Mary talks about her success at the Farmers Market selling cookies of course, and why she didn’t get a table next to Starbucks at the “Run Up For Down Syndrome”. She also talks about the the Boat for Hope, an annual event put on by Variety, the Children’s Charity, and how much they have done for Ainsley ..read more

Today is another mini episode and Mary talks about the Run Up For Down Syndrome and her cookie fundraising for the event.  She also talks about the Adaptive Dance that Ainsley has been going to since September and some of the ongoing challenges with that and her lack of participation.  And of course, there’s talk about cookies!  DSRF.org ..read more

Mary chats with Melissa Hart about her recently released book “Daisy Woodworm Changes the World”, and about growing up with a younger brother who has Down syndrome.  Melissa is a strong advocate for highlighting people with Down syndrome in various media and believes that people with Down syndrome add so much to families and friendships. And find out what happens when her brother Mark meets movie star Sandra Bullock! You can find her books at MelissaHart.com.  This episode has some audio issues and we apologize that we can’t fix them ..read more

Mary chats with Darcy Day on how she learned that her 18 year old son Brady, who has Down syndrome, was able to communicate through spelling! It is a fascinating and heart warming conversation about always assuming competence on our kids. Darcy is on a mission to help people with Apraxia find their voice through spelling to communicate (S2C).  To find out more or to contact Darcy, go to Brand New Day.  Click here to learn more about Spellers – The Movie ..read more

Mary chats with Cristin Condon who is a life coach, meditation teacher and a Marie Kondo professional organizer.  Cristin is a single mom with three kids including her son with Down syndrome and understands how important self-care is for parents of children with disabilities. Cristin has created a plan that helps parents deal with burnout and how we can enjoy our life again without sacrificing our child’s needs. There are eight areas that Cristin focuses on for self-care for special needs parents, and they are all very doable and achievable.  To find out more about Cristin and the ty ..read more

Mary talks with Rose Reif, a Licensed Clincical Mental Health Counsellor, about a topic we don’t hear about too often-grief. Rose provides insight and tips on how to handle and manage the grief of our child’s diagnosis. Rose talks about several things around grief-including that your grief does not mean you don’t love your child and why it can be important to schedule time to be sad and so much more.  To learn more about Rose, visit RoseReif.com We apologize for Mary’s mic problems at the beginning of the interview. It couldn’t be fixed “in post ..read more

Mary talks about what’s ahead in Series 5 ..read more

Mary has a fascinating discussion with Dr. Vaish Sarathy about functional nutrition. Functional Nutrition Website Dr. Sarathy’s Functional Nutrition Podcast ..read more

Mary has a fascinating conversation with Dr. Liz Head, Professor, Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the University of California – Irvine, about research into people with Down syndrome and Alzheimers.  Canadian Clinical Trials United States Clinical Trials ..read more

Mary and Ron catch up on how busy they have been over the first part of the summer. Apologies for Ron’s mic ..read more