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A Therapist's Journey of Motherhood, Cancer and Dwarfism
By Ava Ghasemi It’s Summer 2017. Amelia is turning 6 months old. She is adorable sitting inside my suitcase as I pack for our little trip...
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A Reflection On Kindness
By Francesca Jaffe There was an “incident” at my son’s camp a few weeks ago. Well, I wouldn’t really call it an “incident” because...
Calling BS On Neglecting YOU
By Alissa Alter As much as I love to hate the cliche, “You cannot pour from an empty cup” holds true. And when we become mothers it’s...
A Slow but Beautiful Recovery
In May 2020, I was in a dark place. My mental health was in shambles because of the pandemic and I was healing from the trauma of my...
An Extra Big Lesson
By Lauren Bretscher Hi everyone! I would like to share my appreciation for the work Jess and Taryn (my sister) are doing on Extra Lucky...
A Breastfeeding Journey x 2
This time last year, I was still in the hospital after delivering preemie twins. They started out in the NICU and when I was wheeled in...
Breastfeeding With A Little Extra
By Taryn Lagonigro When I was pregnant with my first daughter in 2011, I set zero expectations for myself for breastfeeding. I knew I...
My Breastfeeding Journey, or Lack thereof
I always wanted to breastfeed. My Mother had breastfed all of us for at least three months so my assumption was that I’d be able to do it...
Flipping it Upside Down: A Parent with a Disability Parenting an Able-Bodied Child
“Mommy, you should go to school and learn to drive so that we can go get smoothies.” “Mommy, I will buy you glasses just like daddy’s.”...
Hailey and her journey to thrive with Jordan's Syndrome
Your vision is perfect I was told when I went for my annual eye appointment. I have never had a visual issue and have always seen things...
Siblings & A Special Needs Diagnosis
By Taryn Lagonigro One of my prevailing worries after finding out about Rhea’s Down syndrome diagnosis was for my other three girls. We...
Our Journey with Achondroplasia and Why I Share It
By Katya Skiba ...Achondroplasia. Dwarfism. These are the words that came into common use in our family suddenly and forever. From the...
Harper Ly Foy is beautiful in her own Skin!
Harper Foy, five, needs three long baths a day and constant moisturizing because of a rare skin condition, which makes her skin grow 10...
All You Need Is Love
By Taryn Lagonigro My mom had a twin brother named Robert who was born with a developmental disability - possibly from a prenatal...
A Smile To Brighten Any Day: Our Journey With Dravet Syndrome
By Ashley Walker Benjamin Hello friends! I would love you to meet my happy, kind souled son, Mikes. He is one of the most beautiful...
Celebrating PRIDE With A Little Extra
By Ashlee Barrett Sometimes I don't know what type of story we should tell about our life and our family. Are we a family with two Moms?...
Happy First Day of Summer!
Hi guys and welcome back to the blog! Did you know that Jess used to be a bartender in NYC? Way before she became a wife and Mom to her...
Happy Father's Day from David & Dash
A few days ago Dash went to his prom. It’s a milestone that when Dash was first born I thought he would never experience. The truth is -...
Martha and Annie
Hello! I’m Martha. I’m a wife, mama, and occupational therapist. I live in the beautiful mountains of Idaho with my husband, Alex, and...
Amy Ader and disXABILITY
Growing up with multiple learning disabilities I was frequently reminded of the things that I couldn’t do, or what I was not good at. One...