Episode 015 - Listen, Learn, and Love - A Candid Conversation with Uncle Taylor and Auntie Brienna

11/17/20 • 29 min

Taylor and Brienna share wonderful insights about becoming part of an upside down extended family. Being an uncle and an aunt is fun! And if you listen well and strive to understand, embracing a new niece or nephew who has Down syndrome can be fun too!

We had a great time interviewing Tay & Bri, and I know you'll love their conversation.

We had a great time interviewing Tay & Bri, and I know you'll love their conversation.

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Episode 014 - Ground Breaking Heart Surgery for Ariel and a Conversation with her mom Krystal

It was open heart surgery without opening her chest!

Ariel was the very first American patient for a groundbreaking heart repair procedure. Her heart defects were present at birth, and her unique situation postponed her surgery until age 2. Her family, including her twin sister waited anxiously, and were very happy with her quick recovery.

What makes this amazing story even better? Ariel has one up on her twin sister... One Chromosome. Ariel has Down syndrome. Her mom, Krystal shares about her diagnosis and heart surgery in this interview. Enjoy!

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Episode 016 - Movement and Mindset with Christy Joy

Christy Joy. We call her a happiness expert, and you will too after listening to this interview. Christy focuses on movement, connecting movement with mindset, and discovering a WHY that moves you to move. As she says in this interview; "Your Why Should Make You Emotional" We do take a moment to directly connect her philosophy to the life habits of persons with Down syndrome, but the entirety of this conversation is applicable. Christy replaces the word "exercise" with "movement to help shift the mindset on having a healthy mind-body connection. She even invites you to become friends with your movement. I highly encourage you to RUN to her Instagram and diligently watch for her "One Minute of Happy" live stream. It's a daily mindset shift that we all need. This conversation is inspiring, and we're so excited to share it with you. Find us on Instagram and share how you incorporate movement into your daily life! Upside Down Family on Instagram Christy on Instagram Simon Sinek's book," Start with Why" *NEW* Lucky Pals [Check it out!] Lucky Pals Instagram If you have any questions or love this episode get in touch with us on Instagram, Facebook, or by email The Upside Down Family was started by us - Kyle and Erin Martin. We have five kids and the littlest has Down syndrome. Our Hope is help people embrace the adventure of loving a person with Down syndrome. We passionately pursue this goal by hosting engaging interviews and conversations on our podcast. Instagram is where anyone can see our Upside Down life and the lessons we're learning along the way. We will also be sharing our most recent content along with articles and stories from around the web in a weekly newsletter, which you can subscribe to below. Thank you for being part of the Upside Down Family!