When Autumn Comes: Seasons of Hope for Medical + Disability Moms
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When Autumn Comes: Seasons of Hope for Medical + Disability Moms
We call ourselves the 4am Mom Club because more nights than not, our kids are awake at 4am. We both have very medical, complicated, rare, beautiful children. This is a podcast for medical and disability mamas (and the people who love them) who are facing a life they never expected. We share hope-fi...
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Jen | First Place
A mother’s job is never done. Well, that’s what people say…And it is so true. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 356 days a year, we are on call, if not a...
4 AM Dead Fish
What does it mean when dead fish rain down on your driveway? Well, fish singular…one fish.
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Amanda Griffith Atkins | Caring for Yourself
Today, Amanda joins us on the comfy couches of the pink beach house. Amanda Griffith-Atkins is a licensed marriage and family therapist, speaker, auth...
4 AM Jovie Love Fest
Jovie meets a new friend at the Hideaway…
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Live Like Lorelei | The book you have all been waiting for
The time has come, friends. Susan has written a book. Here on the podcast, we aren’t much for self promotion. But today is a day for just that. Susan...
127 Respite | Fresh Air For Caregivers
The Oxford dictionary defines respite as “a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant”. Respite care provides relief to ca...
4 AM Welcome Back
Summer was great, but autumn is here and the girls are back together…from a distance.
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4 AM Couch Friends
New updates here at When Autumn Comes. We are so excited!!
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Friendship | Community in Medical Motherhood
Growing up, a friend was someone you could share your snack with, tell your secrets to, and play with at recess. Of course, that changes with adulthoo...
4 AM Expectations vs Reality
What happens when internet friends meet in real life? Does Suz smell bad? Is Katrina super short? Join us to find out!
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Dr Keri-Lyn Kozul | Research in Rare Disease
Any parent of a child with a rare disease hopes for a cure, a treatment, anything to improve their child’s quality of life. We often hear about new de...
4 AM Katrina's epic journey
Did Katrina ever make it to America? Stay tuned to find out!
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Magical Shit Show | Dichotomies in medical motherhood
Our dear friend and former co-host, Diane, used to talk about two things sitting together at the same time without blending the two. Did you know what...
4 AM Shark teeth
Wiggly teeth, shark teeth, new grown up teeth. This is all new in the Geoghegan house.
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Opening the box | Anxiety in medical motherhood
According to the google, anxiety is a normal human emotion characterized by feelings of unease, or fear about a future-oriented threat. Anxiety can ha...
4 AM : Kaylee's fan club
We love our listeners. Meeting them in person is always extra special. Kaylee (I hope we spelled your name right,) we are your fan club!
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Muchausen By Proxy | Conversations in the Medical community
We have all heard the stories, watched the documentaries. You know the ones…The ones where the mother is injuring her child to make her child appear s...
4 AM : What you should know
Now that we know Suz has survived her hysterectomy, it’s safe to air this episode…
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Live from camp : HOPE FULL | A flocking Good time
Once a year, flamingos flock to Virginia Beach for a weekend. Not real feathered, flying, bird flamingos…Mingo Mommas! These women and their friends a...
4 AM | To-may-to To-mah-to
Canada vs. America, who says it right? You guys decide, today, at 4 AM.
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Margie | Finding Yourself Again in Medical Motherhood
Motherhood changes you who you are to your core. You were once yourself, and now you are “mom,” with different priorities and goals, a new name, and d...
4 AM | Dogs
The girls sit down with their new friend Margie and chat pets. Join us to hear about the pets’ quirks.
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I didn't sign up for this | musings on medical motherhood
Some things you just can’t say…or maybe you can. Maybe its better to air it out, in therapy with a trained professional would be ideal. But…of course...
4 AM Uterusless and Tik Tok Famous
We know you want to hear what this episode is about. Susan has big plans coming up and Katrina is rocking out the interwebs…Join us!
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Canadian Susan | Caregiving an Adult Child
Today, the ladies sit down with their new friend, Canadian Susan. Her name isn’t really “Canadian Susan,” but it helps with clarity when the Susan’s s...
4 AM | International Susans
Buckle up, friends, as we chat with not one, but two Susans. This show is always international, but today we have two Canadians representing. Enjoy!
7 Things | Asking for help as a medical mom
So many of us have people in our lives who love us. For that, we are so very grateful. In the chaos and chronicity of medical motherhood, how...
Rat Thanksgiving
If you missed our last 4 AM, you might want to listen to that first…Tune in for the follow up on Katrina’s little furry friend.
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Mom's Floatie | Anxiety in Medical Motherhood
We have all heard the oxygen mask analogy…remember to put yours on before you try to help other people. Why is it that in motherhood, especially medi...
Wood in the basement
Katrina finds more than just wood when she goes to the basement. Tune in to find out what shenanigans she is up to up in Canada.
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Monthly Challenge | Self Care for Moms
It’s 2025, a New Year…Did you make a resolution? Have you broken it already? This year, the girls are focusing on small changes. Because who has room...
Camp Hope Full!
Camp Hope Full, is an amazing weekend every year. We join up with our community, families with children of all abilities and camp. This event is so mu...
4AM | Dis-affirmations
New Year, New Beginnings, New You. Girl, your future's so bright! But is it? Let’s be real. Join us for this year’s dis-affirmations. It’s a jolly goo...
NYE WTF | Entering the New Year as a Caregiver
New Years is a time for re-entry from the holiday fog, renewal of goals and ideas, and reflection upon the year before. Everyone talks about resolutio...
4 AM pipe dreams?
Suz is a planner who likes to drag her friends into her pipe dreams. What is her latest plot?
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Tis The Season | Navigating the Holidays
Tis the season of family visits and travel, baking cookies and decorating, shopping for all of the gifts…Its enough to make your head spin. But how do...
4 AM | What do you call a beanie?
This morning, at 4 AM, the girls are chatting winter wear. Do we call that warm winter hat a beanie? Is it a tuque? Most importantly of all, how do yo...
T Bone Crash | PTSD in the PICU
Having a child in the PICU is traumatic. Losing a child, moreso. How does someone navigate returning to the PICU with their second child, after having...
4 AM I'd Put My Butt On That
The girls are talking about all of the important things that come with a hospital stay. Do you shower? Would you bathe in a hospital tub? Most importa...
Minimalism and the medical mom
The age old battle with stuff…People seem to fall into two distinct categories, keepers and thrower away-ers. No matter which camp you fall into, clut...