Behind the Capes Podcast
behind the capes podcast
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About This Podcast
We’re two longtime friends turned medical moms sharing what life really looks like behind the capes — real talk, raw moments, and big joy. Because raising a medically complex child takes more than strength — it takes community, connection, and honesty.
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Trauma Awareness Month: When Medical Parenting Leaves Lasting Scars
In this episode, we open up about the parts of medical parenting that often go unseen—the trauma that lingers long after the appointments, hospital stays, and emergencies pass. In honor of Trauma…
A Different Kind of Extra: The Trisomy Awareness Conversation
In this episode, A Different Kind of Extra: The Trisomy Awareness Conversation, we open our hearts and dive into what Trisomy Awareness Month truly means to families like ours. We go beyond the…
The Weight We Carry: Trauma and Medical Motherhood
In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, we sit down with a fellow mom who shares her motherhood journey raising medical kids and the path that eventually led her to realize she was living…
A Love That Beats Stronger
In this deeply personal episode, we open our hearts about raising children with congenital heart disease. From the moment of diagnosis to hospital stays, surgeries, waiting rooms, and the quiet…
In His Shoes: A Medical Dad’s Story
In this special episode, we step in his shoes. For the first time, two medical moms sit down with a medical dad to hear the journey from his perspective — the fears he carries quietly, the strength…
A Love That Runs Deeper
Loving a medical child is a love unlike any other—deeper, heavier, fiercer, and more tender than we ever imagined. In this episode, we talk honestly about what it means to love our children through…
We Made It: Reflecting on This Year and Welcoming 2026 with Open Arms
This year asked more of us than we ever imagined—and somehow, we made it. In this episode, we pause to reflect on the highs, the heartbreaks, the moments of pure survival, and the quiet strength it…
Traditions, Tweaked: Holiday Prep in Medical Motherhood
The holidays don’t look the same when you’re a medical mom — and that’s okay. In this episode, we talk about what it really means to prepare for Christmas and the holidays while juggling the needs of…
A Holiday Pause: Checking In with Eachother and Ourselves
The holidays are approaching, and before the rush fully takes over, we’re pressing pause to check in—honestly and openly—on how we’re really doing. In this episode, we talk about the big transitions…
Raising Awareness, Raising Warriors: Epilepsy Month
In this episode, we’re going purple and going deep. Epilepsy Awareness Month isn’t just about statistics or social posts—it’s about the families who live in the unpredictable rhythm of seizures, the…
Tiny But Mighty: Honoring Prematurity Awareness Month
In this episode, we’re shining a big light on our tiniest warriors. Prematurity Awareness Month is more than a date on the calendar — it’s a reminder of the NICU nights, the monitors beeping like a…
The Great Halloween Pivot
It’s Halloween — which means it’s time for costumes, candy… and pivoting like pros. 🎃 In this episode, we laugh our way through all the ways our “perfect plans” turned into last-minute reroutes. The…
Every Month Is Our Month (and We’ve Got the Awareness Days to Prove It)
As medical moms, it can feel like every month brings another awareness ribbon — and honestly, many of them hit close to home. In this episode, we talk about the meaning behind all those awareness…
Big Feelings, Bigger Hearts: Siblings of Medical Kids
In this episode, we dive into the world of the other kids — the siblings of medically complex children. These are the ones who’ve grown up in hospital waiting rooms, learned compassion beyond their…
Welcoming Down Syndrome with Love and Advocacy; A medical moms perspective
In honor of Down Syndrome Awareness Month, this episode is your warm and informative Down Syndrome 101 from a mothers perspective — a compassionate introduction for anyone looking to better…
Finding Joy (and Excuses for Cake)
In this episode, we’re talking about the art of celebrating—medical mom style. From the tiny victories (like when your kid finally decides they will try that new food) to the huge milestones…
Taking Our Own Vitals
In this episode, we pause the hustle of appointments, paperwork, and advocacy to check in on ourselves. From juggling the chaos of back-to-school season to surviving the first wave of school colds…
Dear Me: The Medical Mom Edition
In this episode, we open up about the things we wish we could go back and whisper to ourselves in those early days of medical motherhood—the moments filled with fear, overwhelm, and so many unknowns.…
Do’s, Don’ts & Don’t Judge My Weird Packing Choices
Ever wish someone handed you a cheat sheet before your first hospital stay? In this episode, we’re spilling the do’s and don’ts of hospital bag packing—straight from medical moms who’ve been there,…
Laughing Is How We Survive
They say laughter is the best medicine—and as medical moms, sometimes it’s the only prescription we’ve got. In this episode, we dive into the healing (and sometimes slightly inappropriate) power of…
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Behind the Capes Podcast has published 28 episodes since July 2025, covering topics in Education, Kids & Family.
Behind the Capes Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 1h 3m.
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