Growing a Family Gratefully with Rachael Lividini
Season 1 Episode 17
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This episode was created in response to a listener’s email wanting to hear about how families make the decision to have another baby following their diagnosis. Rachael Lividini shares her experience of having a baby after having her first child diagnosed with autism and rare genetic disease. This episode is filled with such joy and gratitude, and must-listen for those families considering expanding.
We talk about:
- Navigating the new and sometimes scary world of rare disease
- Awakening of the mama bear mode
- Wrestling with the desire to have another baby
- Genetic and prenatal testing
- Making peace with parenting a child with a disability
- Finding gratitude in the hard places