empowering Parent Advocacy” with Dr Sandy Robinson

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09/06/21 • 36 min

Special Education Series:

“Equipping and Empowering Parent Advocacy” with Dr. Sandy Robinson

We’re starting this year off with a podcast series on Special Education. You’re really going to enjoy this informative and heartfelt interview with Dr Sandy Robinson, Master Trainer and International Training Coordinator of The Champions Club. Dr Sandy shares with us some great insights for parents looking to advocate for their child in the IEP process as well as her family’s personal journey with special needs and mental health.

Episode Links and Resources:

Dr. Sandy Robinson drsandyrobinson.com
www.wrightslaw.com/info/iep.index.htm
www.parentcenterhub.org/webinar-training-modules-on-iep-idea
OSEP funded parent training and information Centers (PTIs). They provide info for parents regarding IEP process and IDEA. Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR)
Parentcenterhub.org https://www.parentcenterhub.org/pa12/
Autismspeaks.org
US Department of Education - Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Individual state’s website for Special Education Programs
Individual district’s special education website
Individual Special Education Local Planning Area (SELPA) website

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More about Dr. Robinson:

Dr. Sandra Robinson, Ph.D. is the Master Trainer and the International Training Coordinator for the Champions Club Organization. For over 34 years she served as an educator, administrator, and school psychologist in the public school system. She has been the Director of Special Education in two different districts. She has taught teacher preparation courses at California State University, Riverside. Dr. Sandy has trained educators, administrators, and parents in the areas of positive behavior techniques (including crisis intervention), teaching and learning strategies, resilience training in the face of trauma and other mental health challenges, and Special Education law, policies, and procedures.

She brings her extensive experience in the field of special education to faith communities. Dr. Sandy is an inclusion specialist and wrote the first full-scale curriculum for Champion Club with Pastor Craig Johnson in 2014. She also co-authored the Champions Curriculum Home Edition in 2016. Incredibly Dr. Sandy, and a team of volunteers she trained, opened the first Champions Club on African soil.

She has been married to Rob Robinson, the love of her life, for over 30 years and they have two amazing daughters and one grandchild, Abigail Joppa, with one on the way.

”Bethesda Ministry” with Jill Miller

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11/13/23 • 33 min

Ministry Series:

”Bethesda Ministry” with Jill Miller

We are continuing our ministry Series and are excited to have Adaptive Curriculum Writer Jill Miller join us on the podcast. Jill has a passion to expand the horizons of individuals with disabilities. After her daughter Kim was born with multiple disabilities, Jill employed her training as an educator—including a BA in Elementary and Special Education and a Master’s equivalency as a Reading Specialist—to design teaching tools to effectively convey the gospel message to Kim and her friends. From her labor of love, an entire series of Bethesda interactive Bible studies were born and, most recently, a family devotional—Finding Jesus on Upside Down Days—was released.
Through the years, Jill has started two businesses aimed at employing individuals affected by disability. At a fundamental level, Jill believes that individuals with disabilities can thrive, learn God’s Word, and know his amazing love for them. Jill is a mother of six, wife of Paul Miller, grandmother of many, and lives with Kim and Paul (not to mention two dogs, two sweet donkeys, and a few goats) on a farm property in rural Pennsylvania.

Bethesda Ministry Website

Here is the link to Jill Miller's book "Finding Jesus on Upside Down Days":

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“Reclaiming Hope” with Angela O'Brien

Hope on the Hard Road Special Needs Podcast

04/01/24 • 44 min

Intro Angela O’Brien

Mom Series: “Reclaiming Hope”

Welcome back to our mom series. We’re excited to introduce you to Angel Obrien of the “Especially Organized Podcast”. Angela lives in Texas and is professional organizer who, as a mom of a daughter diagnosed with Down Syndrome, loves working with parents of children with special needs to create a calm and peaceful environment for themselves and their families. ladies you’re going to love this episode. So let’s get started.

Angela O’Brien is a wife, mother of two, professional organizer, certified Enneagram coach, and host of the podcast Especially Organized: Sensible Solutions for Special Needs Moms.
After graduate school, Angela spent time at several Fortune 500 companies in various sales, marketing, and brand management roles. When her daughter was born with Down Syndrome, she made the switch to stay-at-home mom to focus on her daughter’s extra needs.
In 2021, Angela started Your Space Reclaimed, a professional organizing business where she coaches busy women through their clutter so that they can reclaim the space, freedom, and energy to do the things they love to do.
In early 2023, Angela presented to a group of moms raising kids with Down Syndrome. She was so inspired by the conversation and the organizing needs of this community that she started a podcast to help special needs moms get organized and has shifted her business focus toward helping caregivers of kids with special needs get more organized in their daily life.
Angela lives in Dallas, TX with her husband of 26 years. She has volunteered in various roles at the Down Syndrome Guild of Dallas since 2005, including as a member of their Board of Directors. Currently, she loves to hold precious babies when she meets with new parents at the Down Syndrome Clinic at Children’s Medical Center Dallas and serves on the Board of Directors at her daughter’s beloved school, the Notre Dame School of Dallas.
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“Kicking off the School Year Organized” with Angela O'Brien

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08/26/24 • 41 min

Series: Kicking off the School Year

“Kicking off the School Year Organized” with Angela O'Brien

Welcome to Season 4 of the Podcast! We hope you all enjoyed your summer. We know how crazy the summer can be with being off schedule. We hope you had a chance to enjoy time with family and friends.

You are going to love this episode. Angela Obrien from the Especially Organized Podcast is back to kick off the school year with us with a few tips for how to be more organized in a way that reclaims the calm for all of us parents. So lets get started with todays fun episode!

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'Medical Caregiving and Community' with Andy and Laura Gibson

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11/18/24 • 49 min

Series: Medical

“Medical Caregiving and Community” with Andy and Laura Gibson

Intro:

We are talking today with Andy and Laura Gibson, co founders of Certain Hope Community, a nonprofit bringing hope and support to families located in Michigan, and we love that ofcourse. Andy and Laura have 4 children and their youngest daughter Briella was born with a rare chromosome disorder that came with a long list of diagnoses and challenges. Because of the day to day challenges they experienced as a family they noticed the need for community and founded Certain Hope Community. We loved our time sharing with this dynamic duo and we know you’ll love their story too. So lets get started and listen in to our conversation with Andy and Laura Gibson.

Bio:

Andy and Laura Gibson and their 4 kids can often be found outside seeking accessible adventures for the whole family and sharing time with friends over a delicious meal.

Their youngest daughter Briella was born with a rare chromosome disorder that has come with a long list of diagnosis and challenges. There is quite a list of things she can’t do but you will often find their family talking about what she CAN do and how she is filled with so much joy.

Through the day to day challenges they noticed the deep need for in-person community, It was because of this that Certain Hope Community was started. Our passion is to meet other families and share the hope and joy we have because of Jesus.

Contacts:

https://certainhopecommunity.org/

[email protected]

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”The Additional Needs Blogfather Ministry” with Mark Arnold

Hope on the Hard Road Special Needs Podcast

11/28/22 • 36 min

Special Needs Ministry Series:

“The Additional Needs Blogfather” with Mark Arnold

You guys are going to love today’s episode from our Special Needs Ministry Series. Mark Arnold brings a wealth of knowledge and experience working with churches all over the UK. He has a passion to see churches worldwide embrace the special needs community and develop programs to meet their needs. Let’s get started.

Episode Links and Resources:

Mark Arnold is the author of The Additional Needs Blogfather blog. You can follow his blog and reach out to him on his website at https://theadditionalneedsblogfather.com/

Mark Arnold (The Additional Needs Blogfather) is the Additional Needs Ministry Director for Urban Saints’ pioneering additional needs ministry, including training, consultancy, conference speaking and resourcing: http://www.urbansaints.org/additionalneeds

He is co-founder of the ‘Additional Needs Alliance’, a learning and support community of almost three thousand organizations, children’s & youth workers, parents and more who are passionate about inclusion and belonging in the UK and beyond: http://www.additionalneedsalliance.org.uk

Mark is founder of ‘The Dads Fire Circle’, a place for dads and dad figures for children, young people and young adults with additional needs to gather, share and support each other: http://www.thedadsfirecircle.com

He is a ‘Churches for All’ partner, a member of the ‘Council for Disabled Children’ the ‘European Disability Network’ and the ‘Living Fully Network’, serves on the executive for ‘Children Matter!’ and writes a monthly additional needs column for Premier Youth and Children’s Work (YCW) magazine as well as being a writer/contributor for Firefly Community, Key Ministry, The Mighty, Different Dream, DAD.info, and BRF Parenting For Faith.

Mark is the author of ‘How To Include Autistic Children And Young People In Church’ creating a place of belonging and spiritual development for all: https://grovebooks.co.uk/products/y-65-how-to-include-autistic-children-and-young-people-in-church-creating-a-place-of-belonging-and-spiritual-development-for-all

Mark is dad to James, a 19-year-old Autistic young man, who journeys with Epilepsy, Learning Difficulties and Anxiety.

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”Marriage in the Midst Part 2” with Bill and Pam Farrel

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02/06/23 • 26 min

Family Series:

”Marriage in the Midst” with Bill and Pam Farrel

Today we are continuing our Family Series with an exciting podcast episode. It’s the 2nd part of a 2 part episode featuring the hilarious and heartfelt Bill and Pam Farrel. The Farrels are international speakers, and authors of over 50 books including the best-selling “Men are like Waffles, Women are like Spaghetti”. They are relationship specialists seeking to help couples become “Love-Wise”- and we are so blessed to have them return to speak to us about Marriage in the Midst of hard circumstances. Lets get started.

Bill and Pam Farrel

Bill and Pam Farrel are international speakers, and authors of over 50 books including best-selling Men are like Waffles, Women are like Spaghetti. They are relationship specialists and seek to help people become “Love-Wise” Pam has experience as a Pastor’s wife and Women’s Ministry Director. Pam is a cheerleader, challenger and coach that believes that that "The one who gets wisdom loves life." (Proverbs 19:8) Her new creative Bible studies are Amazon bestsellers:

Discovering Hope in the Psalms ; Discovering Joy in Philippians and Discovering Jesus in the Old Testament.

When the Farrels are not traveling for speaking, you will find them on their live aboard boat or enjoying their 3 sons, 3 daughters in law and 5 grands

[email protected]
www.Love-Wise.com

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”Moms Panel” with Sandi Anderson, Cheri Monis and Terri Stashak

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04/18/22 • 44 min

Mom Series:

”Moms Panel” with Sandi Anderson, Cheri Monis and Terri Stashak

We begin our series for moms with a discussion with 3 amazing ladies who are all moms of adult children diagnosed with various special needs. Cheri Monis, Sandi Anderson, and Terri Stashak are each such incredible women with allot of insight and wisdom to share and I just know you’re going to admire these ladies as much as I do. So lets get started..

Sandi Anderson and her husband of 36 years, Jeff, have 2 adult sons on the autism spectrum. Sandi has advocated tirelessly for 33 years to help their sons reach their full potential and live the life God created especially for them. Sandi created “Arts In Motion,” an adult day program that teaches life, social, academic and business skills to her son, Joel. Together they have established a micro enterprise supporting Joel’s painting, animation and speaking schedule: Joel’s Vision Arts. As an international public speaker, she has served with Miracle139 International on two trips to Peru; with Joni & Friends International to Nanjing China, and with SEPAC to Beijing China. It is her greatest joy to share the hope of Jesus Christ to other families here in the USA and all over the world.

Cheri Monis lives locally and is the mom of two adults. Her daughter, Stephanie is 32 years old, and her son Mike is 29. Stephanie lives her life with both an Intellectual disability and is on the Autism Spectrum. She is currently splitting her time living at her condo with live-in support staff and at her parent’s home. Stephanie is taking her second American Sign Language class virtually, at Palomar College as a way of growing her skills during the current pandemic Terri Stashak was blessed with twin daughters as an older mom, one typical and one with Down Syndrome. With her “Special” needs, Katie brought a joy into their family and changed their lives forever. Terri found her new passion and became involved in the Special Needs community and has been active in the North Coastal Consortium for Special Education as a Parent Representative on the Community Advisory Councill since 2009. She has also helped to coach and/or manage Special Olympics basketball, swimming and soccer, and Top Soccer over the years.

”Creating Residential Opportunities” with Jess Ronne

Hope on the Hard Road Special Needs Podcast

10/04/23 • 36 min

Future Planning Series:

“Creating Residential Opportunities” with Jess Ronne

Jess Ronne is an author, speaker, podcast host at Coffee with Caregivers, associate producer of the Unseen Documentary. She is founder and executive director of The Lucas Project, a non-profit dedicated to providing recognition, resources and respite support for special needs families. She and her husband Ryan live in Michigan with their 8 children, including their son Lucas who has profound disabilities. Her story of beauty from ashes has been shared on The Today Show, Daily Mail and Huffington Post and is detailed in her memoir “Sunlight Burning at Midnight” as well as her latest books “Blended with Grit and Grace” and “Lovin’ with Grit & Grace”.

Contacts:

www.jessplusthemess.com

www.thelucasproject.org

www.caregiverdoc.com

Founder and Executive Director of The Lucas Project, caregiver advocate, speaker, podcast host, featured in Unseen, & author of Sunlight Burning at Midnight, Blended with Grit and Grace & Lovin with Grit & Grace (release Feb 2023)

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'Building a Healthy Marriage' with Garett and Becky Wall

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02/17/25 • 40 min

Family Series: 'Building a Healthy Marriage' with Garett and Becky Wall

We are continuing on in our family series with an episode on marriage and parenting with Garett and Becky Wall. These 2 are an amazing couple and team! Becky and Garett live in Louisville, Kentucky and have two children, Lily (14) and Isaac (12), who is diagnosed with Down Syndrome and Autism.

Garett serves as the Connections Minister with Shine Disabilities Ministry and Becky serves with FamilyLife. Together they are raising a busy family and creating spaces to support families touched by disability.

Lets listen as they share their story.

Bio:

Becky and Garett live in Louisville, KY and have two children, Lily (14) and Isaac (12). Shortly after their son Isaac was born, they received the news that Isaac had Down Syndrome. Just before the age of 10, Isaac was diagnosed with Autism as well. Becky serves part-time with FamilyLife - a ministry of Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ) and is a Field Staff Leader serving families and moms connected to disability. Garett serves as the Connections Minister with Shine Disabilities Ministry at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, where he faithfully shepherds kids, teens and adults with disabilities as well as supporting their families. Together they are raising a busy family and creating spaces to support families touched by disability to hear the hope of the Gospel and find purpose.

Contacts:

Becky Wall

www.FamilyLife.com

Garett Wall

www.southeastchristianchurch.org/shine

Email us: [email protected]

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Hope on the Hard Road Special Needs Podcast currently has 75 episodes available.

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The episode title '”The Additional Needs Blogfather Part 2” with Mark Arnold' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Hope on the Hard Road Special Needs Podcast is 30 minutes.

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Episodes of Hope on the Hard Road Special Needs Podcast are typically released every 14 days.

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