Listen "8. Uneasy Feelings & Transitions"
Episode Synopsis
Transitions are pretty rough on all humans, but when there's a really important human in your life that happens to be your sibling going through a transition, it can be even tougher. We talk about a lot of things and a lot of feelings, check out this conversation with Alyssa about our siblings recently transitioning into their housing and group home situations!
In this episode we talk about:
About Alyssa’s family, older brother with autism, bipolar, and oppositional defiant disorder, and younger brother with autism
Charlene and Alyssa both share their stories about their siblings moving into their group home/housing situations
Our feelings about having staff take care of our siblings and knowing them really well instead of us
Our siblings and food!
Navigating public spaces and new people with our siblings
“Super power mode”
Adapting from our routines with our siblings after moving out
Relating to our friends other people and significant others and other siblings
Outside world vs reality
Alyssa’s encouragement to fellow siblings
- Contact Charlene and check out all our accounts here: https://linktr.ee/thespecialneedssiblingpodcast
- Get episode updates directly to your inbox: https://www.thespecialneedssiblingpodcast.com/newsletter
- Support the podcast on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thespecialneedssiblingpodcast
Music by:
AlexGrohl from Pixabay
QubeSounds from Pixabay
In this episode we talk about:
About Alyssa’s family, older brother with autism, bipolar, and oppositional defiant disorder, and younger brother with autism
Charlene and Alyssa both share their stories about their siblings moving into their group home/housing situations
Our feelings about having staff take care of our siblings and knowing them really well instead of us
Our siblings and food!
Navigating public spaces and new people with our siblings
“Super power mode”
Adapting from our routines with our siblings after moving out
Relating to our friends other people and significant others and other siblings
Outside world vs reality
Alyssa’s encouragement to fellow siblings
- Contact Charlene and check out all our accounts here: https://linktr.ee/thespecialneedssiblingpodcast
- Get episode updates directly to your inbox: https://www.thespecialneedssiblingpodcast.com/newsletter
- Support the podcast on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/thespecialneedssiblingpodcast
Music by:
AlexGrohl from Pixabay
QubeSounds from Pixabay
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